20th June 2015

NENTA Traintours
The Torbay Coast Boat Train

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & 47760
Stock Used 99680+6000+6115+6022+6724+3313+3326+3395+1961+3392+3350

Route : 
1Z14 : Norwich to Kingswear
1Z15 : Kingswear to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Witham - Chelmsford - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - [Westbury avoiding line] - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
47746 (2) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 47760 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 04.40d 04.40   01.03a 01.01
Thorpe Jn 04/41 ?   01/02 ?
Trowse Swing Bridge 04/42 ?   01/01 ?
Trowse Jn 04/43 04/43   01/00 00/57
Diss 05.02a ~ 05.04d 05.02 ~ 05.04   00.38a ~ 00.40d 00.36 ~ 00.38
Haughley Jn 05/15 05/16   00/25 00/24
Stowmarket 05.19a ~ 05.21d 05.19 ~ 05.21   00.18a ~ 00.20d 00.17 ~ 00.19
Europa Jn 05/33 ?   00/07 ?
East Suffolk Jn 05/35 05/34   00/06 00/04
Ipswich 05.46a ~ 05.49d 05.46 ~ 05.50   00.01a ~ 00.04d 23.59 ~ 00.02
Halifax Jn 05/51½ 05/52   23/59 23/56
Manningtree 06.03a ~ 06.06d 06.02 ~ 06.06   23.45a ~ 23.47d 23.43 ~ 23.44
Colchester 06.18a ~ 06.21d 06.17 ~ 06.21   23.31a ~ 23.34d 23.30 ~ 23.32 [P2]
Marks Tey 06/28 06/27   23/24 23/25
Witham [Down Loop] - -   23.03 ~ 23.14 ?
Witham 06.39a ~ 06.48d 06.37 ~ 06.48   22.59a ~ 23.01d 22.53 ~ 22.53
Chelmsford 07.00a ~ 07.02d 07.00 ~ 07.02   22.43a ~ 22.45d 22.38 ~ 22.41
Shenfield 07/14 07/13   22/32 22/30
Gidea Park 07/21 07/19   22/24 22/24
Ilford 07/27 07/24   22/18 22/18
Forest Gate Jn 07/29 07/25   22/16 22/16
Stratford 07.33a ~ 07.35d 07.29 ~ 07.34   22.11a ~ 22.14d 22.11 ~ 22.13
Channelsea Jn 07/38 ?   22/08½ ?
Lea Jn 07/42 07/40   22/07½ 22/05
Navarino Road Jn 07/48 07/46   22/02 21/58
Canonbury West Jn 07/52½ 07/50   21/58 21/53
Westbourne Road Jn 07/55 07/52   21/55 21/51
Camden East Jn 07/57½ ?   21/52 21/49
Camden Road Jn 08/02 07/57   21/50 21/47
Gospel Oak 08/05 08/03   21/45 21/42
West Hampstead 08/11 08/09   21/39½ 21/37
Kensal Green Jn 08/18 08/14   21/33 21/33
Willesden Junction HL 08.20 ~ 08.21 08/18?   21/32 21/31
Acton Wells Jn 08/24½ 08/23   21/29 21/28
Acton Main Line 08.28 ~ 08.29 08.25 ~ ?   21/26 21/24
Acton West 08/31 08/27   21/24 21/23
West Ealing 08/33 ?   21/20 ?
Southall 08/37 08/36   21/17 21/17
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/38½ 08/38   21/14 21/13
Slough 08/46 08/44   21/06 21/03
Maidenhead 08/57 08/56   21/01 20/58
Twyford 09/05 09/04   20/56 20/54
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/11 09/10   20/52 20/48
Reading 09.13a ~ 09.16d 09.13 ~ 09.16   20.36a ~ 20.49d 20.43 ~ 20.47
Oxford Road Jn 09/18 09/18   20/33 20/40
Southcote Jn 09/20 09/19   20/30 20/37
Theale 09/25½ ?   20/27 ?
Newbury 09.45 ~ 09.52 09.50 ~ 09.54   20/16 20/12
Bedwyn 10/07 10/09   20/06 19/54
Pewsey 10/15 10/16   19/58 19/47
Woodborough 10/18 10/19   19/55 19/44
Lavington 10/24 10/25   19/47 19/37
Heywood Road Jn 10/30 10/29   19/42 19/31
Fairwood Jn 10/32 10/31   19/40 19/28
Clink Road Jn 10/34 10/33   19/35 19/25
Frome - -   19/33 DIV?
Blatchbridge Jn 10/36 10/35   19/31 19/24
East Somerset Jn 10/39 10/37   19/25 19/21
Castle Cary 10/48 10/44   19/17 19/14
Somerton GF 10/55 10/50   19/09 19/06
Athelney LC 11/01 10/57   19/03 19/00
Cogload Jn 11/05 10/59   19/00½ 18/58
Taunton 11/09 11/05   18/57½ 18/55
Norton Fitzwarren 11/10 11/07   18/56 18/54
Whiteball 11/20 11/16   18/48 18/48
Tiverton Parkway 11/22 11/20   18/44½ 18/44
Tiverton Loop 11/23½ 11/21   18/43 18/42
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/34 11/31   18/30 18/30
Exeter St Davids 11.37a ~ 11.47d 11.34 ~ 11.49   18.16a ~ 18.27d 18.15 ~ 18.27
Dawlish Warren 11/58 12/01   17/59½ 17/58
Dawlish 11/59½ 12/03   17/57½ 17/55
Teignmouth 12/02½ 12/06   17/54 17/52
Newton Abbot 12/09 12/11 [P2]   17/47 17/47
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/09½ 12/12   17/46 17/46
Torquay 12.19a ~ 12.22d 12.21 ~ 12.24   17.32a ~ 17.36d 17.33 ~ 17.36
Paignton 12.27a ~ 12.32d 12.29 ~ 12.37   17.23a ~ 17.27d 17.20 ~ 17.27
Paignton GF 12.34 ~ 12.35 ?   17.15 ~ 17.20 ?
Kingswear 13.00a ?   16.45d ?


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