4th December 1976

Railway Pictorial Publications Railtours
Western China Clay

Locos Used 1023 'Western Fusilier' & 1056 'Western Sultan'
Stock Used 12 coaches (1)

Route :

Loco(s) Route
1023 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - Cogload Jn - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Lostwithiel - Par - Truro
1023 (2) Truro - Falmouth
1056 (3) Falmouth - Truro
1056 Truro - Par
1056 Par - Newquay
1056 Newquay - Par - Lostwithiel
1023 (2) Lostwithiel - Carne Point
1056 (3) Carne Point - Lostwithiel
1056 Lostwithiel - Liskeard - Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Westbury - Bedwyn - Southcote Jn - Reading - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Train delayed at Bristol Temple Meads as the 10th coach in the formation had no heating or lighting and was removed from the rake (by 08322). Alan Osborn believes passengers in coaches 11 & 12 remained on board thus having the 08 for haulage.
(2) 1056 on rear.
(3) 1023 on rear.
(4) Though enough records confirm this was an RPPR organised train, Alan Osborn's records show this tour having been operated by the "West Sussex Touring Trust" - did they participate in some way?

Sources : Pete Wilcox (joined at Paddington, left at Reading)
(information courtesy of Jonathan Wilcox) & Alan Osborn (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


1056 approaches Bugle on the Newquay branch (photo: Roger Geach)


1023 being uncoupled on arrival back at Lostwithiel (photo: Roger Geach)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Clive Barlow & Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 00.35d 00.35   20.38a 20.45
Southall ? ?   20/25 20/34
Reading 01.09a ~ 01.11d 01.05 ~ 01.17   19.58a ~ 20.01d 20.09 ~ 20.13
Castle Cary   18/43 18/54
Swindon 01.50a ~ 01.52d 01.50 ~ 01.54  
Bristol Temple Meads 02.35a ~ 03.30d 02.46 ~ 03.45  
Taunton 04.18a ~ 04.21d 04.41 ~ 04.45   18.13a ~ 18.15d 18.16 ~ 18.25
Exeter St Davids 04.54a ~ 04.56d 05.14 ~ 05.16   17.37a ~ 17.37d 17.36 ~ 17.42
Newton Abbot 05/20 ?05/59?   17/12 17/13
Totnes 05/33 ?06/03?   16/59 17/02
Plymouth 06.05a ~ 07.45d 06.37 ~ 07.45   16.10a ~ 16.30d 16.19 ~ 16.33
Liskeard 08/10 08/10   15/45 15/52

 

Location Booked Actual
Par 08/30 08/36
Truro 08.55a ~ 09.15d 09.03 ~ 09.20
Falmouth 09.40a ~ 09.45d 09.47 ~ 10.05
Truro 10.10a ~ 10.20d 10.31 ~ 10.39
Par 10.43 ~ 10.53 11.01 ~ 11.15
Newquay 11.45a ~ 13.00d 12.06 ~ 13.05
Bugle 13x32 ~ 13x42 13.30 ~ 13.44
Par 14.03 ~ 14.05 14.01 ~ 14.03
Lostwithiel 14.15 ~ 14.30 14.12 ~ 14.24
Carne Point 14.45 ~ 15.00 14.40 ~ 15.05
Lostwithiel 15.15 ~ 15.25 15.20 ~ 15.30

Timings continue in first table.

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