The 'Torbay Express'
LNER Class A4 4-6-2 60009 Union of South Africa + 66106 climb Goodrington Bank at Oyster Curve as they head the 1Z27 0800 Bristol TM - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALIaRDLROCI
LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa + Class 66 66106 pass Britannia Crossing with the return 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVUK8D-3Q6c
SR 'Merchant Navy' Class 8P 4-6-2 Pacific 35028 Clan Line leaves Greenway Tunnel on the Kingswear line with the return 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 3rd June 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0xuD1n8ZBU
SR Class 8P 'Merchant Navy' 4-6-2 35028 Clan Line passes Dawlish working the 1Z27 0800 Bristol Temple Meads - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 3rd June 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxngR0PZaC0
LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs Goodrington Bank at Oyster Curve with the 1Z27 0910 Bristol TM - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 23rd July 2017.
LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs towards Greenway Tunnel near Noss Curve with the 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 23rd July 2017.
LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado leaves Kingswear near Britannia Crossing with the return 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol TM 'Torbay Express' on 11th September 2016. I wonder if either of the two new build Gresley P2
2-8-2 Mikados will ever visit Kingswear in years to come? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFOlUihgs8I
2-8-2 Mikados will ever visit Kingswear in years to come? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFOlUihgs8I
LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado made a welcome return to the summer dated 'Torbay Express' to Kingswear on 4th September 2016, and we see the legendary A1 storming the 1 in 65 gradient of Goodrington Bank before speeding through Torquay Station as she starts to climb Torre Bank on the return working. It was certainly one of the most spirited attempts of Goodrington Bank I have seen for a while! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiL1RFouCs
On 7th August 2016 the Dawlish Sea Wall witnessed two steam specials in close succession as LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado headed the 'Torbay Express' to Kingswear, followed by LMS 'Duchess' 46233 Duchess of Sutherland heading the 'Royal Duchy' to Par. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnP4GwmDBas
EWS Class 66/0 66093 climbs Goodrington Bank at Waterside with the 1Z27 0800 Bristol Temple Meads - Kingswear via Westbury 'Torbay Express' on 24th July 2016, the Class 66 was deputizing for LMS 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot, which had failed its Fitness To Run (FTR) exam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZvPrUkevKY
LMS steam deep in the far west! Making her first appearance in the far west, LMS Class 6P 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot is seen in action on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway with the 1Z27 0800 Bristol Temple Meads - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 10th July 2016- illustrated climbing Goodrington Bank and leaving Kingswear on the return. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnJs_2BkMMk
Marking the opening of the 2016 'Torbay Express' season, we see LMS Class 7P 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot making its debut on the 'Torbay Express' and also becoming the first 'Scot' to work on the Kingswear line. In this film, we see 46100 Royal Scot hard at work on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway on 3rd July 2016 at Goodrington Sands and Britannia Crossing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_-ujtX7ks
LNER A4 Pacific 4464 Bittern, in the iconic LNER Garter Blue livery, looks superb as it leaves Kingswear with the return 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 7th September 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiayLbBtxg
BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 4-6-2 70000 Britannia leaves Greenway Tunnel with the return 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXAgC1sBWTg
Looking magnificent in BR Green, LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 4-6-2 Pacific 60163 Tornado descends past Waterside on the Kingswear line with the 1645 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads on 3rd July 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8tAQcvM4Q8
Goodrington Bank is always a challenge for steam railtours with its tortous 1 in 65 gradient, and on 21st August 2005, LNER A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa came to grief with the 'Torbay Express.' After several attempts to restart, with one almost succeeding, our errant A4 is rescued by 7827 Lydham Manor, which had left its train at Churston. Was this the first ever Manor & A4 pairing? But with even the 'Manor' slipping, the train is restarted, a credit to the crews of the Dartmouth Steam Railway. Hard to believe that this was filmed 12 years ago - Great Western to the rescue! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5dGVvoOqFk