Back to "The Railtour Files"21st October 1978
L.N.E.R. Society
Railtours
The Torbay & Dartmouth
Express
| Locos Used | 47223 & steam: 5239 'Goliath' |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 47223 | Bedford - Clapham Junction - East Putney - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Honiton - Exeter St. Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton |
| 5239 | Paignton - Kingswear |
| 5239 | Kingswear - Paignton |
| 47223 | Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford |
Notes :
(1) Michael Landon comments: the whole train from Bedford worked through to
Kingswear with loco change to steam in Paignton mainline down platform.
Sources : John Clifford, Tony Willmore & Michael Landon
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