30th April 1977

Lea Valley Railway Club
The Royal Duchy

Loco Used 47???
DMU Used sets B800 & B802

Route :

Traction Route
47??? London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - St Germans - Par
DMU as listed Par - Burngullow Jn - Parkandillack
DMU as listed Parkandillack - Burngullow Jn - Par
DMU as listed Par - St Blazey - Goonbarrow Jn - East Caudledown
DMU as listed East Caudledown - Goonbarrow Jn
DMU as listed Goonbarrow Jn - Carbis Wharf
DMU as listed Carbis Wharf - Goonbarrow Jn
DMU as listed Goonbarrow Jn - St Dennis Jn
DMU as listed St Dennis Jn - Meledor Mill
DMU as listed Meledor Mill - St Dennis Jn - Newquay
DMU as listed Newquay - St Dennis Jn - Goonbarrow Jn - St Blazey - Par - Lostwithiel
DMU as listed Lostwithiel - Carne Point
DMU as listed Carne Point - Lostwithiel - Bodmin Road
DMU as listed Bodmin Road - Bodmin General
DMU as listed Bodmin General - Boscarne Jn - Wadebridge
DMU as listed Wadebridge - Boscarne Jn - Bodmin General
DMU as listed Bodmin General - Bodmin Road - Liskeard - St Germans - Plymouth
47??? Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Bridgwater - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot - Reading - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required - overnight to Cornwall for branch line tour.


Set B802 on the rear at Bodmin General (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : LASERman, Greg Beecroft & Roger Geach

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Greg Beecroft)

Location Booked
Paddington 01.25d
Southall 01/36
Slough 01/43
Maidenhead 01/48
Twyford 01/54
Reading 02.00a ~ 02.01d
Southcote Jn 02/04
Newbury 02/17
Bedwyn 02/32
Woodborough 02/44
Lavington 02/50
Heywood Road Jn 02/56
Westbury 02/58
Fairwood Jn 03/01
Clink Road Jn 03/05
Blatchbridge Jn 03/07
Castle Cary 03/18
Taunton 03.42a ~ 03.55d
Whiteball Tunnel 04/10
Cowley Bridge Jn 04/28
Exeter St Davids 04/30
Dawlish Warren 04/42
Newton Abbot 04/54
Dainton Tunnel 05/01
Totnes 05/07
Brent 05/18
Hemerdon 05/32
Lipson Jn 05/37
Plymouth 05.40a ~ 05.45d
St Budeaux Jn 05/50
Saltash 05/54
Liskeard 06/12
Largin 06/20
Bodmin Road 06/25
Lostwithiel 06/30
Par 06.40a ~ 06.50d
St Austell 06/58
Burngullow Jn 07.04a ~ 07.07d
Drinnick Mill 07/22
Parkandillack 07.34a ~ 07.44d
Drinnick Mill 07/55
Burngullow Jn 08.08a ~ 08.10d
St Austell 08/15
Par 08.20a ~ 08.23d
St Blazey 08/27
Goonbarrow Jn 08.41a ~ 08.44d
East Caudledown 08.59a ~ 09.09d
Goonbarrow Jn 09.25a ~ 09.30d
Carbis Wharf 09.44a ~ 09.54d
Goonbarrow Jn 10.10a ~ 10.15d
St Dennis Jn 10.28a ~ 10.33d
Meledor Mill 11.04a ~ 11.14d
St Dennis Jn 11.50a ~ 11.52d
Newquay 12.08a ~ 13.08d
St Dennis Jn 13/28
Goonbarrow Jn 13/43
St Blazey 13/56
Par 13.58a ~ 14.00d
Lostwithiel 14.06a ~ 14.14d
Carne Point 14.29a ~ 14.34d
Lostwithiel 14.50a ~ 14.52d
Bodmin Road 15.00a ~ 15.05d
Bodmin General 15.25a ~ 15.32d
Boscarne Jn 15/50
Wadebridge 16.19a ~ 16.29d
Boscarne Jn 16/59
Bodmin General 17.15a ~ 17.20d
Bodmin Road 17.35a ~ 17.38d
Largin 17/48
Liskeard 17/58
Saltash 18/12
St Budeaux Jn 18/16
Plymouth 18.25a ~ 18.45d
Lipson Jn 18/48
Hemerdon 18/55
Brent 19/06
Totnes 19/14
Dainton Tunnel 19/20
Newton Abbot 19/26
Dawlish Warren 19/36
Exeter St Davids 19.48a ~ 19.50d
Cowley Bridge Jn 19/53
Whiteball Tunnel 20/15
Taunton 20/27
Bridgwater 20/40
Uphill Jn 20/51
Worle Jn 20/53
Bristol Temple Meads 21.10a ~ 21.13d
North Somerset Jn 21/15
Bath Spa 21/25
Bathampton Jn 21/28
Chippenham 21/38
Wotton Bassett Jn 21/51
Swindon 21/56½
Challow 22/06
Didcot 22/14
Reading 22.32a ~ 22.34d
Twyford 22/42
Maidenhead 22/48
Slough 22/53
Southall 23/05
Paddington 23.15a


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