12th July 2015

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 21249+21272+3097+3098+1671+3100+3121+3147+3149+4998+1813+4949

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

Loco Route
60163 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
60163 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.00d [P12] 08.00   21.04a [P9] 20.54
Bristol East Jn 08/02½ [UM] 08/02   21/02 [UM] 20/53
North Somerset Jn 08/03½ 08/04   21/00 20/51
Bath Spa 08.18a ~ 08.22d [P2] 08.16 ~ 08.23   20.42a ~ 20.45d [P1] 20.33 ~ 20.38
Bathampton Jn 08/27 08/27   20/38 20/29
Bradford Jn 08/42 08/39   20/24 20/16
Trowbridge 08.45a ~ 08.47d [P2] 08.41 ~ 08.48   20/22 [P1] 20/11
Westbury 08.56a ~ 08.58d [P2] 08.55 ~ 09.01   19.58a ~ 20.17d [P3] 19.58 ~ 19.59
Fairwood Jn 09/03 09/05   19/52½ 19/55
Clink Road Jn 09/09 09/09   19/47½ 19/48
Frome - -   19.32 ~ 19.44 19.34 ~ 19.37
Blatchbridge Jn 09/12 09/11   19/29 19/33
East Somerset Jn 09/16 09/15   19/24 19/27
Castle Cary 09/27 [P2] 09/25   19/13 [P1] 19/19
Somerton GF 09/39 09/32   19/01 19/09
Athelney LC 09/51 09/40   18/51 19/02
Cogload Jn 09/57 09/43   18/47 18/59
Taunton 10w03a ~ 10w40d [P2] 09.48 ~ 10.39   18w28a ~ 18w41d [P5] 18.28 ~ 18.43
Norton Fitzwarren 10/43½ 10/43   18/25½ 18/25
Whiteball 10/55½ 10/54   18/16 18/19
Tiverton Parkway 10/58½ [P1] 10/58   18/12½ [P2] 18/15
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/00   18/10½ 18/13
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/13   17/57½ 18/01
Exeter St Davids 11/15½ [P4] 11/16   17/55 [P5] 17/59
Dawlish Warren 11/27½ [DT] 11/27   17/43½ [UT] 17/49
Dawlish 11/29 11/29   17/42 17/48
Teignmouth 11/34 11/32   17/39 17/45
Newton Abbot 11/40 [P2] 11/38   17/32 [P1] 17/40
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 11/40   17/31½ 17/39
Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.53 ~ 12.03   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.24
Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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