Lancashire Railtours
The Torbay Express
Locos used | 47816 & 86234 |
Route :
1Z42 : Carlisle to Paignton
1Z43 : Paignton to Carlisle
Loco | Route |
86234 | Carlisle - (via WCML) - Crewe |
47816 | Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - ?Dudley Port? - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - Spetchley - Abbotswood Jn - ?Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Standish Jn - Charfield - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot? - Torquay - Paignton |
47816 | Paignton - ??? - Abbotswood Jn - (reverse of assumed outward outward route) - Carlisle |
Notes :
(1) Train delayed departing Carlisle due to fitters attention being required to
several coaches without working lights.
(2) Route confirmation required where marked with ?'s.
47816 at Newton Abbot on the way home (photo: Derek Thompson)
Source : Derek Thompson
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Derek Thompson)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Carlisle | 06.00d | 06.14 | 00.29a | 00.29 | |
Penrith | 06.15a ~ 06.17d | 06.29 ~ 06.31 | 00.07a ~ 00.09d | 00.08 ~ 00.11 | |
Oxenholme | 06.41a ~ 06.43d | 06.56 ~ 06.57 | 23.34½a ~ 23.36½d | 23.35 ~ 23.37 | |
Carnforth North Jn | 06/52 | 07/07 | 23/22½ | 23/23 | |
Lancaster | 06.57a ~ 06.59d | 07.11 ~ 07.14 | 23.13½a ~ 23.15½d | 23.13 ~ 23.17 | |
Preston | 07.26a ~ 07.28d | 07.30 ~ 07.33 | 22.47a ~ 22.49d | 22.50 ~ 22.52 | |
Euxton Jn | 07/40½ | 07/40 | 22/36½ | 22/40 | |
Wigan North Western | 07.48a ~ 07.50d | 07.48 ~ 07.49 | 22.21a ~ 22.23d | 22.28 ~ 22.30 | |
Warrington Bank Quay | 08.03a ~ 08.05d | 07.59 ~ 08.05 | 22.05½a ~ 22.07½d | 22.16 ~ 22.17 | |
Weaver Jn | 08/12 | 08/12 | 21/59½ | 22/10 | |
Crewe | 08L28a ~ 08L39d | 08.37 ~ 08.47 | 21.43a ~ 21.45d | 21.55 ~ 21.57 | |
Norton Bridge | 08/59 | 09/04 | 21/23½ | 21/37 | |
Stafford | 09/06½ | 09/09 | 21/18 | 21/32 | |
Bushbury Jn | ? | 09/24 | ? | 21/21 | |
Wolverhampton | 09/28 | 09/28 | 21/00 | 21/18 | |
Birmingham New Street | 09.51a ~ 09.53d | 09.55 ~ 10.02 | 20.37a ~ 20.40d | 20.41 ~ 21.02 | |
Bordesley Jn | 10/03 | ? | 20/29½ | ? | |
Kings Norton | 10/11 | ? | 20/23½ | 20/29 | |
Barnt Green | 10/16 | 10/21 | 20/15 | 20/18 | |
Stoke Works Jn | 10/21 | 10/26 | 20/09 | 20/12 | |
Abbotswood Jn | 10/30 | 10/33 | 20/01 | 20/04 | |
Cheltenham Spa | ? | ? | 19/44 | 19/50 | |
Barnwood Jn | ? | ? | 19/39 | 19/44 | |
Standish Jn | ? | ? | 19/30 | 19/38 | |
Westerleigh Jn | ? | ? | 19/12 | ? | |
Bristol Parkway | ? | ? | 19/08 | ? | |
Bristol Temple Meads | ? | ? | 18.56a ~ 18.58d | 18.49 ~ 18.58 | |
Cogload Jn | ? | ? | 18/18 | 18/17 | |
Taunton | ? | ? | 18.10a ~ 18.12d | ? | |
Exeter St Davids | ? | ? | 17.39a ~ 17.41d | 17.41 ~ 17.43 | |
Dawlish | ? | ? | 17.22a ~ 17.23d | ? | |
Teignmouth | ? | ? | 17.17a ~ 17.18d | ? | |
Newton Abbot | ? | ? | 16.59a ~ 17.10d | 17.00 ~ 17.13 | |
Torquay | ? | ? | 16.47a ~ 16.48d | ? | |
Paignton | 14.07a | 13.53 | 16.42d | 16.42 |