7th April 1979

Lancashire & Cheshire Railtours
The Torbay Express 3

Locos Used 50001 'Dreadnought', 86??? & steam: 5239 'Goliath'
Stock Used 12x mark 1's

Route : 1Z20 throughout

Loco Route
86??? Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Stafford - Penkridge - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street
50001 Birmingham New Street - Bourneville - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - (via Spetchley) - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Taunton - Tiverton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton
5239 Paignton - Kingswear
5239 Kingswear - Paignton
50001 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street
86??? Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Source : Paul Morris (on the train throughout)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Manchester Piccadilly 07.05d 22.51a
Stockport 07/15 22/43
Cheadle Hulme 07/21 22/39
Wilmslow 07/27 22/31
Chelford 07/32 22/27
Holmes Chapel 07/37 22/22
Sandbach 07/40 22/18
Crewe 07/58 22/10
Madeley 08/06 22/04
Norton Bridge 08/15 21/54
Stafford 08/20 21/49
Penkridge 08/26 21/41
Wolverhampton 08/35 21/30
Birmingham New Street 08L50a ~ 09L00d 21L00a ~ 21L10d
Bourneville 09/06 20/52
Barnt Green 09/17 20/40
Bromsgrove 09/20 20/30
Abbotswood Jn 09/30 20/19
Ashchurch 09/37 20/11
Cheltenham Spa 09/43 20/04
Standish Jn 10/00 19/46
Charfield 10/09 19/36
Yate South Jn 10/15 19/30
Bristol Parkway 10/26 19/23
Filton Jn 10/28 19/21
Stapleton Road 10/33 19/16
Bristol Temple Meads 10.37a ~ 10.40d 19.10a ~ 19.13d
Yatton 10/52 18/58
Worle Jn 10/58 18/52
Uphill Jn 11/00 18/50
Highbridge 11/05 18/43
Bridgwater 11/10 18/38
Taunton 11/23 18/25
Whiteball Tunnel 11/33 18/15
Tiverton Junction 11/37 18/12
Exeter St Davids 11/50 17/55
Dawlish Warren 12/00 17/43
Newton Abbot 12.12a ~ 12.15d 17.30a ~ 17.32d
Paignton 12.30a 17.15d


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