11th May 1968

Plymouth Railway Circle
The Clayliner

DMU Used single car unit - believed to have been either W55016 or W55018

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Plymouth - Liskeard (mainline platform) (1)
as listed Liskeard (Looe branch platform) - Moorswater
as listed Moorswater - Liskeard (Looe branch platform) (1)
as listed Liskeard (mainline platform) - Lostwithiel - Golant - Fowey - Bridge Jn - St Blazey - Goonbarrow Jn - Bugle - St Dennis Jn - Meedor Mill
as listed Meedor Mill - St Dennis Jn - Bugle - Goonbarrow Jn
as listed Goonbarrow Jn - East Caudledown
as listed East Caudledown - Goonbarrow Jn - Bugle - Carbis Wharf
as listed Carbis Wharf - Bugle - Goonbarrow Jn - Par
as listed Par - St Austell - Burngullow - Parkandillack
as listed Parkandillack - Burngullow - St Austell - Bojea Sidings (Lansalson branch)
as listed Bojea Sidings (Lansalson branch) - St Austell - St Austell Motorail Bay
as listed St Austell Motorail Bay - Par - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Passengers had to walk between platforms whilst the DMU traversed the link empty.
(2) Tour sold out and was re-run (by the Branch Line Society) on 8th June 1968 as 'Clayliner no.2'.

Source : Bernard Mills


The tour, at the St Austell Motorail Terminal (photo: Bernard Mills)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection
(originally supplied by Andrew Fairholm)


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