17th August 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Express

Locos Used 59203 'Vale of Pickering' & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+17015+3120+3097+1691+3068+3066+3119+3149+3107+5292

Route :
1Z87 : Poole to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z88 : Bristol Temple Meads to Poole

Loco(s) Route
70000 Poole - Bournemouth Central - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
70000 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Warminster (1)
59203 (2) Warminster - just south of Warminster station
59203 (3) just south of Warminster station - Warminster - Westbury
59203 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) It is reported that 70000 Britannia failed near Warminster with a failed injector. 59203 was sent to haul the train back from Warminster to Westbury, where 70000 was detached. 59203 then worked the train through to Poole.
(2) 70000 on front, but propelled by 59203 on the rear; to clear Warminster South points in order to reverse direction back to Westbury.
(3) 70000 on rear.


70000 departing Brockenhurst on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Andy Moody, Brian Knight & Phil Mieleszko

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.05d 08.06   20.10a 21.54
Branksome 08/11 08/13   20/04 21/49
Bournemouth Central 08.15a ~ 08.18d 08.19 ~ 08.21   19.54a ~ 19.58d 21.40 ~ 21.43
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.45 ~ 08.50 [P2]   19.30a ~ 19.32d 21.18 ~ 21.22
Redbridge 09/01 [SL] 09/02   19/16 21/02
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d 09.09 ~ 09.12   19.00a ~ 19.04d [FL] 20.49 ~ 20.52
Northam Jn 09/10 [FL] ?   18/57 ?
St Denys 09/12 09/17   18/54 [FL] 20/44
Eastleigh 09.19a ~ 09.28d 09.23 ~ 09.32   18/44 [DF] 20/35
Eastleigh East Jn 09/30 ?   18/41 ?
Romsey Sig E822   18.13 ~ 18.23 ??/??
Romsey 09/43 09/43   18/11 20/21
Dean 09/52 09/51   17/56 20/13
Tunnel Jn 10/02 10/01   17/41 20/03
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w22 10.04 ~ 10.23   17w02 ~ 17w37 20/00
Wilton Jn 10/26 10/28   16/54 19/48
Wishford ? ?   16/49 19/39
Wylye LC ? ?   16/44 19/36
Upton Lovell ? ?   16/37 19/32
Warminster 10/44 10/47   16/31 18/24
Westbury 10/49 10/55   16/20 16/28
Bradford Jn 10/55 11/02   16/12 16/15
Bathampton Jn 11/09 11/14   16/00 16/03
Bath Spa 11.14a ~ 1l.17d 11.18 ~ 11.24   15.52a ~ 15.54d 15.52 ~ 15.57
North Somerset Jn 11/33 11/37   15/38 15/40
Bristol East Jn 11/35 [DM] ?   15/37 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a 11.40   15.35d [P9] [UM] 15.37


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (???) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh Yard
5Z86 : (???) : Eastleigh Yard to Poole CS
5Z89 : (???) : Poole to Poole CS
5Z89 : (???) : Poole CS to Eastleigh Yard
5Z89 : (???) : Eastleigh Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.50d 23.10a
Eastleigh South Jn ? 23/01
Eastleigh 04/55 22/59
Eastleigh Yard 04.58 ~ 05.18 22.30 ~ 22.56
Eastleigh 05/21 22/27
St Denys 05/28 [FL] 22/21
Northam Jn 05/29 22/18 [FL]
Southampton Central 05.32 ~ 05.38 [FL] 22/16
Redbridge 05/45 22/09 [FL]
Brockenhurst 06/03 21/51
Bournemouth Central 06/34 21/23
Branksome 06/39 21/18
Poole 06/45 21/12
Poole Siding 06.47 ~ ??.?? 20.15 ~ 21.10
Poole ??.??a 20.13d


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