16 RAIL EXPRESS September 2019
RETRO PASSENGER
Departures Destination Traction
08.55 1A37 Paddington 50
09.10 1E33 Newcastl e45/
09.24 1M08 Birmingham NS 50
09.45 1A42 Paddington 50
10.00 1M86 LiverpoolLS 45/
10.20 1S84 Glasgow C4 7
10.45 1A46 Paddington 47
11.28 1M22 Manchester 45/
11.45 1A52 Paddington 50
12.56 1A59 Paddington 50
13.55 1A65 Paddington 47
14.10 1B36 Swansea 47
14.50 1A70 Paddington 50
15.04 1M28 Nottingham 45/
15.35 1A78 Oxford5 0
16.08 1M65 Liverpool 47
16.45 1E32 Leeds 45/
17.45 1A82 Paddington 50
19.12 2C51 Newton Abbot 50
19.35 1S39 Bristol/Glasgow C
20.15 2C53 Newton Abbot 50Arrivals Origin Traction
06.22 1V47 23.30FOManchesterP45/
06.41 1V56 22.37FOBradford
07.16 1V57 22.35FONewcastl e45/
08.11 1V58 22.20FOGlasg ow C
09.36 1V60 23.25FOGlasg ow C45/
09.46 2C09 09.30 Newton Abbot 47
10.44 1C12 07.00 Oxford5 0
11.37 1C18 08.36CardiffC
11.52 1C17 08.00Paddin gton 50
12.52 1C24 09.15Paddin gton 47
13.30 1V67 07.59 Nottingham 45/
14.02 1C31 10.18Paddin gton 50
14.14 1V71 08.20 LiverpoolLS 47
14.57 1C35 11.15Paddin gton 50
15.24 1V80 08.21 BradfordI 45/
15.52 1C39 12.18Paddin gton 50
16.52 1C43 13.18Paddin gton 50
17.42 1V86 13.44 Birmingham NS 50
18.01 1C47 14.15Paddin gton 50
19.06 1V88 13.11ManchesterPSUMMERSATURDAY LOCO-HAULED
PAIGNTON 1984Departures Destination Traction
09.00 1S66 Edinburgh XC 47
10.04 1E33 Newcastl eXC
12.10 1M40 LiverpoolLS XC 47
13.03 1M31 Manchester XC 47
15.08 1M38 Preston XC 47
15.40 1A78 Paddington GW 47
16.17 1M25 ManchesterPXC
18.45 1M39 DerbyXCArrivals Origin Traction
1V26 23.30FOManchesterPXC
1C03 07.00 BristolTM XC 47
1V35 06.05 DerbyXC
1V37 06.00 Preston XC 47
1V43 08.05 LiverpoolLS XC 47
1C23 10.33Paddington GW 47
1V45 09.16ManchesterPXC
1V50 08.40 Glasgow CXCSUMMERSATURDAY LOCO-HAULED
PAIGNTON 2002
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6: TORQUAY:‘Hymek’ No. D
thrashes out ofTorquayonSeptember7,
1963 with the 13.00Paignton-Sheffield.
Note the station's centreroad, whichwas
used forbanking engines untiltheywere
doneawaywith tosave time and trains
were re stricted to what the main loco
could haul up the stiffclimbs.JSWhiteley
7: TORQUAY:Thesouthend ofTorquay
stationonJuly29, 1982 withTheGrand
Hotel in thebackgroundasNo. 50038
gets se ttoleave on th efinalstretch to
Paignton with an unknownworking.
8: TORQUAY:‘Peak’ No. 45028 arrives
into TorquayonJuly22, 1978 at the
start of its journeynorth with the12.
Paignton-Birmingham. Therehas al ways
beenafine garden displayatthis station,
as can be seen behind the loco, including
thepalm trees that help givethe area its
‘English Riviera’ tag.
Ben Brooksbank/CreativeCommons
9: TORQUAY:Looking north at
Torquay, with the centreroad longgone,
on September 23, 2000 as Virgin’s
No. 47807 arrives with the 09.
Manchester-Paignton.with overnight arrivals from Glasgow,Newcastle,Bradfor dand
Manchester(see table above). Thesewere turned around and
formed the firstdepartures of the daybacknorth before the
daytime trains beganarriving. Therewereseven trains from and to
Paddin gton, wit hothersfrom thelikes of Liverpool,Manchester,
Bradfordand Nottingham.
In 1987 therailway around Newton Abbot wasresignalledand❮
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