16th September 2012

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used 3098+3100+1671+3121+3147+3122+1842+3125+4998+4959+4949+17013

Route :
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
4464 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
4464 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) This was the last 'Torbay Express' of the season.

Source : Nick Bartlett

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

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d [P10] 09.19   20.06a [P3] 20.06 110.68
? Bristol West Jn 09/17 09/22   20/03 20/05 ?
? Worle Jn 09/37 09/39   19/46 19/47 ?
19.07 Weston-super-Mare 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.44 ~ 09.48   19.31a ~ 19.41d [P1] 19.34 ~ 19.41 91.61
? Uphill Jn 09/48 09/53   19/28 19/31 ?
? Bridgwater 10/02 10/04   19/13 19/13 ?
? Cogload Jn 10/09 10/10   19/07 19/07 ?
45.16 Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d [P2] 10.14 ~ 10.40   18w28a ~ 19w00d [P5] 18.26 ~ 18.59 65.52
? Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/43 10/44   18/25 18/22 ?
? Whiteball 10/55 10/56   18/16 18/15 ?
? Tiverton Parkway 10/58 [P1] 11/00   18/12 [P2] 18/10 ?
? Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/02   18/10 18/09 ?
? Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/13   17/57 17/57 ?
? Exeter St Davids 11/15 [P4] 11/15   17/55 [P5] 17/55 ?
? Dawlish Warren 11/27 11/26   17/41 17/44 ?
? Dawlish 11/29 11/28   17/40 17/43 ?
? Teignmouth 11/32 11/30   17/37 17/40 ?
? Newton Abbot 11/38 [P2] 11/37   17/30 [P1] 17/34 ?
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/39 11/39   17/29 17/33 ?
104.16 Paignton 11.52a ~ 12.05d [P1] 11.52 ~ 12.01   17.10a ~ 17.16d [P2] 17.18 ~ 17.20 6.52
? Paignton GF 12/07 ?   17/07 ? ?
110.68 Kingswear 12.25a 12.21   16.50d 16.50 0.00


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