RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 16, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good evening. Can anyone direct me to a source of info re typical coaches used on the Plymouth Manchester (and reverse) circa 1947? Any other info you could share here would be really useful. Many thanks. P @ 36E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 The Xpress Publisher's books on "Operation Cornwall" and "Operation Torbay" - still in print I believe - provide much detailed information on train formations ans operating. Though relating to the mid-1950s,much was still the same in late GW days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2013 The down train 12 30am from Manchester-Penzance had 13 vehicles comprising 5 GW and 3 LMS coaches plus various brake vans.It arrived at North Rd at 10 45 am. The LMS coaches originated from Glasgow. The 9 10 am from Manchester comprised of 12 coaches with 4 of them GW.North Rd arrival of 6 27pm The 12 15 pm from Manchester had 10 coaches with all but 3 alternating GW/LMS [RC].North Rd arrival at 10 10 pm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2013 An up service from Plymouth 8 45am comprised 8 all LMS coaches plus 5 were added from Paignton [Newton Abbot] 1pm Plymouth 9 all LMS coaches including 1 brake van. 3 45pm Plymouth at least 9 coaches plus siphon g and brake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 18, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 18, 2013 That 1pm sounds tempting Quack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 How about this, taken at random from the WR carriage working programme for summer 1954: 11.55 am Manchester to Plymouth: WR brake composite, dining car, third Manchester - Plymouth LMR brake third, composite, third, brake third also Manchester - Plymouth but with a different return working to the WR coaches WR brake third, third, brake composite Manchester - Kingswear Third [region not specified], LMR third, LMR brake third Mon, Fri & Sat only Stockport - Kingswear. The return working of these was not specified. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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