Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)
6th - 8th October 1978
M. & G.N.J.R.S.
Cornish Riviera Express
| Locos Used | 45071, 46020 & 47155 |
Route :
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 06/10-07/10 | 47155 | Great Yarmouth - Tottenham Hale - Willesden Junction HL - Plymouth |
| 07/10 | 45071 | Plymouth - Penzance |
| 07/10 | 46020 | ?Penzance? - Truro - Plymouth |
| 07/10-08/10 | 46020 + 47155 | Plymouth - Exeter St Davids |
| 08/10 | 47155 | Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Yeovil Junction - Castle Cary - Queen's Park - Stratford - Great Yarmouth |
Notes :
(1) One option with this excursion was a Cornish Day Rail-Rover ticket, an
option exercised by Alan Osborn (details below). With the aid of a chartered road coach all the
Cornish branch lines could be travelled over, plus a ride on the Dobwalls Forest
Railway. On the return the train was booked to stop at Queen's Park but failed
to stop.
(2) Confirmation if 47155 worked from/to Great Yarmouth is required.
Cornish Railrover/Road Coach option:
| Traction | Train | Route |
| 47497 | 08.38 Penzance - Paddington | Penzance - St Erth |
| DMU set P464 | 08.48 St Erth - St Ives | St Erth - St Ives |
| DMU set P464 | 09.05 St Ives - St Erth | St Ives - St Erth |
| 50032 | 09.15 Penzance - Paddington | 09.25 St Erth - Truro |
| DMU set P556 | 10.10 Truro - Falmouth | Truro - Falmouth |
| DMU set P556 | 10.55 Falmouth - Turo | Falmouth - Turo |
| road coach | - | Truro - Newquay |
| DMU set P552 | 12.37 Newquay - Par | Newquay - Par |
| 50013 | 12.24 Penzance - Paddington | 13.33 Par - Liskeard |
| road coach | - | Liskeard - DLR |
| 818 'City of Wycoming' | ? | ride on DLR |
| road coach | - | DLR - Liskeard |
| DMU set P126 | 15.40 Liskeard - Looe | Liskeard - Looe |
| road coach | - | Looe - Gunnislake |
| DMU set P554 | 17.25 Gunnislake - Plymouth | Gunnislake - Plymouth |
| 50017 | 15.30 Paddington - Penzance | 19.31 Plymouth - Truro |
Source : Alan Osborn (on train Tottenham Hale to Penzance &
Truro - Stratford)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Great Yarmouth | 18.35d | ? | 11.10a | ? | |
| Tottenham Hale | ??.??a ~ ??.??d | ??.?? ~ 22.45 | ? | ? | |
| Stratford | ? | ? | 05.50a ~ ??.??d | 06.08 ~ ??.?? | |
| Queen's Park | ? | ? | 05.22a ~ ??.??d | 05/47 | |
| Willesden Junction HL | ??.??a ~ 23.30d | 23.33 ~ 23.35 | |||
| Plymouth | 04.20a ~ ??.??d | ? | ??.??a ~ 23.27d | 23.12 ~ 23.29 | |
| Truro | 06.22a ~ ??.??d | 06.42 ~ 06.45 | ??.??a ~ 21.47d | ??.?? ~ 21.51 | |
| Penzance | 07.10a | 07.26 | ??.??d | ? |
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