(THIS ROUTE IS SET IN THE 1980S) (THIS ROUTE ALL TOGETHER IS 40 MILES IN TRACK) Packed with both character and atmosphere, China Clay for Export is set in one of the most picturesque counties of England and offers a very intensive and interesting railway experience. The extraction of China Clay in Cornwall dates back to the 18th Century and remains a valuable resource to this day. The chosen route encompasses parts of three different railway lines. Par to Bugle is a section of the historic former Cornwall Mineral Railway, which has become known locally as the 'Atlantic coast line' - and terminates in Newquay. The Great Western Mainline between Lostwithiel and Par carries London to Penzance, via Bristol, passenger services as well as a wealth of china clay traffic. KEY LOCATIONS: Lostwithiel Lostwithiel railway station serves the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England. It is 277 miles from London Paddington via Bristol Temple Meads. Great Western Railway operates the station along with every other station in Cornwall. The station is on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall. (THE FOWEY BRANCH) Golant Golant is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the west bank of the River Fowey and in the civil parish of St Sampson. Golant is about two miles north of Fowey and seven miles east of St Austell. Golant church is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol. Carne Point/Fowey Docks (couldnt find a 1980s picture of this so i do apologise and there wasnt much info on carne point) (BACK ONTO THE MAINLINE) Par Par railway station serves the villages of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The station is 282 miles from London Paddington via Bristol Temple Meads. It is the junction for the Atlantic Coast Line to Newquay (WE THEN GO ONTO THE NEWQUAY BRANCH LINE) St Blazey Depot St Blazey Engine Shed is located in Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom, although it is named after the adjacent village of St Blazey. It was built in 1874 as the headquarters of the Cornwall Minerals Railway but for many years was a depot of the Great Western Railway Goonbarrow Jn this is where the DMU services collect the token and go along the branch to newquay Luxulyan (couldnt get a historic picture of it) Luxulyan railway station serves the civil parish and village of Luxulyan in mid-Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 285 miles 78 chains measured from London Paddington. Great Western Railway manage the station and operates all the trains that call. Bugle Bugle railway station serves the village of Bugle in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 288 miles 3 chains measured from London Paddington. All trains are operated by and the station is managed by Great Western Railway. (THIS IS ROUGHLY WHERE THE FREIGHT SERVICES END, BUT PASSENGER SERVICES CONTINUE FROM HERE TO NEWQUAY) Roche Roche railway station serves the village of Roche in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 290 miles 40 chains measured from London Paddington. The station is managed and served by Great Western Railway local trains. St Columb Road St Columb Road railway station serves the village of St Columb Road in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 296 miles 11 chains measured from London Paddington. All services are operated by Great Western Railway, which also manages the station Quintrell Downs Quintrell Downs railway station serves the village of Quintrell Downs in Cornwall, England. It is 300 miles 16 chains measured from London Paddington, on the Atlantic Coast Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway with local services in each direction all calling here. Newquay Newquay railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Newquay in Cornwall, England. It is the terminus of the Atlantic Coast Line from Par, 302 miles 49 chains measured from London Paddington. The station is situated in the heart of Newquay, close to the town centre itself and the beaches. THE LOCOS: The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan. They were numbered in two series, D6600–D6608 and D6700–D6999. The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction The British Rail Class 50 is a class of diesel locomotives designed to haul express passenger trains at 100 mph The British Rail Class 118 diesel multiple units were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company (BRCW) and introduced from 1960. It was a licence-built version of the British Rail Class 116 Potential Layers: Class 08 Class 45 Class 47 (BR Blue) Class 37 (From WCL)
Excellent idea and for the Class 47 it's in speedlink paint like the TVL Class 37/5. Bring them in and for the Clay wagons are these in Air brakes or Vacuum brake.
