Flatlands
ECLIPSE
11th August 1999
GEN
by CAPTAIN GREY
 
For this very special occasion we are delighted to bring you the  latest comprehensive gen on loco-hauled services in Cornwall on  eclipse day, 11th August 1999. It is stressed that these times and services are correct as of Tue 10/08/99 and are subject to change at short notice.
Any late gen will appear here as and when it comes in.
Enjoy........and watch the skies!
10/08/99  updated 19.00 hours
Well, all that remains now is the big day itself. Thanks all for coming here and getting the gen over the past few days. Below is the Final list that i have compiled using official gen sources - if any of it's dudd, then blame the companies, and NOT me! Happy cranking/fotting/shed bashing etc. and may the Tractors roar in Cornwall for many months to come.
Captain Grey

WED 11/08/99

Loco-Hauled Passenger/Parcels services

Times at Par

03/37       1Z88 22.35 (Tu) Basingstoke-Truro(04.00)-
                              alloc. 66034
04/13       1Z37 23.00 (Tu) Pad-Pz(05.08)
04/20approx.1Z38 14.53 (Tu) Lilinthgow-Pz(05.43)-
            alloc. 37405+37410      
05.13-05.15 1C02 01.03 BTM-Pz(06.33) TPO - 2 x RES 47/7
05.27-05.40 5Z88 04.28 Truro-Bz
05/46       1Z36       Preston-Penzance(07.03) -
            alloc. 47772 Pstn-BTM,66 ex Godfrey Road BTM-PZ
06.51-06.52 1C00 23.45 (Tu) Pad-Pz(08.13)- alloc. 47815
07.15-07.25 5Z38 06.04 Pz-Bz(07.36) - booked 66
07/53       1Z41       Crewe-PZ(09.10)- alloc. 47799
08/28       1Z42 03.10 Pad-Pz(09.38)-
            booked RES47 Pad-Westbury, 66 from Westbury
08/46       1Z43 03.14 Pad-Pz(10.05) - alloc. 66013
09/50       1M56 08.48 Pz-Man. Picc.(16.15) - alloc. 47703
10.05-10.17 5Z36 07.36 Pz-Bz(10.28)
11.02-11.12 5Z41 09.24 Pz-Bz(11.23)
11.13       ECLIPSE!  (PAR TIME)
11/37       5Z42 09.57 Pz-Lostwithiel(11.45)
12.08-12.22 5Z92 11.55 Bz-Pz(16.13)-
            booked 66 + 37, 66 then works 1Z40 from PZ
12.40-12.56 5Z91 12.28 Bz-Pz(14.03)
13.03-13.15 5Z39 12.50 Bz-Pz(14.21)-
            booked 66 (66 then works 1Z39)
13/57       1A74 12.52 Pz-Padd - FGW 47/8 ( 47815?)
14.05-14.14 5Z94 13.56 Lostwithiel-Pz(15.41)
15/10       1Z40 14.10 Pz-Pad(21.01)
15/49       1Z91 14.41 Pz-Crewe(02.00) - alloc. 47799
15/59       1Z39 15.00 Pz-Preston(03.00)-
                              booked 66 to BTM, then RES47 ex Barton Hill fwd
16.09-16.19 5Z89 15.58 Bz-Truro(18.35)
17/14       1Z94 16.06 Pz-Pad(23.10)
17/58       1Z92 16.43 Pz-Lilinthgow - 37405+37410
18.35-18.36 1V50 08.40 Glas-Pz - VXC 47/8
19/08       1C42 14.32 Pad-Pz(20.16) - FGW47/8 (47832?)
19/25       1Z89 18.55 Truro-Basingstoke(00.29)
19/59       1Z44 18.15 Pz-Pad(00.50)- booked 66
20/43       1C83 19.28 Pz-BTM - TPO - 2 x RES 47/7
23/13       1A03 22.10 Pz-Pad(05.00) - FGW 47/8
 

Late additions(not just involving Par):

5Z40 10.52 Penzance-Penzance - booked 66
5Z37 05.52 Penzance-Truro Yard - booked 66
5Z44 17.20 Truro Yard-Penzance - booked 66

Note: 5F77 08.21 Pz-Bz empty TPO's is cancelled
               5C83 15.45 Bz-Pz empty TPO's is cancelled.

All other 1 and 5Zxx headcodes are booked HST's and are not listed here.

Ecs's off PZ can thus be summarised as follows:
1 ecs set to Truro Yard
1 ecs set to Lostwithiel
1 ecs set to Penzance (long Rock)
All other ecs sets to BZ.

Freight Services on the big day

All clay trips are cancelled. At present the only freight traffic likely to run is as follows.

05/06       6C46 04.56 Bz-Avonmouth(10.24)
09/57       6B68 09.40 Burngullow-Alexander Dock(15.42)
19/33       6V70 08.57 Cliffe Vale-Bz(19.42)
20/00       6T12 19.50 Bz-Bodmin Fitzgerald/Liskeard(21.16)?
20/29       6C21 14.17 Alexander Dock-Burngullow(20.45)
22/22       6T12 21.58 Liskeard/Bodmin Fitzgerald-Bz(22.31)?
22/45       6B99 22.35 Bz-Alexander Dock(05.02)

Thunderbird Locos

2x37         Exeter - 37174+37264
1x66         Totnes
1xRes 47     Plymouth
1x66         Liskeard
1x66         Par
1x66         St Blazey
1x66         Truro
1x66         Penzance

47's limited to load 8 (except Royal 47's & Sleepers which are to be strengthened)


Key:

Bz - St, Blazey
Pz - Penzance
03/44 - passing time


In the run up to the big day, obviously many extra freight services are being run on a seemingly ad-hoc basis. The known workings are outlined as follows.

Wed 28/7/99
6Z30 66xxx 22.30 approx. BZ-Truro Evian water
0Z30 66xxx 23.30 approx. Truro-BZ
Thu 29/7/99
6Zxx 37668 22.30 approx. BZ-Truro Evian water
6Zxx 37668 23.30 approx. Truro-BZ empties.
Fri 30/7/99
6Z30 66124 15.30 approx. BZ-Ponsandene fuel tanks additional
0F84 66124 17.30 approx. Ponsandene-BZ.
6Z31 ?     22.30 approx. BZ-Truro Evian water
6Zxx ?     23.30 approx. Truro-BZ empties.
Monday 2nd August
6Z02 66124 22.30 BZ-Truro Evian water(5 x VGA)
6Z03 66124 23.30 Truro-BZ empties.
Tuesday 3rd August
6Z00 ?     05.00 approx. BZ-Heathfield Evian water.
6Z01       13.40 Heathfield - BZ.
0Z02 66128 19.35 BZ-Truro - loco to shunt yard at Truro.
0F78 66128 21.00 Truro-BZ.
Wednesday 4th August
0Z04 ?           BZ-Truro.
6Z04 ?           Truro-BZ Evian empties.
This clears the yard at Truro and no more water traffic is expected.
Tu/Wed/Thu/Fri 3/4/5/6th August
4Cxx       02.48 Plymouth-Truro - Sommerfield train?????
This service is cancelled - apparently timings were for water trains which ran as 6Zxx off BZ instead.


One concern that train planners have seemingly overlooked is that of trains slowing down or even stopping to view the eclipse en-route!
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