13th August 2006

Past Time Rail
Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used ?????

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 & 6024 substituted.

Source : Steven Toogood (on the train throughout).

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steven Toogood)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 09.19d 09.18d   21.42a 21.29a
Worle Jn 09/38 09/40   21/18 21/09
Weston-super-Mare 09.44a ~ 09.46d 09.44a ~ 09.47d   21.08a ~ 21.13d 21.02a ~ 21.04d
Uphill Jn 09/50 09/52   ? ?
Highbridge 09/59 09/59   20/56 20/51
Bridgwater 10/05 10/05   20/50 20/46
Taunton 10w21 ~ 11w06 10.18 ~ 11.04   20w24 ~ 20w37 20.21 ~ 20.34
Tiverton Parkway 11/24 11/33   20/04 20/04
Tiverton Junction ? ?   19*49 ~ 19*58 19.52 ~ 19.59
Exeter St Davids 11w47 ~ 12w00 11.50 ~ 11.59   18w50 ~ 19w27 18.55 ~ 19.31
Dawlish Warren 12/14 12/11   18/35 18/34
Newton Abbot 12/24 12.20 ~ 12.23   18/22 18/18
Torquay 12/33 12/33   18/03 18/07
Paignton 12.43a ~ 13.05d 12.38a ~ 13.06d   17.52a ~ 17.57d 17.52a ~ 18.01d
Kingswear 13.30a 13.23a   17.15d 17.19d


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