5th December 2012

Torbay Express
The Bath Spa Express

Tour cancelled due to unavailable DBS train crew.

Route :
1Z97 : Poole to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z98 : Bristol Temple Meads to Poole

Advertised Loco Advertised Route
steam: 70000 'Britannia' Poole - Bournemouth -  Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
steam: 70000 'Britannia' Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) This would have been the last 'Bath Spa Express' of the 2012 season.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Poole 08.05d [P1]   21.04a [P2]
Branksome 08/12   20/58
Bournemouth Central 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P2]   20.48a ~ 20.52d [P3]
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d [P2]   20.24a ~ 20.26d [P3]
Redbridge 09/01   20/10
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d [P1]   20.00a ~ 20.04d [P4]
Northam Jn 09/11 [UF]   19/57 [DF]
St Denys 09/13 [P1]   19/54 [P2]
Eastleigh 09.22a ~ 09.28d [P1]   19/45 [DF]
Eastleigh East Jn 09/30   19/44
Romsey Sig. E882 -   19.15 ~ 19.20
Romsey 09/43 [P2]   19/13 [P1]
Dean 09/52   18/59
Tunnel Jn 10/02   18/47
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w20 [P4]   18w05 ~ 18w43 [P4]
Wilton Jn 10/24   18/01
Wishford 10/29   17/56
Wylye LC 10/33   17/50
Upton Lovell 10/37   17/41
Warminster 10/42   17/32
Westbury 10/50 [P3]   17/21 [DR]
Bradford Jn 10/59   17/11
Bathampton Jn 11/12   16/59
Bath Spa 11.16a ~ 1l.19d [P1]   16.51a ~ 16.53d [P2]
North Somerset Jn 11/34   16/38
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a [P10]   16.35d [P9]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z96 : (70000) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Poole
5Z95 : (70000) : Poole to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.30d 23.50a
Eastleigh South Jn - 23/41
Eastleigh 04/35 23/39
Eastleigh Yard 04.38 ~ 05.12 23.06 ~ 23.36
Eastleigh 05/15 23/03
St Denys 05/22 22/56
Northam Jn 05/26 22/53
Southampton Central 05.29 ~ 05.41 22/49
Redbridge 05/48 22/40
Brockenhurst 06/06 22/25
Bournemouth Central 06/34 21/59
Branksome 06/39 21/54
Poole 06/45 21/48
Poole Sidings 06.47 ~ 08.00 21.09 ~ 21.46
Poole 08.02a 21.07d


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