22nd July 2012

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 21272+3098+3100+1671+3121+3147+3122+1842+4998+4959+35465

Route :
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
70000 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
70000 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Sources : Mark Herriott and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott and Roy Roberts)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d [P10] 09.15   20.06a [P3] 20.23
Bristol West Jn 09/17 09/16   20/03 20/22
Worle Jn 09/37 09/35   19/46 19/49
Weston-super-Mare 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.40 ~ 09.44   19.31a ~ 19.41d [P1] 19.35 ~ 19.42
Uphill Jn 09/48 09/48   19/28 19/32
Bridgwater 10/02 10/00   19/13 19/15
Cogload Jn 10/09 10/06   19/07 19/07
Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d [P2] 10.11 ~ 10.40   18w28a ~ 19w00d [P5] 18.30 ~ 19.00
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/43 10/44   18/25 18/28
Whiteball 10/55 10/57   18/16 18/22
Tiverton Parkway 10/58 [P1] 11/01   18/12 [P2] 18/17
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/03   18/10 18/16
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/17   17/57 18/03
Exeter St Davids 11/15 [P4] 11/19   17/55 [P5] 18/00
Dawlish Warren 11/27 11/30   17/41 17/48
Dawlish 11/29 11/31   17/40 17/46
Teignmouth 11/32 11/34   17/37 17/43
Newton Abbot 11/38 [P2] 11/41   17/30 [P1] 17/37
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/39 11/43   17/29 17/36
Paignton 11.52a ~ 12.05d [P1] 11.57 ~ 12.05   17.10a ~ 17.16d [P2] 17.19 ~ 17.23
Paignton GF 12/07 ?   17/07 17/16
Kingswear 12.25a 12.25   16.50d 16.50


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