4th September 2005

Past Time Rail
Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used load 10

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

Loco Route
6024 Bristol Temple Meads - Weston-super-Mare - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
6024 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Had been advertised for haulage by either 6024 'King Edward I' or 60009 'Union of South Africa'.
(2) Steve Marshall reports that 6024 slipped to a halt at Waterside on the outward and took 10-15 minutes to clear the bend.

Sources : Gary Thornton & Steve Marshall

Timings (Booked Only)

n.b. timings below are from the 7th August run - confirmation is required if they were identical on this date.

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0 Bristol Temple Meads 09.25d 21.18a 112
16.8 Worle Jn 09/45 20/54 95.2
19.1 Weston-super-Mare 09.50a ~ 09.52d 20.46a ~ 20.49d 92.9
20.8 Uphill Jn 09/56 20/42 91.2
28.1 Highbridge & Burnham 10/05 20/34 83.9
34.4 Bridgwater 10/10 20/27 77.6
45.9 Taunton 10w23a ~ 10w55d 20w00a ~ 20w15d 66.1
60.1 Tiverton Parkway 11/13 19/44 51.9
? Tiverton Up Loop - 19.30a ~ 19.39d 49.9
76.6 Exeter St Davids 11w33a ~ 11w52d 18w16a ~ 19w09d 35.4
87.1 Dawlish Warren 12/06 18/03 24.9
96.8 Newton Abbot 12/19 17/50 15.2
103.4 Torquay 12/28 17/31 8.6
105.5 Paignton 12.38a ~ 12.55d 17.20a ~ 17.25d 6.5
112 Kingswear 13.35a 16.50d 0


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