28th August 2015

Pathfinder Tours
The Torbay Flyer

Locos Used 20305 'Gresty Bridge' & 20308
Stock Used 35469+3390+3364+80042+3348+3384+3330+3356+1200+6042+5921+5964

Route : 
1Z68 : Nuneaton to Kingswear
1Z70 : Kingswear to Nuneaton

Locos Route
20308 + 20305 Nuneaton - Bedworth - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - 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 - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
20305 + 20308 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Nuneaton

Notes : 
(1) Off tour option; visit to Dartmouth Air Show.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nuneaton 06.07d [P2] 06.07   01.53a [P1] 01.38
Chilvers Coton Jn 06/12 06/09   01/50 01/36
Bedworth 06.17a ~ 06.20d 06.13 ~ 06.21   01.41a ~ 01.44d 01/31?
Hawkesbury Lane 06/25 06/22   01/36½ 01/29
Three Spires Jn 06/28 06/25   01/34 01/27
Coundon Road LC 06/31 06/28   01/31 01/24
Coventry 06.37a ~ 06.40d [P2] 06.33 ~ 06.40   01.23a ~ 01.26d [P3] 01.17 ~ 01.20
Gibbet Hill Jn 06/50 06/49   01/14 01/12
Kenilworth 06/54 06/52   01/12 01/11
Milverton Jn 07/01 06/56   01/05 01/05
Leamington Spa 07/12 07/10   00.59a ~ 01.02d  01.01 ~ 01.02
Fenny Compton 07*28 ~ 07*36 [UGL] 07.27 ~ 07.36   00/49½ 00/49
Banbury 07.46a ~ 07.48d [P3] 07.49 ~ 07.54   00.38a ~ 00.41d [P2] 00.36 ~ 00.38
Aynho Jn 07/55 08/02   00/30½ 00/30
Aynho [Goods Loop] 07*58 ~ 08*04 [UGL] 08.05 ~ 08.10   - -
Heyford 08/11 [P1] 08/17   00/25½ [P2] 00/25
Wolvercote Jn 08/18 08/25   00/17 00/16
Oxford 08.21a ~ 08.23d [P1] 08.29 ~ 08.33 [P1]   00.10a ~ 00.13d [P2] 00.08 ~ 00.12
Kennington Jn 08/26 08/37   00/06 00/04
Didcot North Jn 08/35 08/44   23/58 23/56
Foxhall Jn 08/37½ ?   23/55 23/54
Wantage Road 08/43 [DM] 08/54   23/50 23/48
Challow 08/46 08/58   23/48 23/44
Uffington 08/48 09/00   23/46½ 23/42
Swindon 08.59a ~ 09.01d [P1] 09.12 ~ 09.22   23.25a ~ 23.36d [P1] 23.24 ~ 23.30
Wootton Bassett Jn  09/08½ 09/29   23/15½ 23/15
Hullavington 09*18 ~ 09*35 [DGL] 09.38 ~ 09.39   23/05 23/05
Westerleigh Jn 09/55 09/52   22/54½ 22/53
Bristol Parkway 10/01 [P2] 09/59   22/49½ [P3] 22/43
Filton Abbey Wood 10/03½ [P1] 10/01   22/46½ [P2] 22/37
Narroways Hill Jn 10/07½ 10/03   22/43 22/33
Dr Day's Jn 10/09 10/05   22/41 22/31
Bristol East Jn 10/10 10/07   22/40 [RL] 22/30
Bristol Temple Meads 10.14a ~ 10.22d [P12] 10.08 ~ 10.22   22.35a ~ 22.39d [P5] 22.27 ~ 22.29 [P5]
Bristol West Jn 10/24 10/23   22/34 22/25
Parson Street 10/26½ 10/26   22/32 22/23
Yatton 10/37 [P1] 10/37   22/17½ [P2] 22/13
Worle Jn 10/41 10/42   22/11 22/08
Uphill Jn 10/43 10/45   22/07 22/06
Bridgwater 10/56 10/59   21/53 21/50
Cogload Jn 11/02 11/07   21/47 21/43
Taunton 11/07 [P2] 11/12   21.39a ~ 21.41d [P4] 21/39
Norton Fitzwarren 11/08 11/14   21/36½ 21/37
Whiteball 11/18 11/25   21/29 21/28
Tiverton Parkway 11/22 [P1] 11/29   21/24 [P2] 21/24
Tiverton Loop 11*27 ~ 11*37 [DPL] 11.32 ~ 11.33   21/22 21/22
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/51 11/50   21/08 21/09
Exeter St Davids 11/53 [P4] 11/53   21/06 [P5] 21/07 [P5]
Dawlish Warren 12/03 [DT] 12/06   20/57 [UT] 20/50
Dawlish 12/05 ?   20/55 20/49
Teignmouth 12/10 ?   20/50 20/46
Newton Abbot 12.18a ~ 12.23d [P2] ?   20/43 [P3] 20/40 [P3]
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/25 ?   20/42 20/39
Paignton 12.43a ~ 12.52d [P1] ? ~ 12.48   20.19a ~ 20.24d [P2] 20.23 ~ 20.27
Paignton GF 12.54 ~ 12.59 ?   20/16 ?
Kingswear 13.24a ?   19.58d ?


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