10th September 2017

Torbay Express Ltd
The Torbay Express

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 4946+4949+1813+3147+3119+3097+3098+1671+3066+3123+21269+21249

Route :
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
60163 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
60163 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) This was the last 'Torbay Express' for the 2017 season.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.00d [P7] 08.01   20.56a [P10] 20.52
Bristol East Jn 08/02½ [UM]  08/03   20/54 [UM] 20/50
North Somerset Jn 08/03½ 08/05   20/52 20/49
Bath Spa 08.18a ~ 08.22d [P2] 08.18 ~ 08.23 [P2]   20.38a ~ 20.40d [P1] 20.31 ~ 20.35
Bathampton Jn 08/27 08/28   20/34 20/26
Bradford Jn 08/43 08/38   20/16 20/12
Trowbridge 08.46a ~ 08.48d [P2] 08.40 ~ 08.49   20/14 [P1] 20/11
Westbury 08.57a ~ 08.59d [P2] 08.56 ~ 08.59 [P1]   19.58a ~ 20.06d [P3] 19.54 ~ 20.04
Fairwood Jn 09/04 09/02   19/52½ 19/50
Clink Road Jn 09/10 09/07   19/47½ 19/44
Frome - -   19w32 ~ 19w44 19.23 ~ 19.40
Blatchbridge Jn 09/13 09/09   19/29 19/22
East Somerset Jn 09/17 09/13   19/24 19/15
Castle Cary 09/28 [P2] 09/21   19/13 [P1] 19/07
Somerton GF 09/40 09/29   19/01 18/58
Athelney LC 09/52 09/38   18/51 18/51
Cogload Jn 09/58 09/41   18/47 18/48
Taunton 10w04 ~ 10w40 [P2] 09.46 ~ 10.45   18w28 ~ 18w41d [P5] 18.27 ~ 18.41
Norton Fitzwarren 10/43½ 10/49   18/25½ 18/24
Whiteball 10/55½ 11/00   18/16 18/17
Tiverton Parkway 10/58½ [P1] 11/04   18/12½ [P2] 18/13
Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/06   18/10½ 18/11
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/17   17/57½ 17/58
Exeter St Davids 11/15½ [P4] 11/20   17/55 [P5] 17/56
Dawlish Warren 11/27½ [DT] 11/32   17/43½ [UT] 17/46
Dawlish 11/29 11/34   17/42 17/44
Teignmouth 11/34 11/37   17/39 17/41
Newton Abbot 11/40 [P1] 11/43   17/32 [P1] 17/35
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 11/45   17/31½ 17/34
Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.59 ~ 12.05   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.18 ~ 17.21
Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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