26th July 2006

Past Time Rail
Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used 21269+3147+3141+5008+4949+1813+4986+5023+4998+35333

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 - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
6024 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) The loco was originally to be 34067 'Tangmere', but this was out of action so 6024 substituted.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 09.19d 09.19d   21.42a 21.24a
Bristol West Jn ? 09/21   ? 21/21
Parson Street - -   ? 21/19
Worle Jn 09/38 09/41   21/19 21/05
Weston-super-Mare 09.44a ~ 09.46d 09.45a~ 09.48d   21.08a ~ 21.13d 20.58a ~ 21.00d
Uphill Jn 09/51 09/52   21/05 20/53
Highbridge 09/59 10/00   20/56 20/46
Bridgwater 10/06 10/05   20/50 20/41
Cogload Jn 10/14 10/11   20/44 20/35
Taunton 10w21 ~ 11w06 10.16 ~ 11.07   20w24 ~ 20w37 20.00 ~ 20.26
Tiverton Parkway 11/25 11/25   20/04 19/46
Tiverton Junction ? 11/28   19*49 ~ 19*58 19/44
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/42 11/39   19/32 19/29
Exeter St Davids 11w47 ~ 12w00 11.43 ~ 12.00   18w50 ~ 19w27 18.43 ~ 19.26
Dawlish Warren 12/14 12/13   18/35 18/30
Newton Abbot 12/25 12/23   18/22 18/15
Torquay 12/33 12/31   18/03 18/03
Paignton 12.43a ~ 13.05d 12.37a ~ 13.06d   17.52a ~ 17.57d 17.55a ~ 17.58d
Churston ? 13/15   ? 17/30
Kingswear 13.32a 13.24a   17.15d 17.20d


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