7th August 2016

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 21272+3098+3121+1671+3147+3149+3120+3123+1813+4946+4998+21249

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

Loco Route
60163 Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
60163 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes : 
(1) 60163 'Tornado' replaced unavailable 34046 'Braunton'.
(2) 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' on 'The Royal Duchy' was overtaken at Tiverton Loop.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d [P8] 09.15 [P6]   20.07a [P9] 20.08 [P3]
Bristol West Jn 09/17 [DM] 09/17   20/04 [UM] 20/07
Parson Street 09/19 09/21   20/01½ [P2] 20/04
Yatton 09/31 09/32   19/51 19/53
Worle Jn 09/37 09/38   19/46 19/45
Weston-super-Mare 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.43 ~ 09.48   19.31a ~ 19.41d [P1] 19.32 ~ 19.39
Uphill Jn 09/48 09/52   19/28 19/29
Bridgwater 10/02 10/04   19/13 19/13
Cogload Jn 10/09 10/10   19/07 19/06
Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d [P2] 10.16 ~ 10.40 [P2]   18w28a ~ 19w00d [P5] 18.25 ~ 18.56
Norton Fitzwarren 10/43½ 10/43   18/25½ 18/22
Whiteball 10/55½ 10/54   18/16 18/15
Tiverton Parkway 10/58½ [P1] 10/59   18/12½ [P2] 18/12
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/00   18/10½ 18/10
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/12   17/57½ 17/58
Exeter St Davids 11/15½ [P4] 11/14 [P4]   17/55 [P5] 17/56
Dawlish Warren 11/27½ [DT] 11/25   17/43½ [UT] 17/46
Dawlish 11/29 11/27   17/42 17/45
Teignmouth 11/34 11/33   17/39 17/41
Newton Abbot 11/40 [P1] 11/42 [P1]   17/32 [P1] 17/35
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 11/43   17/31½ 17/34
Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.59 ~ 12.08   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.17 ~ 17.22
Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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