21st August 2011

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Locos Used 47815 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used set EH01

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

Locos Route
71000 + 47815 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
71000 + 47815 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Note :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. It is reported that 47815 did assist 71000 during the journey (at least; outward...from top of the bank on the P&DSR to Kingswear as 71000 stalled just at the top of the bank & return...the whole length of the preserved line as insurance to avoid losing the path on Network Rail from Paignton).

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Richard Robinson

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d 20.44a [P3]
Worle Jn 09/35 20/22
Weston-super-Mare 09.40a ~ 09.42d 20.09a ~ 20.17d
Uphill Jn 09/46 20/06
Highbridge & Burnham 09/53 19/57
Bridgwater 10/01 19/50
Cogload Jn 10/09 ?
Taunton 10w16 ~ 10w43 19w07 ~ 19w37
Tiverton Parkway 11/01 18/49
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/15 18/32
Exeter St Davids 11/17 18.16 ~ 18.28
Dawlish Warren 11/27 18/01
Newton Abbot 11/45 17/45
Paignton 11.56a ~ 12.21d 17.10a ~ 17.16d
Kingswear 12.52a 16.45d


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