20th March 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used D7535, 47804, 47826 & steam: 60019 'Bittern'
Stock Used 99680+5032+1860+3148+3143+3150+99122+99679+99352+99350+6312

Route :
1Z46 : Poole to Kingswear
1Z47 : Kingswear to Poole

Loco(s) Route
47804 + 47826 Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
60019 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton
60019 (2) Paignton - Kingswear
60019 (2) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Paignton
60019 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47804 (3) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) Route above is from booked timings. This was a re-run of the train which experienced difficulties on 3rd October 2009. Was originally scheduled for haulage by 34067 'Tangmere'.
(2) D7535 on rear.
(3) 47826 on rear.

Sources : Neil Kearns, Roger Smith & Steve Marshall

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Neil Kearns)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Poole 07.00d 23.47a
Branksome 07/06 23/41
Bournemouth 07.14a ~ 07.19d 23.34a ~ 23.37d
Christchurch ? 23.24a ~ 23.27d
Brockenhurst 07/38 23/11
Redbridge 07/51 23/00
Southampton Central 07.58a ~ 08.03d 22.52a ~ 22.56d
Northam Jn 08/06 22/49
St Denys 08/08 22/47
Eastleigh 08.14a ~ 08.20d 22.35a ~ 22.41d
Eastleigh East Jn 08/21 22/34
Romsey 08/33 22/21
Dean 08/41 22/10
Tunnel Jn 08/50 21/59
Salisbury 08.53a ~ 08.55d 21.52a ~ 21.56d
Wilton Jn 08/58 21/47
Warminster 09/16 21/27
Westbury 09.22a ~ 09.25d 21.17a ~ 21.21d
Bradford Jn 09/33 21/10
Bathampton Jn 09/42 21/00
Bath Spa 09/46 20/56
North Somerset Jn 09/56 20/46
Bristol East Jn 09/57 20/45
Bristol Temple Meads 09L59a ~ 10L21d 20L20a ~ 20L44d
Bristol West Jn 10/23 20/18
Parson Street ? 20/15
Worle Jn 10/40 20/01
Uphill Jn 10/42 19/59
Bridgwater 10/56 19/45
Cogload Jn 11/03 19/38
Taunton 11/08 19/34
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 11/10 19/32
Whiteball Tunnel 11/20 19/26
Tiverton Parkway 11/23 19/21
Tiverton Loop 11w26 ~ 12w00 19/19
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/18 19/06
Exeter St Davids 12.22 ~ 12.33 18w33 ~ 19w03
Dawlish Warren 12/47 18.06 ~ 18.16
Dawlish 12/49 17/57
Teignmouth 12/53 17/50
Newton Abbot 13/00 17/50
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/02 17/48
Paignton 13.20 ~ 13.32 17.19 ~ 17.28
Paignton GF 13.42 ~ 13.44 17.07 ~ 17.09
Kingswear 14.09a 16.40d


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