Sea Wall news and special events

NEWS

Dawlish Signal Box
A Council meeting in early January rejected Network Rails plan to demolish the Great Western structure on the up platform at Dawlish. In March the structure was granted listed status in its own right.

Class 180 training
The first booked operation of Class 180s on weekday rosters in the West will be on the following dates August 2-5, 9-12 and 16-19. Two sets will form the 14.35 Paddington-Plymouth and 18.40 return. First train operated with set nos. 180104/110

STEAM POWERED CHARTERS.

2004
8 May - The NRMs City of Truro No. 3440, will operate a Bristol-Kingswear charter to mark the 100th anniversary of the locos run on Whiteball Bank at 100mph on 9 May 1904. The train will return to Bristol powered by a Class 37 (37197). No. 3440 will then spend 9 May on the Torbay & Dartmouth Railway and be turned. Bristol-Kingswear special organised by Pathfinder Tours. The max speed of the charter will be 60mph.

Down times 8 May (Saturday)
1Z34
09.55 depart Bristol Temple Meads
12.35-13.22 stop at Exeter St Davids for water
13.35 pass Dawlish
13.53 pass Newton Abbot

Up times of diesel return working
1Z35
17.20 depart Kingswear
18.13 depart Newton Abbot
18.24 pass Dawlish Warren
18.38 stop Exeter St Davids

10 May - No. 3440 City of Truro will power a Kingswear-Bristol charter, the train will operate westwards powered by Class 37 (37197). Kingswear-Bristol special organised by Pathfinder Tours. The max speed of the charter will be 60mph.

Down times 10 May (Monday)
1Z34 -
09.57 - Bristol Temple Meads
11.32 - pass Exeter St Davids
11.44 -pass Dawlish Warren
12.00-12.04 - stop Newton Abbot

Up times 10 May (Monday)
1Z35 -
15.25 - Kingswear to Bristol TM
16.19 - pass Newton Abbot
16.34 - pass Dawlish Warren
16.53-18.15 stop Exeter St Davids

5Z50
15.55 Kingswear to Old Oak Common
1555 - Kingswear
17.08-17.14 - stop Dawlish Warren
17.29 - pass Exeter St Davids

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29 May - 5029 and 5051 will double head a Paddington-Penzance Pathfinder charter forward from Taunton.

31 May - 5029 and 5051 will double head a Penzance-Paddington Pathfinder charter as far as Taunton.

August Sundays - We have been advised that 'Torbay Express' steam charters will operate on Sundays August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 between Bristol Temple Meads and Kingswear. Details will be given when available. Possible locos are 5051, 6024 and 7802. (Operator Past Time Rail) . Due to an outstanding issue with TPWS, No. 7802 will not now be available for these trains and substitute motive power has been arranged.

An additional Torbay Express will also operate on 5 September.

8 August A4 Pacific No. 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
15 August A4 Pacific No. 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
22 August A4 Pacific No. 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
29 August GW No. 5051 EARL BATHURST
5 September GW No. 5051 EARL BATHURST

The Torbay Express REVISED TIMES
1Z28
0900 Bristol Temple Meads
0928-0930 Weston Super Mere
0952-0954 Bridgwater
1011-1013 Taunton
1042-1110 Tiverton Loop
1132-1135 Exeter St Davids
1145 Dawlish Warren
1159 Newton Abbot
1209 Torquay
1215-1235 Paignton
1255 Churston
1305 Kingswear

1Z29
1710 Kingswear
1735-1740 Paignton
1745 Torquay
1756-1805 Newton Abbot
1818 Dawlish Warren
1831-1916 Exeter St Davids
1938 Tiverton Parkway
1954-2020 Taunton
2035-2037 Bridgwater
2058-2102 Weston Super Mere
2136 Bristol Temple Meads

21 August - 5029 and 5051 are booked to double head a charter (starting from and finishing at Paddington) between Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth and return (Operator Past Time Rail)
Times - westbound - Exeter SD 10/30, Dawlish Warren 10.45 - 10.53, Newton Abbot 11.07 - 12.28, eastbound - Newton Abbot 17/27, Dawlish Warren 17/38, Exeter SD 17.51 - 18.53

8 September- 3440 'City of Truro' and 5029 Slough-Exeter-Par-Bristol Temple Meads TOUR CANCELLED

13 November- 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' will power a Bristol-Plymouth and return leg of a Paddington-Plymouth-Paddington charter organised by Pathfinder Railtours.

27 November - 3440 City of Truro will power a Bristol-Plymouth charter. The previous gauge problems in the Ivybridge area have now been sorted out.

1 December - 3440 City of Truro will power a Plymouth-Truro-Plymouth private train in conjunction with the official handover of the doubled section of the GW main line between Burngullow and Probus.

