2nd September 2012

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used 21272+3098+3100+1671+3121+3147+3122+1842+4998+4959+17013

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

Loco Route
4464 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
4464 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes: 
(1) The return leg was delayed due to a person being hit by a service train near Worle.

Source : Chris Bracey and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d [P10] 09.15   20.06a [P3] 20.41 110.68
  Bristol West Jn 09/17 09/17   20/03 20/40  
  Worle Jn 09/37 09/36   19/46 20/22  
19.07 Weston-super-Mare 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.40 ~ 09.45   19.31a ~ 19.41d [P1] 19.36 ~ 20.17 91.61
  Uphill Jn 09/48 09/50   19/28 19/33  
  Bridgwater 10/02 10/02   19/13 19/13  
  Cogload Jn 10/09 10/09   19/07 19/07  
45.16 Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d [P2] 10.18 ~ 10.39   18w28a ~ 19w00d [P5] 18.26 ~ 19.00 65.52
  Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/43 10/43   18/25 18/22  
  Whiteball 10/55 10/56   18/16 18/15  
  Tiverton Parkway 10/58 [P1] 11/00   18/12 [P2] 18/10  
  Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/02   18/10 18/09  
  Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/14   17/57 17/57  
  Exeter St Davids 11/15 [P4] 11/16   17/55 [P5] 17/55  
  Dawlish Warren 11/27 11/26   17/41 17/45  
  Dawlish 11/29 11/28   17/40 17/43  
  Teignmouth 11/32 11/31   17/37 17/40  
  Newton Abbot 11/38 [P2] 11/38   17/30 [P1] 17/34  
  Newton Abbot West Jn 11/39 11/39   17/29 17/33  
104.16 Paignton 11.52a ~ 12.05d [P1] 11.54 ~ 12.04   17.10a ~ 17.16d [P2] 17.18 ~ 17.22 6.52
  Paignton GF 12/07 ?   17/07 ?  
110.68 Kingswear 12.25a 12.25   16.50d 16.53 0.00


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