TORBAY
This simulation is based on the track layout on the Torbay Branch between 1948 and 1967.  Note that the Sidings 4 to 7 at Goodrington were not in use until June 1957 and the Loco lines and Turntable were brought into use in late August 1957.
The Line between Paignton (Down Line only) and Kingswear was closed by BR on 30th October 1972 and was subsequently reopened on 1st January 1973, without the Brixham Branch, as a Preserved Line by the Dart Valley Railway, later renamed Torbay Steam Railway.


Electrification

None of the lines were electrified.


Stopping Places

The following locations can be used for timetabling, where
(P) indicates only Passenger, Parcels, ECS and Light Engines
(F) indicates only Freight, ECS and Light Engines
(Y) indicates Yard entry/exit
* indicates length is not checked - long trains will 'hang out' from entry end
# indicates cannot be used for starting or terminating Passenger trains
$ indicates that passing time can be omitted
Details are Station, followed by Timetable Editor Name, followed by [Line Name(s)].

Kingswear: Kingswear [Platform 1*, Platform 2* (P) and Loop 1* (F)]
           KW Goods [Sidings S1* to S6* (F) and S7 (F)]
           Loco Sdgs [Loco 1, Loco 2, Loco 3 (F)]
           KW Loco [TT Line (F)]
           Kwear T/T [KW TTA, KW TT1, KW TT2, KW TT3 (Y)]
           KW CS [Carriage Sidings 1 to 5 (F)]
           KW Quay [KW Quay 1* to 3* (F)]
           KW Dn Sdg [Down Siding (F)]
           Shunt Line [Shunt Line (F)]
Kingswear Crossing: KW Cross #$ [Platform*]
Churston: Churston [Platform 1*, Platform 2* and Bay Platform]
          CH Sdgs [Dock, Refuge Siding (F) and Siding (F)]
          Chur Yard [Goods Yard (Y)]
          CH-KW Sto #$ [Stop Board at Signal C44* (F)]
          CH-GO Stop #$ [Stop Board at Signal C4* (F)]
Brixham: Brixham [Platform* and Loop* (F)]
         Brix Loco [Loco (F)]
         Brix Yard [Goods Yard (Y)]
         BX H'shunt [Headshunt (F)]
Goodrington: Goodringtn [Good P1* and Good P2*]
             Good Loco [Loco 1 and Loco 2 (F)]
             Good T/T [Turntable]
             Good CS [Sidings 1 to 7 (F)]
             Good Yard [Goods Yard (Y)]
             GO Gds Lns $ [Up Goods between Signals G4 and G24 and between G17 and P44, Down Goods (F)]
Paignton: Paignton [Platform 1* and Platform 2*]
          PN CS Spur [Spur 1 and Spur 2 (F)]
          PN H'shunt [Headshunt (F)]
          Paign Yard [Goods Yard (Y)]
          PN Park Yd [Park Yard (Y)]
Torquay Gasworks: Gasworks #$ [Up Main*, Down Main*, Gas 1 and Gas 2 (F)]
Torquay: Torquay [Platform 1* and Platform 2*]
         TQ L Dock [Dock 1 and Dock 2]
         TQ Mid Sdg [Middle (F)]
Torre: Torre [Platform 1* and Platform 2*]
       Torre Sdgs [Sidings 1 to 4 (F) and Down Refuge (F)]
       Torre GS [Goods Shed (Y)]
       Torre Yard [Goods Yard (Y)]
       Torre S Bd #$ [Stop Board at Signal R2* (F)]
Kingskerswell: K'kerswell [Platform 1* and Platform 2*]
               K'well Sdg [Up Siding (F)]



Signal Boxes

All signalling in the area consisted of semaphore signals and mechanically operated points controlled from a number of independent Signalboxes.  For the purpose of this simulation, the signals have all been shown as Colour Light Signals, or Position-light Ground Shunt signals.  Main Signals used Stop, Distant and Subsidiary arms which are represented by Colour Lights as shown below:
Stop Arm only - Red/Green aspects.
Stop and Fixed Distant arms on same post - Red/Yellow aspects.
Stop and worked Distant arms on same post - Red/Yellow/Green aspects.
Independent Distant signals are not shown.
Subsidiary Signals are a two white light aspect below the Red aspect of a signal.

Signals and points have been numbered in accordance with the Signal Box Diagrams for the period, some additional signals and operated points have been added where hand points without signals were provided.  This facilitates shunting within the controlled area of the simulation.

All Signal Boxes except Kingswear have been allocated a Prefix letter for Signals or suffix for Points (the software won't allow points to be prefixed) as shown below.
A - Aller Junction (off-panel)
B - Brixham
C - Churston
G - Goodrington (note that a Ground Frame, released by the Single Line Token, operated Points 05G)
K - Kingskerswell 
N - Paignton North
P - Paignton South
R - Torre
T - Torquay (note that a Ground Frame at the North end operated Points 15T, 17T and 18T and Ground Signals T11, T19 and T24)
W - Torquay Gasworks



Platform Lengths

The length of platforms and sidings is shown below.  This is indicated in Length Units.  Each Length Unit will accomodate 1 Loco, 1 Coach or 3 Wagons.

