Bodmin and Wadebridge Branch

[Lancer]

Hello All,


Can anyone shed light on a reference to a “Stop Board” on the branch between Bodmin General and Bodmin Road, it features in the timetable for goods and mineral trains with a P. I don't have the full table so lack the suffix meanings. Any help much appreciated.


Regards,


Lancer

 

[stovepipe]

Stop and Pin down brakes.

There's a pretty vicious gradient down to Bodmin Road from General, and unbraked goods trains would have to stop to pin down a certain number of wagon brakes to prevent the train from running away down the slope.

 

[Lancer]

Hello Stovepipe,

Thanks very much that explains It very well. They allow twenty minutes for goods trains to cover the 4 odd miles point to point. I had thought the were horse drawn after speed and distance calculations!


Many thanks,


Lancer