Newquay Branch in summer

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I have a couple of things I was wondering if people who know this line could helpe me out with.

I know that in the summer on a saturday a number of XC and FGW HSTs use this branch,and also that a max speed is about 35mph,the few things I'm wondering are these.

The 1322 to Paddington arrives at Par 1419 almost 1 hour to cover 20 miles,does the HST literally crawl along the line?

Also I noticed the 1248 off Plymouth gets to Newquay at 1449 so would have to pass the 1322 at some point,is this done at St Blazey before entering the single line section if so the down XC service is booked to leave Bodmin at 1324 and non stop through Par so that would mean a 40 minute wait at St Blazey?

I'm doing an activity for Paddington to Penzance 10,44 Bristol to Newquay and at the moment I'm waiting 40 minutes at St Blazey for the 1322 to clear,I don't mind doing this but would like to know if this happens in reality or whether the down HST goes along the branch to a passing loop.

I hope I've explained things clearly and that someone can help me out

Jamie

[arabiandisco]

There's a loop at Goonbarrow Junction (just south/east or Bugle station) where trains pass in the summer. I've seen a photo of 2 HSTs there, complete with the LQ semaphores...

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There's a loop at Goonbarrow Junction (just south/east or Bugle station) where trains pass in the summer. I've seen a photo of 2 HSTs there, complete with the LQ semaphores...

I've just looked along the Padd to Penzance route map and Bugle has a junction at the station but no loop,south of there is Luxulyan with loop which isn't really long enough for a 9 car set to use,however Roche just North/West of Bugle has a longer loop so I might just pass them there thanks for the information though as I thought it must've been too long for a train to wait 40 minutes at St Blazey.

Cheers
Jamie

[arabiandisco]

http://www.reallygoodtrains.co.uk/reallynewquay.html

Not sure what you're referring to (MSTS route?), but Goonbarrow is the only loop between St Blazey and Newquay now. Of course, if you're trying to shoe-horn modern operations onto a 1930s track plan things will be a bit different!

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http://www.reallygoodtrains.co.uk/reallynewquay.html

Not sure what you're referring to (MSTS route?), but Goonbarrow is the only loop between St Blazey and Newquay now. Of course, if you're trying to shoe-horn modern operations onto a 1930s track plan things will be a bit different!

I'm referring to Paddington to Penzance,obviously I'm aware things are different now,as I said though I can get around the problem by using the loop at Roche,thanks once again for your help

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I have all i need to know about this branch now so feel free to lock it if you wish