Penzance to Plymouth Diagrams

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[marky7890]

Hello,
I am trying to work out the passenger train diagrams for services in Cornwall, by using the platform numbers on the national rail website for Plymouth.
However I'm having some problems:

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

Thanks,
Mark

[LiskeardRich]

how accurate is the source? i always thought the same train goes back and forth all day long to gunnislake, like all the other branch lines,

[bobm]

There as least one through service from Penzance to Gunnislake which doubles back between the Royal Albert Bridge and Plymouth. Leaves Penzance at 12:54 and arrives at Gunnislake at 15:40.

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

i have been on the gunislake branch a few times i was under the impression that it always went from platform 3, however last time it departed plymouth from platform 5 and the return finished on platform 8

[Louis94]

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

1145 GSL - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1230) and forms 1239 PLY - PNZ
1046 PNZ - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1247) and forms 1254 PLY - GSL
Both these services generally use Platform 3, as the connection to London tends to use Platform 4.

[LiskeardRich]

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

1145 GSL - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1230) and forms 1239 PLY - PNZ
1046 PNZ - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1247) and forms 1254 PLY - GSL
Both these services generally use Platform 3, as the connection to London tends to use Platform 4.

platform 4 is down line, platform 6 is the up line, do you mean they use platform 5 for the lonodn connection on 6?

[Louis94]

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

1145 GSL - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1230) and forms 1239 PLY - PNZ
1046 PNZ - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1247) and forms 1254 PLY - GSL
Both these services generally use Platform 3, as the connection to London tends to use Platform 4.

platform 4 is down line, platform 6 is the up line, do you mean they use platform 5 for the lonodn connection on 6?

Nope, I meant as I said before, all of our Platforms are bidirectional.

[marky7890]

Thanks for that Louis94

All platforms at Plymouth are bidirectional, and also have signals at both ends.

Here are the diagrams for PNZ - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) DMUs^▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit):

0506 Plymouth - Gunnislake
0550 Gunnislake - Plymouth
0640 Plymouth - Gunnislake
0731 Gunnislake - Plymouth
0854 Plymouth - Gunnislake
0945 Gunnislake - Plymouth
1054 Plymouth - Gunnislake
1145 Gunnislake - Plymouth
1239 Plymouth - Penzance
1448 Penzance - Plymouth
1755 Plymouth - Penzance
2016 Penzance - Plymouth
2233 Plymouth - Penzance


0524 Bristol Temple Meads - Penzance
1046 Penzance - Plymouth
1254 Plymouth - Gunnislake
1345 Gunnislake - Plymouth
1508 Plymouth - Newton Abbot
1558 Newton Abbot - Liskeard
1749 Liskeard - Plymouth
1823 Plymouth - Gunnislake
1931 Gunnislake - Plymouth


0626 Bristol Parkway - Penzance
1141 Penzance - Newton Abbot
1450 Newton Abbot - Plymouth
1557 Plymouth - Penzance
1916 Penzance - Plymouth
2130 Plymouth - Gunnislake
2221 Gunnislake - Plymouth


0601 Penzance - Exeter St David's
0936 Exeter St David's - Penzance
1254 Penzance - Gunnislake
1545 Gunnislake - Plymouth
1638 Plymouth - Gunnislake
1729 Gunnislake - Plymouth
1817 Plymouth - Liskeard
1851 Liskeard - Plymouth (ECS^▸ (Empty Coaching Stock))
2125 Plymouth - Exeter St David's (Couples with 1913 Gunnislake - Plymouth?)


0955 Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth
1353 Plymouth - Penzance
1644 Penzance - Exeter St David's

Would anyone happen to know the depot times?

Thanks,
Mark

[LiskeardRich]

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

1145 GSL - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1230) and forms 1239 PLY - PNZ
1046 PNZ - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1247) and forms 1254 PLY - GSL
Both these services generally use Platform 3, as the connection to London tends to use Platform 4.

platform 4 is down line, platform 6 is the up line, do you mean they use platform 5 for the lonodn connection on 6?

Nope, I meant as I said before, all of our Platforms are bidirectional.

never knew that, onlyu ever seen down penzance services in platform 4

[Louis94]

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

1145 GSL - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1230) and forms 1239 PLY - PNZ
1046 PNZ - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1247) and forms 1254 PLY - GSL
Both these services generally use Platform 3, as the connection to London tends to use Platform 4.

platform 4 is down line, platform 6 is the up line, do you mean they use platform 5 for the lonodn connection on 6?

Nope, I meant as I said before, all of our Platforms are bidirectional.

never knew that, onlyu ever seen down penzance services in platform 4

You obviously don't visit Plymouth in the morning then, a few services to London which start at Plymouth use it, as well as some Crosscountry services.



_{Edit note: Post amended, to correct quotes.  Please, do use 'reply', rather than 'reply with quote', whenever possible! Thanks, Chris.}

[LiskeardRich]

It appears that the 1145 GSL - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) gets in at 1230 and arrives on platform 6, and the 1046 PNZ - PLY gets in at 1246 and is also on platform 6. Do they merge? and where do they go?

Also the 1239 PLY to PNZ starts on platform 3, and so does the 1254 PLY to GSL. I cant work out what these do before.

1145 GSL - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1230) and forms 1239 PLY - PNZ
1046 PNZ - PLY terminates at Plymouth (1247) and forms 1254 PLY - GSL
Both these services generally use Platform 3, as the connection to London tends to use Platform 4.

platform 4 is down line, platform 6 is the up line, do you mean they use platform 5 for the lonodn connection on 6?

Nope, I meant as I said before, all of our Platforms are bidirectional.

never knew that, onlyu ever seen down penzance services in platform 4

You obviously don't visit Plymouth in the morning then, a few services to London which start at Plymouth use it, as well as some Crosscountry services.



_{Edit note: Post amended, to correct quotes.  Please, do use 'reply', rather than 'reply with quote', whenever possible! Thanks, Chris.}

only been there mid afternnoon most weeks though

[Chris from Nailsea]

Erm ... I repeat: please use 'reply', rather than 'reply with quote' ... 

Thanks, Chris.