24th July 2016

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used 66093
Stock Used 4998+4946+1813+3097+3123+3149+3147+1671+3121+3098+21272

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

Loco Route
 
66093 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
66093 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 66093 replaced failed 46100 'Royal Scot'.


66093 at Freshford on the outward leg of the tour (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.00d [P7] 08.11   20.54a [P11] 20.35
Bristol East Jn 08/02½ [UM] 08/13   20/52½ [UM] 20/34
North Somerset Jn 08/03½ 08/14   20/51 20/28
Bath Spa 08.18a ~ 08.22d [P2] 08.25 ~ 08.28   20.34a ~ 20.36d [P1] 20.13 ~ 20.16
Bathampton Jn 08/27 08/35   20/30 20/09
Bradford Jn 08/43 08/49   20/16 19/58
Trowbridge 08.46a ~ 08.48d [P2] 08.51 ~ 08.55   20/14 [P1] 19/55
Westbury 08.57a ~ 08.59d [P2] 09.01 ~ 09.15   19.58a ~ 20.06d [P3] 19.43 ~ 19.44
Fairwood Jn 09/04 09/08   19/52½ 19/28
Clink Road Jn 09/10 09/12   19/47½ 19/21
Frome - -   19.32 ~ 19.44 DIV?
Blatchbridge Jn 09/13 09/14   19/29 19/18
East Somerset Jn 09/17 09/17   19/24 19/14
Castle Cary 09/28 [P2] 09/25   19/13 [P1] 19/07
Somerton GF 09/40 09/32   19/01 18/58
Athelney LC 09/52 09/42   18/51 18/50
Cogload Jn 09/58 09/45   18/47 18/45
Taunton 10w04a ~ 10w40d [P2] 09.51 ~ 10.37   18w28a ~ 18w41d [P5] 18.28 ~ 18.31
Norton Fitzwarren 10/43½ 10/48   18/25½ 18/25
Whiteball 10/55½ 11/00   18/16 18/18
Tiverton Parkway 10/58½ [P1] 11/04   18/12½ [P2] 18/15
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/05   18/10½ 18/13
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/17   17/57½ 18/02
Exeter St Davids 11/15½ [P4] 11/20   17/55 [P5] 18/00
Dawlish Warren 11/27½ [DT] 11/30   17/43½ [UT] 17/49
Dawlish 11/29 11/33   17/42 17/47
Teignmouth 11/34 11/38   17/39 17/43
Newton Abbot 11/40 [P1] 11/45   17/32 [P1] 17/37
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 11/47   17/31½ 17/36
Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.59 ~ 12.06   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.20 ~ 17.23
Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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