14th September 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand')
Stock Used ???

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

Loco Route
60019 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
60019 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Neil Kearns & Nick Bartlett

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.05d ?   20.10a ?
Branksome 08/11 ?   20/03 ?
Bournemouth Central 08.15a ~ 08.18d ?   19.54a ~ 19.58d ?
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d ?   19.30a ~ 19.32d ?
Redbridge 09/01 [FL] ?   19/16 ?
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d ?   19.00a ~ 19.04d [FL] ?
Northam Jn 09/10 [SL] ?   18/57 ?
St Denys 09/23 ?   18/54 [FL] ?
Eastleigh 09/28 ?   18/45 [DF] ?
Eastleigh East Jn 09/30 ?   18/41 ?
Romsey Sig E822   18.13 ~ 18.23 ?
Romsey 09/43 ?   18/11 ?
Dean 09/52 ?   17/56 ?
Tunnel Jn 10/02 ?   17/41 ?
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w22 ?   17w00 ~ 17w37 ?
Wilton Jn 10/25 ?   16/56 ?
Wishford 10/29 ?   16/50 ?
Wylye LC 10/33 ?   16/45 ?
Upton Lovell 10/37 ?   16/37 ?
Warminster 10/42 ?   16/30 ?
Westbury 10/47 ?   16/19 ?
Bradford Jn 10/56 ?   16/10 ?
Bathampton Jn 11/11 ?   15/58 ?
Bath Spa 11.15a ~ 1l.17d ?   15.51a ~ 15.53d ?
North Somerset Jn 11/33 ?   15/37 ?
Bristol East Jn 11/35 ?   15/36 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a ?   15.35d ?


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 ~ 05.20 22.32 ~ 22.56
Eastleigh 05/23 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 08.02a 20.13d

5Z87 : (???) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol West Jn
5Z87 : (???) : Bristol West Jn to Barton Hill CW
5Z88 : (???) : Barton Hill CW to Bristol West Jn
5Z88 : (???) : Bristol West Jn to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 11.50d 15.30a
Bristol West Jn 11.52 ~ 12.19 15.05 ~ 15.28
Bristol Temple Meads 12.21 ~ 12.25 -
Barton Hill CW 12.31a 15.00d

0Z87 : (60019) : Barton Hill CW to Lawrence Hill
0Z87 : (60019) : Lawrence Hill to North Somerset Jn
0Z87 : (60019) : North Somerset Jn to Bristol Temple Meads
0Z87 : (60019) : Bristol Temple Meads to Barton Hill CW

Location Booked
Barton Hill CW 13.22d
Lawrence Hill 13.28 ~ 13.30
North Somerset Jn 13.53 ~ 13.55
Bristol Temple Meads 13.57 ~ 14.06
Barton Hill CW 14.10a


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