'The Cornishman', 19th September,2010

Actual timings are now available for RYTC 's Cornishman railtour this Sunday. <BJ>
http://www.railwaytouring.co.uk/index.php/the-cornishman---190910.html

 

you may find the times for plymouth on return are 17:37 arrival 18:29 departure

 

Does anyone have any advice on parking at Bristol TM to avoid the ridiculous parking charges that now exist there?

 

acorb - pm re parking.

 

I am going to try Temple Bar, 3 mins from station. £1.60 all day on Sundays apparently.

Don

 

Nearly all the metered on street parking, is free in Central Bristol on Sundays, (though I'm not sure about Queen's Square).

 

Many thanks, great help

 

Full timings now on uksteam. http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0919a.htm
Par to Bristol on just one water stop (Plymouth), will she have the 2nd tender? Guess the stop at Exeter will allow water if needed.

 

Victoria St, Commercial Road, and most other roads in central Bristol with on street parking should be free. I think the multi story car parks have lower Sunday rates. There is a car park near the Sevenshed and River Station resturants which might be free on Sundays.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...cial street bristol&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

 

Free parking on Clarance Road. I have parked there about 8 times, including 3 times overnight when staying in a hotel before a trip and had no problems.

 

Water stop at Tiverton Junction too, it was the addition of 5029 that allowed it to take the weight of the 2nd tender before, no such luxuries unaided.

 

I guess there would be difficulties turning the loco at St.Blazey if the 2nd.tender was used.
Colin.

 

Only in that it would need separating first. I assume it has and isolating valve? and I guess Bittern would have to shunt it on and off the table, and then run around it as well. Depending on the track layout at St Blazey, all that might be tricky!

 

I know it's not going to happen, two tenders, this time. But if what you suggest above did happen, it would certainly have made very interesting and unusual images for future enthusiasts to muse through, of what happened at St.Blazey on a barmy Sunday afternoon in September 2010, say in 75 to 100 years time.

Anyway, certainly looking forward to seeing an A4 returning from The Duchy over the Royal Albert Bridge and steaming up through St.Budeaux, Ferry Road.

Best regards SteamHawk216.

 

I am pretty sure it will be single tender as water stops have been provided in the schedule and load limitation over the Devon Banks would loose a coach from any already short train.

Looks likes a problem with time at Exeter on uksteam. RTC say depart Exeter 10:15, (not 10:35 on uksteam) so I guess the times shown for Dawlish Warren are for Exeter, but do we actually stop at Dawlish Warren???

 

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uksteam.info times now updated, no stop at Dawlish Warren

 

Thanks!! that's great.

Looking forwards to a good day. Lets hope for a rare unhindered run at Dainton, last few solo runs have suffered signal checks at the foot of the bank.

 

Should be a dry rail, and hopefuly not warm enough for the grease from the flange Lubricator near the summit to have capilliaried up onto the running surface. ray2:

 

Looks like a great trip out on Sunday but 83 minutes for the Devon Blue Ribband Strech between Plymouth and Exeter looks pedestrian to say the least. You could almost walk it in this time!!