7th December 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Christmas Express

Loco Used steam: 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand')
Stock Used 35469+3097+3120+1691+3119+3068+3123+3149+3121+3098+17013

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


60019 (running as 4492) waits to leave Bournemouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.57d [P1] 09.01   21.06a [P1] 21.19
Branksome 09/03 [P1] 09/07   21/00 [P2] 21/12
Bournemouth Central 09.09a ~ 09.11d [P2] 09.12 ~ 09.16 [P2]   20.51a ~ 20.54d 20.54 ~ 20.58
Brockenhurst 09.36a ~ 09.45d [P1] 09.41 ~ 09.49   20.26a ~ 20.29d [P3] 20.19 ~ 20.29
Redbridge 10/01 [P1] 10/04   20/10 [P2] 20/06
Southampton Central 10.08a ~ 10.10d [P1] 10.12 ~ 10.16   20.00a ~ 20.03d [P4] 19.56 ~ 19.59
Northam Jn 10/12 [UF] ?   19/57 [DF] ?
St Denys 10/15 [P1] 10/21   19/54 [P2] 19/51
Eastleigh 10/20 [P1] 10/27   19/45 [DF] 19/46
Eastleigh East Jn 10/22 ?   19/43 ?
Romsey Sig. E822   19.15 ~ 19.23 ?
Romsey 10/36 [P2] 10/38   19/13 [P1] 19/17
Dean 10/44 10/46   18/59 19/01
Tunnel Jn 10/54 10/55   18/47 18/51
Salisbury 11w00 ~ 11w21 [P4] 10.59 ~ 11.21   18w07 ~ 18w42 [P4] 18.07 ~ 18.46
Wilton Jn 11/25 11/26   18/03 18/02
Wishford ? 11/32   17/58 17/57
Wylye LC ? 11/36   17/53 17/54
Upton Lovell ? 11/40   17/46 17/50
Warminster 11/43 11/47   17/37 17/44
Westbury 11/49 [P3] 11/54   17/26 [P1] 17/35
Bradford Jn 11/58 12/02   17/18 17/21
Bathampton Jn 12/11 12/17   17/06 17/08
Bath Spa 12.16a ~ 12.18d [P1] 12.22 ~ 12.28   16.54a ~ 17.00d [P2] 16.54 ~ 17.01
North Somerset Jn 12/30 12/40   16/40 16/43
Bristol Temple Meads 12.33a [P10] 12.54   16.38d [P9] 16.40


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (60019) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh Yard
5Z86 : (60019) : Eastleigh Yard to Poole Sidings
5Z86 : (60019) : Poole Sidings to Poole
5Z89 : (60019) : Poole to Poole Sidings
5Z89 : (60019) : Poole Sidings to Eastleigh Yard
5Z89 : (60019) : Eastleigh Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.50d 01.22a
Eastleigh South Jn - 01/12
Eastleigh 04/55 [P3] 01/10 [P3]
Eastleigh Yard 04.58 ~ 05.18 00.01 ~ 01.07
Eastleigh 05/21 [P2] 23/58 [P2]
St Denys 05/28 [P2] 23/40 [P1]
Northam Jn 05/30 23/29 [US]
Southampton Central 05.32 ~ 05.38 [P2] 23/26 [P1]
Redbridge 05/46 23/21
Brockenhurst 06/20 [P4] 23/03 [P2]
Bournemouth 06/49 [P2] 22/35 [P2]
Branksome 06/54 [P2] 22/26 [P1]
Poole 07.01 ~ 07.08 [P2] 22/20 [P1]
Poole Sidings 07.10 ~ 08.52 21.32 ~ 22.18
Poole 08.54a [P1] 21.30d [P1]


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