7th September 2014

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used 3098+3100+1671+3147+3112+3122+1813+4946+4998+35461

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 - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
4464 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & RealTime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d [P10] 09.15   20.06a [P7] 20/12½
Bristol West Jn 09/17 [DM] 09/16   20/03 [UM] 20/11
Bedminster 09/17½ 09/17½   20/03 20/10
Parson Street 09/19 09/19   20/01½ 20/09
Parson Street Jn 09/19 09/19   20/01½ 20/08½
Flax Bourton 09/24 09/24   19/57 20/04
Nailsea & Backwell 09/16½ 09/26   19/55 20/01
Yatton 09/31 09/29½   19/51 19/57
Worle 09/36½ 09/34   19/46½ 19/52½
Worle Jn 09/37 09/34½   19/46 19/51½
Weston Milton 09/38½ 09/36½   19/44 19/50
Weston-super-Mare 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.39 ~ 09.44½   19.31a ~ 19.41d [P1] 19.40 ~ 19.47
Uphill Jn 09/48 09/48½   19/28 19/36½
Brent Knoll 09/52½ 09/52½   19/23 19/32
Highbridge & Burnham 09/55½ 09/56½   19/20 19/29
Bridgwater 10/02 10/02   19/13 19/19½
Cogload Jn 10/09 10/07½   19/07 19/10
Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d [P2] 10/13 ~ 10.43 [P2]   18w28a ~ 19w00d [P5] 18.33 ~ 18.58½
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/43 10/47½   18/25½ 18/31
Wellington Crossover 10/51 10/54½   18/19½ 18/26
Whiteball 10/55 10/59   18/16 18/24
Tiverton Parkway 10/58 [P1] 11/03   18/12½ [P2] 18/19
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/04   18/10½ 18/17½
Hele & Bradninch LC 11/06½ 11/09   18/04½ 18/12
Stoke Canon LC 11/11½ 11/13   18/00 18/08
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/16   17/57 18/06
Exeter St Davids 11/15 [P4] 11/18   17/55 [P5] 18/04
Starcross 11/25 11/26   17/45½ 17/56½
Dawlish Warren 11/27½ 11/28 [DM]   17/43 17/54 [UM]
Dawlish 11/29 11/30   17/42 17/53
Teignmouth 11/34 11/34   17/39 17/50
Newton Abbot 11/40 [P1] 11/42 [P1]   17/32 [P1] 17/44
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 1/43   17/31 17/43
Torre 11/48½ 11/50   17/24 17/36
Torquay 11/50 11/51   17/22½ 17/35
Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.54 ~ 12.03   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.27 ~ 17.30
Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.28a 12.28   16.50d 16.50


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