16th May 1987

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Torbay Express

Locos Used 47583, Steam 4588, 5239 'Goliath' & 'Barbara' (1)
Stock 11 vehicles VB/EH

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco Route
47583 Letchworth - Hitchin - Finsbury Park - Camden Road - Willesden Jn High Level - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Westbury - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton 
5239 Paignton - Kingswear
5239 Kingswear - Paignton South L/C
47583 Paignton South L/C - Paignton - Newton Abbot - Heathfield
47583 Heathfield - Newton Abbot - Totnes

4588

Totnes - Buckfastleigh

Barbara

Buckfastleigh - Totnes
47583 Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - (As outward route) - Willesden Jn High Level - Gospel Oak - Harringay Park Jn - Alexandra Palace - Hitchin - Letchworth

Notes :
(1) 'Barbara' was 0-6-0ST Austerity Tank (Hunslet no. 2890)

Sourced : Robin Addison (on the train from/to Hitchin) & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robin Addison)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Letchworth 06.12d 22.37a
Hitchin 06.16a ~ 06.17d 22.31a ~ ??.??d
Stevenage 06.23a ~ 06.24d 22.25a ~ 22.26d
Woolmer Green 06/29 -
Welwyn Garden City 06.34a ~ 06.35d 22.16a ~ 22.17d
Potters Bar 06.45a ~ 06.46d 22.07a ~ 22.08d
Alexandra Palace 06/55 21.58a ~ 21.59d
Finsbury Park 0659a  ~  0700d -
Freight Terminal Jn 07/08 -
Camden Road East Jn 07/15 -
Harringay Park Jn - 21/46
Gospel Oak 07/20 21/37
Willesden Jn HL 07.31a ~ 07.32d 21.26a ~ 21.27d
Acton Wells Jn 07/34 21/22
Acton Main Line 07/39 21/16
Southall 07/45 21/06
Slough 07.54a  ~  07.56d 20.55a  ~  20.57d
Maidenhead 08/02 20/47
Twyford 08/08 20/41
Reading 08.16a  ~  08.20d 20.32a  ~  20.34d
Southcote Jn 08/25 20/29
Newbury 08/38 20/17
Bedwyn 08/49 20/04
Woodborough 08/59 19/53
Lavington 09/05 19/45
Heywood Road Jn 09/13 19/39
Westbury 09.15a ~ 09.19d 19.34a ~ 19.37d
Fairwood Jn 09/19 19/31
Clink Road Jn 09/23 19/28
Blatchbridge Jn 09/25 19/26
Castle Cary 09/36 19/15
Cogload Jn - 18/58
Taunton 10.00a ~ 10.02d 18.50a ~ 18.52d
Tiverton Parkway 10/18 18/43
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/29 18/24
Exeter St Davids 10.31a ~ 10.33d 18.20a ~ 18.22d
Dawlish Warren 10/43 18/08
Newton Abbot 10/53 -
Paignton 11L10a ~ 11L20d -
Churston 11p30a ~ 11p40d -
Kingswear 11.55a ~ 130.0d -
Paignton South L/C 13L25 ~ 13L45 -
Paignton 13/46 -
Newton Abbot 14c02 ~ 14c04 -
Heathfield 14.24a ~ 14.39d -
Newton Abbot 15c01 ~ 15c03 17/58
Totnes 15L17a ~ 15L30d 17L30a ~ 17L45d
Buckfastleigh 16.00a 16.45d


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