Kingswear:
Platform 1 ... ... 18 to Buffers, 13 to Signal 41
Platform 2 ... ... 16 to Buffers, 11 from Signal 2 to Buffers
Loop 1 ... ... ... 17 to Buffers, 12 to Signal 42
Loop 2 ... ... ...  2
Gds Sdg 1  ... ... 14
Gds Sdg 2  ... ... 13
Gds Sdg 3  ... ... 13
Shunt Line ... ...  5
Quay 1 ... ... ... 12
Quay 2 ... ... ... 12
Quay 3 ... ... ... 14
Dn Siding  ... ... 11
TT Line .. ... ...  2
Loco 1 ... ... ...  3
Loco 2 ... ... ...  2 (often used for Coal Wagons - 3 will fit)
Loco 3 ... ... ...  2
C Sdgs 1-5 ... ... 15 each  

Churston:
Platform 1 ... ... 11
Platform 2 ... ... 11
Bay Platform . ...  3
Dock . ... ... ...  5
Refuge Sdg ... ...  8
Siding ... ... ...  5

Brixham:
Platform . ... ...  6
Loop . ... ... ...  7 full length, 5 between Signals B20 and B10
Spur . ... ... ...  8
Headshunt  ... ...  8
Loco . ... ... ...  2

Goodrington:
Platform 1 ... ...  8
Platform 2 ... ...  8
Up Goods . ... ... 16
Up/Dn Goods .. ... 13
Down Goods ... ... 12
Turntable  ... ...  1
Spur 1 ... ... ...  1
Spur 2 ... ... ...  1
Loco 1 ... ... ...  4
Loco 2 ... ... ...  4
Siding 1 . ... ... 11
Siding 2 . ... ... 11
Siding 3 . ... ... 12
Siding 4 . ... ... 17
Siding 5 . ... ... 19
Siding 6 . ... ... 20
Siding 7 . ... ... 20
Headshunt  ... ...  8

Paignton:
Platform 1 ... ... 14 full length, 3 South, 7 North
Platform 2 ... ... 16 full length, 5 South, 7 North
Spur 1 ... ... ...  1
Spur 2 ... ... ...  1
Headshunt  ... ...  4

Torquay Gasworks:
Up Main .. ... ... 10
Down Main  ... ... 12
Gas 1  ... ... ...  7
Gas 2  ... ... ...  7
South Spur ... ...  1
North Spur ... ...  1

Torquay:
Platform 1 ... ... 12
Platform 2 ... ... 12
Middle ... ... ... 12
Dock 1 ... ... ...  4
Dock 2 ... ... ...  4

Torre:
Platform 1 ... ... 10
Platform 2 ... ... 10
Siding 1 . ... ... 13
Siding 2 . ... ... 13
Siding 3 . ... ...  8
Siding 4 . ... ...  8
Refuge Sdg ... ... 14
Headshunt  ... ... 11

Kingskerswell:
Platform 1 ... ...  9
Platform 2 ... ...  9
Siding ... ... ... 10


Speed Limits

The overall speed limit on the Torbay Line was 60 mph.
The Brixham Branch was restricted to 25 mph.
Other restrictions were:
Up Line 30 mph from 219m 20ch to 219m 00ch (Torre: Signal R41 to Signal R17)
Down Line 30 mph from 219m 00 ch to 219m 20ch (Torre: Signal R3 to Signal R28)
Down Line 20 mph from 219m 66ch to 219m 79ch (Torquay: Signal T26 to Signal TLS)
Up Line 30 mph from 220m 19ch to 220m 04ch (Torquay: Opposite Signal T22 to Signal T23)
Goodrington to/from Kingswear 30mph between 222m 61ch and 227m 08ch (Goodrington Signals G39 and G50 to Kingswear Crossing Platform)

Operation Notes

There are some severe gradients on this line and Goods trains must stop to pin down or take up brakes at the following places:
Down Line:
Stop at Torre Signal R2 to pin down and at Torquay Station (Sig T25) to take up.
Stop at Churston Signal C44 to pin down and at Kingswear Crossing station to take up.
Up Line:
Stop at Churston Signal C4 to pin down and at Goodrington Station (Sig G50) to take up.
Trains should be redescribed at each of these points to allow the speed between pin down and pick up points to be restricted to 15 mph.

At Brixham, when running round a train it is essential to use the 'Shunt' command to stop the Loco behind Signal B2.  If this is not done, and the Track immedialtely on the approach side of Signal B2 (to the immediate left of the signal) is not occupied, it will not be possible to signal the Loco back on to its train.
This also occurs if shunting is done towards Brixham - the command 'Shunt to Signal C47' mjust be used


Train Reporting Numbers

For simulation purposes, the Train Reporting Numbers use the four-character code, which came into use on BR in 1962.
The first character is numeric 0 to 9 and indicates the Class of the train.
The second character is alphabetic A to Z and indicates the destination area or route of the train.
The last two characters are numeric 00 to 99 and are allocated to distinguish individual trains.

As the codes varied over time, the specific references are shown in the Timetable Notes.


Acknowledgements

This simulation was developed by Peter Dean using the PC-Rail Development software supplied and supported by John Dennis, proprietor of PC-Rail.

The opening photo is reproduced by kind permission of Xpressbooks, publishers of "Operation Torbay".
It shows Churston on 11 March 1960 with Castle Class 5055 "Earl of Eldon" departing with the 12:15 Kingswear - Wolverhampton and 14xx Class 1470 waiting in the Bay platform on the 12:33 Auto train to Brixham.

Testing of the operation was carried out by the PC-Rail testing team, with thanks to all those involved for their invaluable assistance.


