Great Britain VI

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Quite appropriate in my opinion

 

Slightly off topic, but does anyone have a gradient profile for Plymouth - Newton Abbot please? There are a few books out, but didn't think to buy it before just now! Will be going down on both day 1 and 2, so will provide a few updates if I can.

Thanks in advance!

James at SVN

 

Trying to read the very small print in my Gradient Profiles book! An old book, and I don't know if the mileages shown correspond to mileposts on the ground.

Newton Abbot almost 194 miles. Very steep climb starts after MP 195, 1 in 44 in places to a summit near MP 197 ½, then drops almost as steeply, maybe more so in short stretches, to after MP 199.

Drops again to a level section around MP 201 ½ then level to Totnes at 202½. Then a very steep climb up Rattery Bank, summit of steepest section circa MP207, but climb continues not as steep through the tunnel to after Milepost 211, (Wrangaton). Mostly a steady drop at moderate grades to the site of Hemerdon Siidng, circa milepost 219. Then drops over a cliff at 1/42 down Hemerdon Bank to circa milepost 221½ at Plympton. The drops more gently and levels out around milepost 223 before unduating onto Plymouth near milepost 227.

Best I can do without finding my magnifying glass I am afraid!

 

That is absolutely fantastic - precisely what I was after! Thanks a lot! :thumb:

James at SVN

 

Oh, didn't realise that - will keep an eye out! Thanks for this Alan, and indeed to everyone who has been sending me links and other information!

James at SVN

 

Yes, I wasn't sure what the mileposts on the ground would correspond too.

And of course I have never had reason to go anywhere near those locations. What with those shiny things on top of the locos, never having the proper wheel arrangement, 4-6-2, and with the front number, which should always be a 3, left off!

 

I hope Fort William - Mallaig gets retimed. The ferry to Armadale leaves at 12.20, only 6 minutes after the arrival of the train! Unless they're planning to get the later ferry and bus passengers to Achnasheen for the run back to Inverness.

 

It's 4-6-0, and, what's this with this odd (no pun intended) number of cylinders? Is it only because the last one has broken? Typical Eastleigh engineering...

 

James,

To amplify KentYeti's description these graphics may help:

Dave

 

Thanks a lot Dave, really appreciate it - I didn't realise there was a brief 1in96 gradient heading up towards Dawlish station from the west... (I think that's a 1in96 anyway!)

James at SVN

 

Must be a very short section as I've never noticed it, I guess I, like yourself, imagined the sea wall section being virtually on the level.

 

GB6, Day 8, Sat 27th, now on RTT:
Inverness-Edinburgh: Realtime Trains
Fort William-Edinburgh: Realtime Trains

Day 9, Sun 28th
Edinburgh-KX: Realtime Trains

 

All the timings are on RTT.

 

Also a note for those chasing on Monday, the leg from Llandindrod Wells to Preston had been retuned, and is leaving the former a good 2 1/2 hours earlier. If like myself, scuppers any chance of photos on the HoW line and then getting it beyond Shrewsbury. But then again, much better for Ian Riley's support crew if they are getting an earlier night.

 

Thanks for bringing that up Jonathon.

 

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