19th October 2022

InterCity
The Torbay Delight

Locos Used (2) 37521, 37688 'Great Rocks' & 47828
Stock Used 9513+11098+11077+11091+10411+11076+11070+11075

Route :
1Z45 : York to Paignton
1Z46 : Paignton to York

Loco(s) Route
37688 + 37521 (1) York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds - Whitehall Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
37521 + 37688 (1) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - (reverse of outward route) - York

Notes :
(1) 47828 on rear.
(2) 37521 running as D6817.
(3) 37521 & 37688 replaced unavailable 45118 'The Royal Artilleryman'.


37688+37521 pass Newton Abbot on the outward leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
York 06.00d [P5] [LSL] 06.00   23.54a [P10] 23.35
Colton Jn 06/06½ [LSL] 06/09   23/47 [NNL] 23/20
Church Fenton 06/12 [TL] 06/14   23/34½ [P4] [NNL] 23/11
Micklefield 06/17½ [P2] 06/20   23/28½ [P1] 23/06
Cross Gates 06/23 [P2] 06/25   23/23 [P1] 23/02
Neville Hill West Jn 06/27½ 06/28   23/19½ 22/59
Leeds 06.30a ~ 06.43d [P12] [D] 06.33 ~ 06.44   23.01a ~ 23.16d [P15] 22.50 ~ 22.56
Leeds West Jn 06/44½ [D] 06/46   22/57½ [E] 22/49
Whitehall Jn 06/45 06/47   22/57 [E] 22/48
Holbeck Jn 06/46 06/48   - -
Copley Hill West Jn - -   22/56½ [CHC] 22/46
Wakefield Westgate 06/57 [P1] 07/02   22/44½ [DM] 22/36
Hare Park Jn 07/01½ 07/07   22/40½ 22/32
South Kirkby Jn 07/07½ 07/14   22/35 22/26
Moorthorpe 07/08½ [P1] 07/15   22/31½ [P2] 22/25
Swinton 07/19 07/23   22/19½ 22/19
Aldwarke Jn 07/21 07/28   22/15 22/17
Holmes Jn 07/24½ 07/32   22/12 22/14
Wincobank Jn 07/29½ ?   22/10 ?
Nunnery Main Line Jn 07/36 07/37   22/06½ 22/09
Sheffield 07.38a ~ 08.15d [P6] 07.39 ~ 08.14   22.01a ~ 22.04d [P5] 22.01 ~ 22.04
Dore Station Jn 08/22 08/20   21/55½ 21/54
Tapton Jn 08/31½ 08/30   21/48 ?
Chesterfield 08.33a ~ 08.36d [P2] [ML] 08.32 ~ 08.35   21.44a ~ 21.46d [P1] 21.43 ~ 21.45
Chesterfield South Jn 08/38 08/37   21/42 21/42
Clay Cross North Jn 08/40½ 08/40   21/39½ [ML] 21/40
Ambergate Jn 08/50½ 0849   21/28½ 21/31
St Mary's South Jn 08/58½ [B] 08/56   21/19½ [DF] 21/22
Derby 09.01a ~ 09.04d [P2] 08.57 ~ 09.03 [P2]   21.04a ~ 21.17d [P1] [A] 20.45 ~ 21.15
L.N.W. Jn 09/06½ [DTF] 09/05   21/01½ [UTF] 20/43
Stenson Jn 09/11 09/09   20/57 20/40
North Stafford Jn 09/11½ 09/10   20/56½ 20/39
Clay Mills Jn 09/14½ 09/12   20/49 20/36
Burton-on-Trent 09/16½ [P2] 09/14   20/47 [P1] 20/34
Wichnor Jn 09/21½ 09/19   20/42½ 20/29
Elford Loop 09*28 ~ 09*33 09.26 ~ 09.31   - -
Tamworth HL 09.39a ~ 09.42d [P4] 09.37 ~ 09.42   20.26a ~ 20.32d [P3] 20.17 ~ 20.22
Kingsbury Jn 09/50 09/48   20/20 20/11
Whitacre Jn 09*55 ~ 09*58 09.55 ~ 09.57   - -
Coleshill Parkway 10/01½ [P1] 10/01   - -
