28th September 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+3149+3119+3069+1691+3068+3097+3120+17015

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

Loco 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) - Poole

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett, Neil Kearns & Chris Bracey)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.03d 08.04   20.10a 20.02
Branksome 08/10 08/11   20/04 19/56
Bournemouth Central 08.17a ~ 08.20d 08.17 ~ 08.20   19.54a ~ 19.58d 19.46 ~ 19.49
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.48 ~ 08.50   19.30a ~ 19.32d 19.21 ~ 19.25
Redbridge 09/01 [FL] 09/04   19/16 19/10
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d 09.08 ~ 09.10   19.00a ~ 19.04d [FL] 19.02 ~ 19.05
Northam Jn 09/10 [SL] ?   18/57 ?
St Denys 09/23 09/23   18/54 [FL] 18/55
Eastleigh 09/28 09/32   18/45 [DF] 18/48
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 09/52   17/56 17/51
Tunnel Jn 10/02 10/02   17/41 17/39
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w22 10.05 ~ 10.21   17w04 ~ 17w37 16.57 ~ 17.35
Wilton Jn 10/26 10/25   17/00 16/51
Wishford 10/30 10/31   16/54 16/42
Wylye LC 10/34 10/35   16/49 16/38
Upton Lovell 10/39 10/40   16/41 16/34
Warminster 10/44 10/47   16/31 16/28
Westbury 10/49 10/56   16/20 16/20
Bradford Jn 10/57 11/02   16/11 16/13
Bathampton Jn 11/10 11/15   15/59 16/00
Bath Spa 11.14a ~ 1l.17d 11.20 ~ 11.24   15.52a ~ 15.54d 15.50 ~ 15.54
North Somerset Jn 11/33 11/37   15/38 15/39
Bristol East Jn 11/35 [UM] ?   15/37 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a [P10] 11.40   15.35d [P9] [UM] 15.36


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 05/28 [FL] 22/22
Northam Jn 05/29 22/10 [SL]
Southampton Central 05.32 ~ 05.38 [FL] 22/08
Redbridge 05/45 22/02 [FL]
Brockenhurst 06/03 21/45
Bournemouth Central 06/34 21/22
Branksome 06/39 21/18
Poole 06/45 21/12
Poole Siding 06.47 ~ 07.58 20.15 ~ 21.10
Poole 08.00a 20.13d

5Z87 : (???) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol West Jn
5Z87 : (???) : Bristol West Jn to Barton Hill CW
5Z88 : (???) : Barton Hill CW to Bristol West Jn
5Z88 : (???) : Bristol West Jn to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 11.50d [P1] [CL] 15.30a [P9]
Bristol West Jn 11.52 ~ 12.19 [UM] 15.05 ~ 15.28 [UM]
Bristol Temple Meads 12.21 ~ 12.25 [UT] [UDR] 15/03 [UT] [CL]
Barton Hill CW 12.30a 14.58d [UDR]

0Z87 : (70000) : Barton Hill CW to Lawrence Hill
0Z87 : (70000) : Lawrence Hill to North Somerset Jn
0Z87 : (70000) : North Somerset Jn to Bristol Temple Meads
0Z87 : (70000) : Bristol Temple Meads to Barton Hill CW

Location Booked
Barton Hill CW 13.22d
Dr Days Jn 13/27
Lawrence Hill 13.28 ~ 13.30
Dr Days Jn 13/31
North Somerset Jn 13.54 ~ 13.56
Bristol East Jn 13/58
Bristol Temple Meads 13.59 ~ 14.06
Barton Hill CW 14.11a


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