19th August 2012

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Locos Used D7535 & steam: 4464 'Bittern' & 7827 'Lydham Manor'
Stock Used 21272+3098+3100+1671+3121+3147+3122+1842+4998+4959+4949+17013

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

Loco(s) Route
4464 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
4464 (1) (2) Paignton - Churston
4464 (1) Churston - Kingswear
4464 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Paignton ?[DVR/NR boundary]?
4464 Paignton ?[DVR/NR boundary]? - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) D7535 on rear.
(2) It is reported that, due to sea mist making the railhead slippery, D7535 was provided to bank the train to Churston however the train still slipped to a stand shortly before the summit and 7827 'Lydney Manor' was then sent from Paignton to assist on the rear to Churston and D7535 stayed on through to Kingswear.

Source : Mark Herriott and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott and Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d 09.15   20.06a [P3] 20.18
Bristol West Jn 09/17 09/17   20/03 20/17
Worle Jn 09/37 09/37   19/46 19/49
Weston-super-Mare 09.41a ~ 09.44d 09.43 ~ 09.47   19.31a ~ 19.41d 19.37 ~ 19.42
Uphill Jn 09/48 09/51   19/28 19/33
Bridgwater 10/02 10/03   19/13 19/14
Cogload Jn 10/09 10/09   19/07 19/08
Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d 10.13 ~ 10.46   18w28a ~ 19w00d 18.30 ~ 19.01
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/43 10/49   18/25 18/27
Whiteball 10/55 11/01   18/16 18/21
Tiverton Parkway 10/58 11/05   18/12 18/15
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/07   18/10 18/14
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/19   17/57 18/02
Exeter St Davids 11/15 11/24   17/55 17/59
Dawlish Warren 11/27 11/35   17/41 17/46
Dawlish 11/29 11/37   17/40 17/42
Teignmouth 11/32 11/40   17/37 17/38
Newton Abbot 11/38 11/46   17/30 17/31
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/39 11/47   17/29 17/30
Paignton 11.52a ~ 12.05d 12.02 ~ 12.08   17.10a ~ 17.16d 17.13 ~ 17.16
Paignton GF 12/07 ?   17/07 ?
Kingswear 12.25a ?   16.50d 16.50


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