15th August 2012

Torbay Express
The Dreaming Spires Express

Locos Used 66001 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used (1) (17041+) 17015+3149+3123+1691+3069+3119+3120

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

Loco Route
71000 Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh (2)
66001 Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Reading West - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Oxford
66001 Oxford  - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) 17041 was only in the consist when 71000 was hauling the train.
(2) 71000 failed at Eastleigh on the outward leg with valve gear problems and was replaced by 66001.


71000 arrives at Bournemouth with the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout), Nick Bartlett, Mark Herriott and Chris Bracey.

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett and Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual
Poole 08.05d [P1] 08.06
Branksome 08/12 08/12
Bournemouth 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P2] 08.16 ~ 08.19 [P2]
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d [P2] 08.45 ~ 08.48
Redbridge 09/01 09/02
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d [P1] 09.08 ~ 09.12
Northam Jn 09/11 [US] ?
St Denys 09/22 [P1] 09/16
Eastleigh 09w27a ~ 09w43d [P1] 09.24 ~ 09.51
Shawford 09/48 ?
Winchester 09/52 [P1] 10/58
Wallers Ash 09.59a ~ 10.09d [UPL] ?
Worting Jn 10/19 [US] 11/14
Basingstoke 10.22a ~ 10.24d [P4] 11.18 ~ 11.18
Bramley 10/31 11/23
Southcote Jn 10/42 11/32
Oxford Road Jn 10/45 11/35
Reading West Jn 10/50 [DR] 11/36
Didcot East Jn 11/14 [DR] 11/52
Didcot Parkway 11/15 [P3] 11/54
Didcot North Jn 11/17 11/56
Kennington Jn 11/27 12/02
Oxford U&DL 11.30a ~ 11.45d ?
Oxford 11.46a ~ 17.22d [P1] 12.08 ~ 17.25
Kennington Jn 17/25 17/29
Didcot North Jn 17/35 17/36
Foxhall Jn 17/37 ?
Wantage Road 17/43 17/46
Challow 17.48d ~ 18.09d [DR] ? ~ 18.08
Uffington 18/14 18/12
Swindon 18/25 [P4] 18/22
Wootton Bassett Jn 18/31 18/28
Chippenham 18/39 [P1] 18/39
Thingley East Jn 18/40 18/41
Thingley Jn 18/41 18/42
Bradford Jn 18/57 18/56
Westbury 19/07 [P1] 19/09
Warminster 19/17 19/21
Upton Lovell 19/24 19/27
Wylye LC 19/31 19/31
Wishford 19/36 19/35
Wilton Jn 19/41 19/40
Salisbury 19w45a ~ 20w05d [P4] 19.45 ~ 20.00
Tunnel Jn 20/08 20/03
Dean 20/19 20/16
Romsey 20/28 20/27
Eastleigh East Jn 20.47a ~ 20.51d ?
Eastleigh 20/53 [DF] 20/45
St Denys 20/58 [P2] 20/54
Northam Jn 21/00 ?
Southampton Central 21.03a ~ 21.06d [P4] 20.58 ~ 21.00
Redbridge 21/11 21/04
Brockenhurst 21.25a ~ 21.27d [P3] 21.16 ~ 21.19
Bournemouth 21.48a ~ 21.51d [P3] 21.52 ~ 21.55
Branksome 21/57 22/00
Poole 22.05a [P2] 22.04


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z92 : (71000) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Poole
5Z93 : (66001) : Poole to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 05.00d 01.20a
Eastleigh South Jn - 01/13
Eastleigh 05/04 01/11
Eastleigh Yard 05.07a ~ 05.30d 00.46a ~ 01.09d
Eastleigh 05/33 00/44
St Denys 05/43 00/34
Northam Jn 05/53 00/32
Southampton Central 05/56 00/29
Redbridge 06/03 00/25
Brockenhurst 06/23 00/06
Bournemouth Central 06/50 23/38
Branksome 06/56 23/26
Poole 07/03 23/18
Poole Sidings 07.05a ~ 08.00d 22.11a ~ 23.16d
Poole 08.02a 22.10d


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