3 December - 3440 City of Truro will power a Plymouth-Bristol charter.

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2005 Tours

The 2005 Torbay Express trains between Bristol and Kingswear are provisionally booked to operate on
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September

DIESEL POWERED CHARTERS

2004 Tours

February 7 - Past Time - Aylesbury-Par (EdenX) - Cancelled
February 18 - Past Time - Hove-Par (EdenX) - 67027
March 6 - Past Time - Ipswich-Par (EdenX) - 67028
March 20 - HRT - Paddington-Par , booked for a Class 67 - 67023
April 14 - Past Time - Milton Keynes-Par (EdenX)
April 22 - Past Time - Swansea-Par (EdenX)
April 23 - VSOE - Victoria-St Austell
April 24 - Hooton-Paignton (Mid-Cheshire Rail Users Group)
April 24 - VSOE - (St Austell)-Plymouth-Exeter-Plymouth-(St Austell)
April 25 - VSOE - St Austell-Victoria
May 19 - Past Time Chester-Par
May 22 - HRT - Paddington-Paignton (Pride of the Nation)
May 22 - Pathfinder - Crewe-Birmingham-Westbury-Taunton-Plymouth and return using Class 40 No. 40145 Down train - Exeter 12/59, Dawlish Warren 13/09, Newton Abbot 13/20, Up train, Newton Abbot 17.00, Dawlish Warren 17/10, Exeter 17/20
June 5 - Past Time - Bedford-Par (EdenX)
June 12 - Past Time - Litchfield-Par (EdenX)
July 17 - Past Time - Cambridge-Par (EdenX) Cape
July 24 - Pathfinder - Guildford-ParPowered by 50031 and 50049. 1Z91 05.36 from Guildford to Par, Exeter St Davids 10.19-21, Dawlish Warren 10/32, Newton Abbot 10/42. 1Z27 17.05 Par-Guildford, Newton Abbot 18/42, Dawlish Warren 18/57, Exeter St Davids 19.15-15
July 31 - Past Time - Nottingham-Par (EdenX) 1Z52 westbound, 1Z53 eastbound
August 7 - Past Time - Aylesbury-Par (EdenX) - Cape
August 14 - Past Time - Tonbridge-Par (EdenX) Class 67 Westbound Exeter SD 10.25, Dwlish Warren 10/58, Newton Abbot 11/12. Eastbound 17.25 Par-Tonbridge, Newton Abbot 18/49, Dawlish Warren 19/02, Exeter SD 19.18.
August 14 - Chester-Par-Penzance (two Cotswold Class 47s Nos. 47200 and 47316 CONFIRMED) 1Z77 05.26 Chester-Penzance. Exeter SD 10.30, Dawlish warren 10.45-10.53, Newton Abbot 11.06, 1Z28 16.10 Penzance-Chester, Newton Abbot 18/42, Dawlish Warren 18/58, Exeter SD 19.14
August 21 - Redhill-Par-Penzance (VST) (Fragonset 47 No. 47709 allocated). Westbound Dawlish Warren, 10/40, eastbound Newton Abbot 18/50, Dawlish Warren 19.00, Exeter SD 19.10
September 4 - Past Time - Birmingham Int- Par (EdenX) - 67030
September 8 - Chichester-Par-Penzance (VST) (Fragonset 47) - CANCELLED, but to stock being fire damaged at Old Oak Common, redated to 29 September
September 11 - Past Time - Birmingham - Par (EdenX) 67001
September 17 - VSOE(N) Manchester-St Austell Exeter 14.56 - 14.58, Dawlish Warren 15/08, Newton Abbot 15/17 Class 67 No. 67004
September 18 - VSOE(N) Plymouth-Plymouth - 67004
September 19 - VSOE(N) St Austell-Manchester - 67004
September 24-27 - SRPS Aberdeen-Par, local runs, and return (Grampian Railtours)
September 25 - HRT - Paddington-Par Class 67
September 29 - Chichester-Par-Penzance (VST) (Fragonset 47) (redated from September 8
October 16 - Paddington-Newquay/Fowey charter using D1015 Western Champion (re-dated tour from 13/03) - POSTPONED TO EARLY 2005
October 16 - Past Time - Hove-Par (EdenX)
October 23 - Paddington-Parkendillack-Fowey (HRT) Class 67
November 6 - Past Time - Derby-Par (EdenX)

Summer 2004 Virgin additionals

Services through Dawlish
Time - H/C - Train - Traction
06/05 5C89 02.15 OOC-Paignton Class 67
06/56 5C99 03.02 OOC-Paignton Class 67
09.20-23 1M89 08.43 Paignton-Preston Class 67
09.37-40 1E99 09.05 Paignton-Newcatle Class 67
10/48 1Vxx 06.35 Manchester-Newquay WC/HST
12/04 1Exx 09.25 Newquay-Newcastle GNER/HST
12/28 1Vxx 07.25 York-Paignton WC/HST
14.32-33 1V15 07.08 York-Paignton Class 67
14.45-46 1M78 14.15 Paignton-Manchester WC/HST
16.06-09 1V19 09.51 Preston-Paignton Class 67
17/05 5A15 16.35 Goodrington-OOC Class 67
17/14 1Mxx 14.20 Newquay-Manchester WC/HST
18/36 5A19 18.00 Goodrington-OOC Class 67