Water Orton 10/03½ [DW] [ML] 10/04   20/16½ 20/08
Castle Bromwich Jn 10/06 10/07   20/15½ 20/07
Landor Street Jn 10/12 10/12   20*01 ~ 20*10 [ML] 19.59 ~ 20.01
St Andrews Jn 10/14 10/13   19/59 19/57
Bordesley Jn 10/15 10/14   19/58 19/56
Lifford East Jn 10/21 10/19   19/51½ 19/50
Kings Norton 10/23 [FL] 10/21   19/49½ 19/48
Longbridge 10/27 10/24   19/46 [FL] 19/43
Longbridge Sig.23 - -   19*39 ~ 19*43 ?
Barnt Green 10/29½ [P2] 10/27   19/33 [P1] [SL] 19/30
Bromsgrove 10/32½ [P4] 10/29   19/27½ [P2] 19/25
Stoke Works Jn 10/34½ 10/31   19/25½ 19/23
Abbotswood Jn 10/43½ 10/39   19/16 19/15
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 10/52½ [P2] 10/47   19/07 [P1] 19/07
Cheltenham Spa 11/02 [P1] 10/53   19/00½ [P2] 19/01
Barnwood Jn 11/07½ 10/59   18/54 18/56
Gloucester Yard Jn 11/08½ ?   18/45½ 18/55
Standish Jn 11/13½ 11/05   18/39½ 18/50
Charfield 11/24½ 11/15   18/28½ 18/40
Yate 11/30½ 11/20   18/22½ 18/34
Westerleigh Jn 11/32½ 11/22   18/19½ 18/27
Bristol Parkway 11/37 [P2] 11/27   18/14½ [P3] 18/21
Filton Abbey Wood 11/38½ [P1] [ML] 11/28   18/13 [P2] [UF] 18/20
Horfield Jn 11/39½ [RL] 11/31   18/12 18/19
Narroways Hill Jn 11/41 11/33   ? ?
Dr Day's Jn 11/43½ [UF] 11/34   18/08½ [ML] 18/16
Bristol East Jn 11/44½ 11/36   18/07½ 18/15
Bristol Temple Meads 11c46 ~ 11c48 [P6] 11.37 ~ 11.49   18c04 ~ 18c06 [P5] [UF] 18.12 ~ 18.14
Bristol West Jn 11/50 [DM] 11/50   18/03 [UM] 18/10
Parson Street ? ?   18/01 [P2] 18/07
Worle Jn 12/04½ 12/04   17/47½ 17/48
Uphill Jn 12/06½ 12/07   17/45 17/45
Bridgwater 12/17½ 12/16   17/32 17/29
Cogload Jn 12/23½ 12/21   17/26½ 17/24
Taunton 12/28½ [P2] 12/25   17/22½ [P4] 17/20
Norton Fitzwarren 12/30½ 12/27   17/21 17/19
Whiteball 12/39½ 12/35   17/13½ 17/12
Tiverton Parkway 12/42½ [P1] 12/37   17/10½ [P2] 17/09
Tiverton Loop 12/44 12/39   17/09 17/08
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/55½ 12/49   16/56½ 16/57
Exeter St Davids 12/57 [P4] 12/55   16/55 [P5] 16/54
Dawlish Warren 13/06 13/05   16/43½ 16/42
Dawlish 1307½ 13/06   16/42 16/40
Teignmouth 13/10½ 13/09   16/39 16/35
Newton Abbot 13/16 [P1] 13/14 [P2]   16/33½ [P3] 16/31
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/16½ 13/16   16/33 16/30
Torquay 13/26½ 13/25   16/23 16/23
Paignton 13.32a [P1] 13.32   16.19d [P2] 16.19 [P2]

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z46 : (37688 + 37521 with 47828 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 13.41d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 13.46a

5Z46 : (37521 + 37688 with 47828 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 16.09d
Paignton 16.14a [P2]


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