26th August 2007

Past Time Rail
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam : 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used 21245+3144+3141+3146+4998+1813+4949+5008+4986+5023+35333

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

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

Notes :
(1) This was the eighth of a series that was booked to run on the ten Sunday's between 8th July and 9th September 2007. It was due to hauled on this day by 34067 'Tangmere' but this loco failed with a defective air pipe so 6024 was a late substitute. John Clifford comments:
The outward journey ran well although we stood outside Taunton for 14 mins as our platform was blocked by a Minehead - Weymouth excursion. On the return we suffered from the problem that has affected other steam tours this year, poor coal. We stood in the loop at Tiverton Junc for 55mins while the support crew got the clinker out of the fire allowing the engine to raise boiler pressure. This is the same problem that affected this engine 2 days previously on "The Holiday Express". Due to the delay at Tiverton Loops, and that water had been taken at Exeter, the water stop at Taunton on the return was not taken.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location
Booked
Actual
 
Booked
Actual
Bristol Temple Meads
09.19d
09.20
 
21.44a
22.16
Bristol West Jn
?
09/22
 
?
22/14
Parson Street
?
?
 
?
22/10
Worle Jn
09/36
09/41
 
21/20
22/57
Western-super-Mare
09.42a ~ 09.47d
09.45 ~ 09.49
 
21.10a ~ 21.15d
22.45 ~ 22.47
Uphill Jn
10/02
09/53
 
21/07
21.38 ~ 21.39
Highbridge & Burnham
10/10
10/01
 
20/58
21/29
Bridgwater
10/17
10/07
 
20/50
21/23
Cogload Jn
10/32
10/12
 
20/44
21/17
Taunton
10w39a ~ 11w06d
10.36 ~ 11.06
 
20w17a ~ 20w37d
21.08 ~ 21.10
Tiverton Parkway
11/22
11/27
 
19/57
20/52
Tiverton Loops
?
11/29
 
19/53
19.52 ~ 20.47
Cowley Bridge Jn
11/36
11/41
 
19/38
19/32
Exeter St Davids
11*39a ~ 11*44d
11.44 ~ 11.46
 
18w44a ~ 19w34d
18.37 ~ 19.28
Dawlish Warren
11/57
11/58
 
18/30
18/22
Newton Abbot
12/07
12/07
 
18/17
18/12
Paignton
12.29a ~ 12.35d
12.22 ~ 12.36
 
17.51a ~ 17.57d
17.51 ~ 17.57
Churston
?
12.48 ~ 12.50
 
?
17/34
Kingswear
13.10a
13.02
 
17.17d
17.22


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