Back to "The Railtour Files"18th June 1966
Plymouth Railway Circle
Plymouth Area Brake Van Tour
| Locos Used | D2177 & D2178 |
| Stock Used | 6 or 7 brake vans |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| D2178 | Plymouth Marsh Mills - Tavistock Jn |
| D2178 | Tavistock Jn - Laira Jn - Mount Gould Jn - Friary Jn - Sutton Harbour |
| D2178 | Sutton Harbour - Friary Jn - Mount Gould Jn |
| D2178 | Mount Gould Jn - Cattewater Jn - Cattewater (as far as tunnel) |
| D2178 | Cattewater - Cattewater Jn |
| D2178 | Cattewater Jn - Plymstock |
| D2178 | Plymstock - Cattewater Jn - Friary Jn - Plymouth Friary |
| D2178 | Plymouth Friary - Friary Jn - Mount Gould Jn - Lipson Jn - Plymouth - Cornwall Jn - Millbay Docks (2) |
| D2177 + D2178 | Millbay Docks - Cornwall Jn - Plymouth |
| D2177 | Plymouth - Devonport Jn - Stonehouse Pool Quay |
| D2177 | Stonehouse Pool - Quay - Devonport Jn - Plymouth |
Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as running on June 15th, in error. Route confirmation required - reported as the only passenger train ever to
use the direct chord between Plymouth Marsh Mills and Tavistock Jn.
(2) D2178 failed at Millbay Docks.
Source : Bernard Mills
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