THE PENZANCE PULLMAN	SATURDAY 26 APRIL 1980

Thank you for your booking for the Penzance Pullman.  Your tickets are enclosed.  British Rail report that arrangements have been made to comply with our requests for the day.  The routing will be Paddington, Slough (pick up), Reading (pick up), Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, Par, Luxulyan to St. Dennis Junction (run round), Par (run round), Truro and Penzance.  The train now comprises thirteen coaches, including four catering vehicles.  The loop at Goonbarrow Junction could not accommodate this length of train so we will proceed to St. Dennis resulting in extra mileage on the Newquay branch.  The motive power cannot be guaranteed but we are still hoping for a Class 50 and two Class 25s respectively.  Full details of the train timings will be issued on the day of travel.

The only changes to the itinerary which have emerged are that regrettably the Frome photographic stop has been deleted which would have resulted in a loss of 'path'.  However this has been partly compensated for by two stops in Cornwall.   On the return journey the fastest path offered arrived in London at 23.30 which we considered would be unacceptable to many.  The 15.58 return from Penzance gives us little time in the Cornish town but a sub six-hour timing to London with a 500-ton load will be very testing, especially the booked 64 minutes over the South Devon banks between Plymouth and Exeter.  Due to popular demand we will now pick up and set down at Slough.  If you have any queries on the day about the tour or operating please consult a RPPR steward but comments or enquiries about catering should be directed to the BR Catering Chief Steward.

We must ask you to leave the train only at photographic stops and not at major stations.  Also we must ask you to observe the directions of stewards.  The Western Locomotive Association will be running a sales stand in the brake coach.   A headboard will be provided.