5th June 2011

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Locos Used 47815 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used booked for set EH01

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

Locos Route
71000 + 47815 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
71000 + 47815 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 47815 was provided due to fire risk after a spell of hot weather. It is reported that on the outward leg 71000 had problems with a burst pipe on the approach to Whiteball Summit and 47815 assisted the train forward.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d 20.38a [P3]
Worle Jn 09/35 20/16
Weston-super-Mare 09.40a ~ 09.42d 20.03a ~ 20.11d
Uphill Jn 09/46 19/55
Highbridge & Burnham 09/53 19/47
Bridgwater 10/01 19/40
Cogload Jn 10/09 ?
Taunton 10w16 ~ 10w43 18w48 ~ 19w27
Tiverton Parkway 11/01 18/29
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/16 18/13
Exeter St Davids 11/21 18/09
Dawlish Warren 11/32 17/51
Newton Abbot 11/54 17/45
Paignton 12.10a ~ 12.24d 17.10a ~ 17.16d
Kingswear 12.55a 16.45d


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