13th September 2015

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35317+4949+4998+1813+3149+3147+3121+3100+1671+3098+3097

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

Loco Route
70000 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
70000 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads


70000 passes Bradford-on-Avon on the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.15d [P12] 08.15   20.57a [P4] 21.00
Bristol East Jn 08/17½ [UM] 08/17   20/55 [UM] 20/58
North Somerset Jn 08/18½ 08/18   20/53½ 20/57
Bath Spa 08.33a ~ 08.38d [P2] 08.31 ~ 08.38   20.36a ~ 20.38d [P1] 20.40 ~ 20.44
Bathampton Jn 08/44 08/43   20/32½ 20/36
Bradford Jn 09/05 08/54   20/18½ 20/24
Trowbridge 09.10a ~ 09.12d [P2] 08.56 ~ 09.11   20.12a ~ 20.14d [P1] 20.15 ~ 20.21
Westbury 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.18 ~ 09.28   19.59a ~ 20.05d [P3] 20.04 ~ 20.08
Fairwood Jn 09/30 09/33   19/52½ 20/01
Clink Road Jn 09/36 09/38   19/47½ 19/56
Frome - -   19.32 ~ 19.44 19.45 ~ 19.49
Blatchbridge Jn 09/39 09/41   19/29 19/43
East Somerset Jn 09/43 09/44   19/24 19/38
Castle Cary 09/53 [P2] 09/52   19/13 [P1] 19/29
Somerton GF 10/05 10/01   19/01 19/19
Athelney LC 10/16 10/08   18/51 19/12
Cogload Jn 10/22 10/16   18/47 19/09
Taunton 10w28a ~ 10w46d [P2] 10.25 ~ 10.45   18w28a ~ 18w41d [P5] 18.43 ~ 19.00
Norton Fitzwarren 10/49½ 10/56   18/25 18/40
Whiteball 11/01½ 11/11   18/16 18/33
Tiverton Parkway 11/04½ [P1] 11/14   18/12½ [P2] 18/29
Tiverton Loop 11/06 11/15   18/10½ 18/28
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/20 11/27   17/57½ 18/15
Exeter St Davids 11/21½ [P4] 11/30   17/55 [P5] 18/14
Dawlish Warren 11/33½ [DT] 11/42   17/43½ [UT] 18/04
Dawlish 11/35 11/43   17/42 18/03
Teignmouth 11/39 11/46   17/39 18/00
Newton Abbot 11/45 [P2] 11/53   17/32 [P1] 17/55 [P3]
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/45½ 11/54   17/31½ 17/54
Paignton 11.59a ~ 12.03d [P1] 12.08 ~ 12.14   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] ? ~ 17.41
Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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