25th May 1996
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Dartmoor Warbler
| Loco Used | 56073 |
Route : 1Z56 throughout
| Route |
| Paignton - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Crediton - Meldon Quarry |
| Meldon Quarry - (reverse of outward route) - Paignton |

56073 at the end of the mini-tour at Paignton (photo: Mark Sawyer)
Source : Gary Thornton
(on train throughout)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton & Nigel Rollings)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| 0.00 | Paignton | 13.06d | 13.08 | 17.00a | 17.21 | |
| 8.06 | Newton Abbot | 13.22a ~ 13.24d | 13.25 ~ 13.26 | 16.38a ~ 16.40d | 17.00 ~ 17.03 | |
| 17.58 | Dawlish Warren | 13/35 | 13/36 | 16/28 | 16/46 | |
| 28.20 | Exeter St Davids | 13.45a ~ 13.57d | 13.48 ~ 14.17 | 16.15a ~ 16.18d | 16.32 ~ 16.35 | |
| 29.40 | Cowley Bridge Jn | 14/00 | 14/21 | 16/09 | 16/29 | |
| 35.16 | Crediton | 14t08a ~ 14t12d | 14/30 | 15t57a ~ 15t58d | 16/18 | |
| 54.77 | Meldon Quarry | 14.50a | 15.13 | 15.05d | 15.38 |