?? - ?? ??? 1961

B.R.
City of Plymouth

Locos Used ?????

Route :
Trains ran on five consecutive days in the second week of the school summer holidays.

Monday :

Loco(s) Route
West country class no.1 Plymouth North Road - Devonport Kings Road - Yeoford
West country class no.2 Yeoford - Barnstaple Junction
West country class no.2 + another steam loco Barnstaple Junction - Ilfracombe
West country class no.2 + another steam loco Ilfracombe - Barnstaple Junction
West country class no.2 Barnstaple Junction - Yeoford
? West country class no.1 ? Yeoford - Devonport Kings Road - Plymouth North Road

Tuesday :

Loco(s) Route
???? Plymouth North Road - Devonport Albert Road - Par
???? + ???? Par - Newquay
???? + ???? Newquay - Par
???? Par - Devonport Kings Road - Plymouth North Road

Wednesday :

Loco(s) Route
???? + ???? Plymouth - Teignmouth - Dawlish - Dawlish Warren
???? + ???? Dawlish Warren - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Plymouth

Thursday :

Loco(s) Route
???? Plymouth - Devonport Albert Road - Par - St Erth - Penzance
???? Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Friday :

Loco(s) Route
???? Plymouth - Devonport Kings Road - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Templecombe S&D Jn
??? (banked from Exeter St Davids to Exeter Central)
???? Templecombe S&D Jn - Bournemouth West
???? Bournemouth West - Templecombe S&D Jn
???? Templecombe S&D Jn - Devonport Kings Road - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Routes & loco confirmation required.

Believed the trains also ran the previous week - destinations including Bude on one of the days and Weymouth on the Friday.

Source : "Devonian"

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