3rd August 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+5292+3149+3119+3069+3066+3068+1691+3097+3120+17015

Route :
1Z87 : Poole to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z88 : Bristol Temple Meads to Poole

Loco Route
70000 Poole - Bournemouth Central - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
70000 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Sources : Neil Kearns, Nick Bartlett & Chris Skerman

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.05d 08.06   20.10a 20.04
Branksome 08/11 08/12   20/03 19/58
Bournemouth Central 08.15a ~ 08.18d 08.18 ~ 08.21   19.54a ~ 19.58d 19.47 ~ 19.52
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.45 ~ 08.48 [P2]   19.30a ~ 19.32d 19.22 ~ 19.26
Redbridge 09/01 [SL] ?   19/16 19/07
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d ?   19.00a ~ 19.04d [FL] 18.57 ~ 19.01
Northam Jn 09/10 [FL] ?   18/57 ?
St Denys 09/12 ?   18/54 [FL] 18/26
Eastleigh 09.19a ~ 09.28d 09.19 ~ 09.29   18/44 [DF] 18/17
Eastleigh East Jn 09/30 ?   18/41 ?
Romsey Sig E822   18.13 ~ 18.23 ?
Romsey 09/43 ?   18/11 18/04
Dean 09/52 09/52   17/56 17/50
Tunnel Jn 10/02 10/00   17/41 17/40
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w22 10.04 ~ 10.22   17w00 ~ 17w37 17.04 ~ 17.37
Wilton Jn 10/25 10/26   16/56 16/59
Wishford ? ?   16/50 ?
Wylye LC ? ?   16/45 ?
Upton Lovell ? ?   16/37 ?
Warminster 10/42 10/44   16/30 16/40
Westbury 10/47 10/51   16/18 16/32
Bradford Jn 10/53 10/58   16/10 16/23
Bathampton Jn 11/11 11/10   15/58 16/10
Bath Spa 11.15a ~ 1l.17d 11.14 ~ 11.19   15.51a ~ 15.53d 16.00 ~ 16.04
North Somerset Jn 11/33 11/31   15/37 15/47
Bristol East Jn 11/35 [DM] ?   15/36 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a [P10] 11.35   15.35d 15.44


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (???) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh Yard
5Z86 : (???) : Eastleigh Yard to Poole CS
5Z89 : (???) : Poole to Poole CS
5Z89 : (???) : Poole CS to Eastleigh Yard
5Z89 : (???) : Eastleigh Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.50d 23.10a
Eastleigh South Jn ? 23/01
Eastleigh 04/55 22/59
Eastleigh Yard 04.58 ~ 05.18 22.32 ~ 22.56
Eastleigh 05/21 22/29
St Denys 05/27 [FL] 22/22
Northam Jn 05/29 22/10 [SL]
Southampton Central 05.33 ~ 05.39 [FL] 22/08
Redbridge 05/47 22/02 [FL]
Brockenhurst 06/05 21/45
Bournemouth Central 06/37 21/22
Branksome 06/41 21/18
Poole 06/45 21/12
Poole Siding 06.47 ~ 08.00 20.15 ~ 21.10
Poole ??.??a 20.13d


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