28th March 1978

British Rail
Torbay Explorer
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Loco Used 47176

Route :

Loco Route
47176 Mexborough - Rotherham - Sheffield - Dore - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Stoek Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
47176 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Mexborough

Notes :
(1) Timing sheet carried the name "Torbay Adventurer" but this was manually corrected to "Torbay Explorer" by Steve Revill. There was an option to travel on the T&DR to Kingswear (presumably on service trains).

Source : Steve Revill

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steve Revill)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Mexborough 07.00d ?   23.18a ?
Rotherham 07.11a ~ 07.13d ?   23.06a ~ 23.08d ?
Sheffield 07.25a ~ 07.27d ?   22.56a ~ 22.58d ?
Dore 07/34 ?   22/48 22/25
Chesterfield 07.42a ~ 07.44d ??.?? ~ 08.04   22.36a ~ 22.38d 22.14 ~ 22.16
Clay Cross South Jn 07/50 ?   22/32 22/11
Ambergate Jn 07/59 ?   22/22 ?
Derby 08/13 ?   22c08 ~ 22c10 ??.?? ~ 21.50
Burton-on-Trent 08/26 ?   21/53 21/33
Tamworth HL 08/38 08/53   21/38 ?
Water Orton 08/46 ?   21/30 ?
Landor Street Jn 08c57 ~ 08c59 ?   21c20 ~ 21c22 21.12
St Andrews Jn 09/01 ?   ? ?
Camp Hill 09/05 ?   ? ?
Kings Norton 09/11 09/24   ? ?
Barnt Green ? ?   21/02 ?
Bromsgrove 09/21 ?   20/55 20/53
Abbotswood Jn 09/31 ?   20/43 ?
Ashchurch ? ?   20/35 ?
Cheltenham Spa 09/44 ?   20/27 20/27
Gloucester Yard Jn 09c54 ~ 09c55 10.06   20c19 ~ 20c20 20.20
Standish Jn 10/02 ?   20/12  
Westerleigh Jn 10/20 ?   19/54 ?
Bristol Parkway 10/25 10/34   19/49 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 10c36 ~ 10c40 ?   19c32 ~ 19c37 ?
Worle Jn 10/58 ?   19/14 ?
Bridgwater 11/11 ?   19/01 ?
Taunton 11/25 11/27   18/50 ?
Whiteball Tunnel 11/34 ?   18/38 ?
Exeter St Davids 11/54 11/54   18/20 ?
Dawlish Warren 12/04 12/07   18/10 ?
Newton Abbot 12c15 ~ 12c17 12.15 ~ 12.17   17c56 ~ 17c58 ?
Torquay 12.27a ~ 12.31d 12.28 ~ ??.??   17.40a ~ 17.44d ??.?? ~ 17.45
Paignton 12.37a 12.39   17.35d ?

T&DR connecting services:

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paignton 14.30d 15.45a
Kingswear ??.??a 15.15d


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