31st August 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand')
Stock Used 17013+5292+3119+3149+3066+3068+1691+3097+3120+17015

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

Loco Route
60019 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
60019 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Sources : Neil Kearns, Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.05d 08.07   20.10a 20.04
Branksome 08/11 08/14   20/03 19/59
Bournemouth Central 08.15a ~ 08.18d 08.20 ~ 08.24   19.54a ~ 19.58d 19.47 ~ 19.52
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.48 ~ 08.51   19.30a ~ 19.32d 19.21 ~ 19.27
Redbridge 09/01 [SL] 09/04   19/16 19/09
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d 09.08 ~ 09.12   19.00a ~ 19.04d [FL] 19/00 ~ 19.03
Northam Jn 09/10 [FL] ?   18/57 ?
St Denys 09/12 09/24   18/54 [FL] 18/54
Eastleigh 09.19a ~ 09.28d 09/31   18/44 [DF] 18/45
Eastleigh East Jn 09/30 ?   18/41 ?
Romsey Sig E822   18.13 ~ 18.23 ?
Romsey 09/43 09/42   18/11 18/11
Dean 09/52 09/51   17/56 17/52
Tunnel Jn 10/02 10/01   17/41 17/42
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w22 10.05 ~ 10.22   17w00 ~ 17w37 17.10 ~ 17.37 [P4]
Wilton Jn 10/25 10/26   16/56 16/56
Wishford 10/29 10/32   16/50 16/51
Wylye LC 10/33 10/37   16/45 16/47
Upton Lovell 10/37 10/42   16/37 16/43
Warminster 10/42 10/50   16/30 16/37
Westbury 10/47 10/57   16/18 16/28
Bradford Jn 10/58 11/04   16/10 16/21
Bathampton Jn 11/10 11/16   15/58 16/08
Bath Spa 11.14a ~ 1l.17d 11.21 ~ 11.26   15.51a ~ 15.53d 15.57 ~ 16.02
North Somerset Jn 11/33 11/41   15/37 15/46
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a 11.43   15.35d 15.43


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 22.32 ~ 22.56
Eastleigh 05/21 22/29
St Denys 05/27 [FL] 22/22
Northam Jn 05/29 22/10 [SL]
Southampton Central 05.33 ~ 05.39 [FL] 22/08
Redbridge 05/47 22/02 [FL]
Brockenhurst 06/05 21/45
Bournemouth Central 06/37 21/22
Branksome 06/41 21/18
Poole 06/45 21/12
Poole Siding 06.47 ~ 08.00 20.15 ~ 21.10
Poole ??.??a 20.13d


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