2nd May 2012

Torbay Express Ltd
The Dreaming Spires Express

Tour cancelled due to no steam loco being available.

Route :
1Z92 : Poole to Oxford
1Z93 : Oxford to Poole

Advertised Locos Route
steam: 4464 'Bittern' or 70000 ' Britannia' or 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Reading West - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Oxford
steam: 4464 'Bittern' or 70000 ' Britannia' or 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' Oxford  - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Source : Roy Roberts and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked
Poole 08.05d
Branksome 08/12
Bournemouth 08.17a ~ 08.20d
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d
Redbridge 09/01
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d
Northam Jn 09/11
St Denys 09/22
Eastleigh 09.27a ~ 09.43d
Shawford 09/48
Winchester 09/52
Wallers Ash 09.59a ~ 10.19d [UPL]
Worting Jn 10/19
Basingstoke 10.22a ~ 10.24d
Bramley 10/31
Southcote Jn 10/42
Oxford Road Jn 10/44
Reading West Jn 10/50
Didcot East Jn 11/14
Didcot Parkway 11/15
Didcot North Jn 11/17
Kennington Jn 11/27
Oxford U&DL 11.30a ~ 11.45d
Oxford 11.46a ~ 17.21d
Kennington Jn 17/24
Didcot North Jn 17/35
Foxhall Jn 17/37
Wantage Road 17/43
Challow 17.48d ~ 18.09d [DR]
Uffington 18/14
Swindon 18/25
Wootton Bassett Jn 18/31
Chippenham 18/40
Thingley East Jn 18/41
Thingley Jn 18/42
Bradford Jn 18/57
Westbury 19/07
Warminster 19/17
Upton Lovell 19/24
Wylye LC 19/31
Wishford 19/36
Wilton Jn 19/41
Salisbury 19.45a ~ 20.05d
Tunnel Jn 20/08
Dean 20/19
Romsey 20/28
Eastleigh East Jn 20.47a ~ 20.51d
Eastleigh 20/53
St Denys 20/58
Northam Jn 21/00
Southampton Central 21.03a ~ 21.06d
Redbridge 21/11
Brockenhurst 21.25a ~ 21.27d
Bournemouth 21.48a ~ 21.51d
Branksome 21/57
Poole 22.05a


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