WESTERN REGION: 12.00pm PENZANCE-GLASGOW Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 4091 Dudley Castle Pilot Engine Plymouth to Newton Abbot Hall class 4-6-0 No 5992 Horton Hall Load: 5 coaches + 6 vans, 326 tons tare, 340 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec m/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 PLYMOUTH NORTH ROAD 0 0:00 1.94 mp 244 (Laira Jc) 4:31 40 2.94 mp 243 (Tavistock Jc) 5:59 44/42* 4.03 Plympton 7:26 46 4.94 mp 241 8:57 27 5.94 mp 240 11:46 19 6.66 Hemerdon Sdg SB p.w.s 10* 8.35 Cornwood 19:12 39 10.69 mp 235.25 (Ivybridge) 22:24 48/50 12.94 mp 233 (Bittaford) 25:11 46 13.94 mp 232 (Wrangaton) 26:28 45 16.29 BRENT 29:23 46 18.44 mp 227.5 (Rattery) 32:08 50 20.44 mp 225.5 (Tigley) 34:20 57/52 21.94 mp 224 35:59 56/52 23.13 TOTNES 37:19 55 25.94 mp 220 41:02 40/46 27.94 mp 218 (Dainton) 44:18 25 29.94 mp 216 46:59 58 30.75 Aller Jc SB 47:51 54 31.86 NEWTON ABBOT 51 49:45 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 3.58 mp 210.5 6:04 54 5.16 Teignmouth 7:48 53 7.93 Dawlish 11:20 47.0 av 9.58 Dawlish Warren 13:27 46.8 av 11.63 Starcross 15:56 55* 15.39 Exminster 19:47 57 17.08 mp 197 21:37 57 19.43 Exeter St Thomas 24:11 easy sigs 20.18 EXETER ST DAVIDS 29 26:29 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.26 Cowley Bridge Jc 3:35 35 3.39 Stoke Canon 6:37 48/49 p.w.s 10* 7.17 Silverton 14:22 42 8.36 Hele & Bradninch 15:55 50 12.59 Cullompton 20:29 58 14.79 Tiverton Junction 23:11 46/57 16.56 Sampford Peverell 25:13 52 19.16 Burlescombe 28:38 40 19.90 Whiteball SB 29:45 38 23.67 Wellington 33:33 69/68 26.90 mp 167 36:21 69 28.79 Norton Fitzwarren 38:00 69 sigs 30.76 TAUNTON 40 42:24 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.46 Creech Jc SB 4:10 55 4.76 Cogload Jc SB 6:37 57 5.76 Durston 7:40 57 8.64 mp 154.5 (Fordgate) 10:20 64 11.55 BRIDGWATER 13:10 62 14.10 Dunball 15:35 62 16.14 mp 147 (Huntspill) 61 17.84 HIGHBRIDGE 19:19 61 20.64 Brent Knoll 22:01 61 22.64 mp 140.5 (Lympsham) 61 24.55 Bleadon & Uphill 25:50 62 25.08 Uphill Jc SB 26:20 62 28.02 Worle Jc SB 29:09 62 29.20 Puxton & Worle 30:22 61 31.00 Huish SB 32:08 61 32.80 YATTON 33:53 61 36.72 Nailsea & Blackwell 37:42 61 38.86 Flax Bourton 39:57 55 40.14 mp 123 (summit) 54 41.14 mp 122 (Long Ashton) 42:18 64 42.95 Parson Street 44:08 43.86 Bedminster sigs 44.75 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 54 48:39 ------ -- ----- Date: 9th June 1958 dep: Plymouth North Rd 3.46pm..1 Late arr Bristol Temple Meads 7.03pm..3 Late Net times: 46.6, 25.8, 36.7, 47.4. Total 156.5 mins (Schedule 14), 127.55 miles, 48.9 mph ----------------------------------------------------- Western Steam to the West Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page