13th July 2014

Torbay Express Limited
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 34046 'Braunton'
Stock Used 11 coaches

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

Loco Route
34046 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bradford-upon-Avon - Trowbridge - Hawkeridge Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - (via Frome avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Cowley Bridge Jn - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish Warren - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
34046 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly/Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.50d 08.50   20.36a 20.43½
Bristol East Jn 08/52½ 08/52   20/34 20/42
North Somerset Jn 08/53½ 08/53   20/32 20/41
Keynsham 08/58½ 08/58½   20/27 20/36½
Twerton 09/04½ 09/03   20/20½ 20/32
Oldfield Park 09/05½ 09/04   20/19 20/30
Bath Spa 09.07½a ~ 09.11½d 09.06 ~ 09.10½   20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.22½ ~ 20.28
Bathampton Jn 09/16½ 09/15   20/11 20/18
Freshford 09/23 09/23   20/03½ 20/12½
Avoncliff 09/24 ?   20/02 20/10½
Bradford-upon-Avon 09/26 09/24   20/00 20/09
Bradford Jn 09/28½ 09/27   19/57 20/06
Trowbridge 09.31½a ~ 09.33½d 09.30 ~ 09.35½   19.51a ~ 19.53d 19.59 ~ 20.02½
Hawkeridge Jn 09/41 09/41½   19/45 19/54½
Westbury 09.42½a ~ 09.44½d 09.46 ~ 09.50   19.41a ~ 19.43d 19.49 ~ 19.51
Fairwood Jn 09/49½ 09/53   19/37 19/46
Clink Road Jn 09/55½ 09/57   19/32 19/41½
Blatchbridge Jn 09/58½ 09/59   19/29 19/40
East Somerset Jn 10/02½ 10/02   19/25½ 19/36
Bruton 10/08½ 10/07   19/20 19/29
Castle Cary 10/13½ 10/10   19/15 19/26
Somerton GF 10/25½ 10/17   19/03 19/16½
Athelney Crossing 10/35½ 10/26   18/53 19/09½
Cogload Jn 10/39½ 10/29   18/49 19/06½
Taunton 10.45½a ~ 11.05½d 10.34 ~ 11.03   18.28a ~ 18.43d 18.46½ ~ 18.55½
Norton Fitzwarren 11/08 11/06   18/25½ 18/43½
Wellington Crossover 11/13½ 11/12   18/19½ 18/39
Whiteball 11/17 11/16   18/16 18/34
Tiverton Parkway 11/20 11/20   18/12½ 18/26½
Tiverton Loop 11/21½ 11/21   18/10½ 18/25
Hele & Bradninch LC 11/27 11/26   18/04½ 18/18½
Stoke Canon LC 11/31 11/30   18/00 18/14
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/33 11/32½   17/57½ 18/12
Exeter St Davids 11/34½ 11/34½   17/55 18/09
Exeter St Thomas 11/35½ 11/36   17/54 18/03
Starcross 11/42 11/43   17/45½ 17/57
Dawlish Warren 11/43½ 11/44½   17/43½ 17/55
Dawlish 11/45 11/46   17/42 17/53½
Teignmouth 11/48 11/49   17/39 17/50
Newton Abbot 11/53½ 11/54   17/32 17/45
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/54 11/55   17/31½ 17/44
Torre 12/02 12/01½   17/24 17/37½
Torquay 12/03½ 12/03   17/22½ 17/36
Paignton 12.07½a ~ 12.16½ 12.08 ~ 12.14   17.15a ~ 17.18d 17.18 ~ 17.31
Paignton Crossover GF 12.18½ ~ 12.23½ ?   17.02 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.42a 12.40   16.50d 16.50


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