24th June 2018

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used 47805 'Roger Hoskin MA 1925-2013' (2) & steam: 34046 'Braunton' (3)
Stock Used 3125+99993+3148+13227+3100+17159+3426+1203+5991+35451

Route :
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
34046 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
34046 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 was running as D1935.
(3) 34046 running numbered / named as 34052 'Lord Dowding'.


34046 exiting Bradford-on-Avon tunnel on 1Z27 (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Guy Vincent & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 08.00d [P7] 08.12   20.54a [P8] 20.53
? Bristol East Jn 08/02½ [UM]  08/14   20/51 [DM] 20/52
? North Somerset Jn 08/03½ 08/15   20/49 20/50
11.40 Bath Spa 08.18a ~ 08.22d [P2] 08.28 ~ 08.31 [P2]   20.35a ~ 20.37d [P1] 20.32 ~ 20.36 [P1]
? Bathampton Jn 08/27 08/35   20/32 20/28
? Bradford-on-Avon 08.37a ~ 08.39d 08.45 ~ 08.46   20/20½ 20/19
? Bradford Jn 08/47 08/51   20/17 20/15
24.19 Trowbridge 08/49½ [P2] 08/53   20/14½ [P1] 20/14
28.22 Westbury 08.57a ~ 08.59d [P2] 08.59 ~ 09.02   19.57a ~ 20.06d [P3] 20.01 ~ 20.02
? Fairwood Jn 09/04 09/05   19/53 19/58
? Clink Road Jn 09/10 09/13   19/48 19/51
? Frome 09.13a ~ 09.15d 09.15 ~ 09.18   19.32a ~ 19.44d 19.39 ~ 19.46
? Blatchbridge Jn 09/18 09/21   19/29 19/38
? East Somerset Jn 09/23 09/27   19/24 19/31
? Castle Cary 09/34 [P2] 09/36 [P2]   19/13 [P1] 19/21
? Somerton GF 09/46 09/44   19/01 19/12
? Athelney LC 09/58 09/53   18/51 19/04
? Cogload Jn 10/04 09/56   18/47 19/01
75.48 Taunton 10w10 ~ 10w40 [P2] 10.01 ~ 10.41   18w27 ~ 18w41d [P5] 18.39 ~ 18.54
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/43½ 10/44   18/25 18/36
? Whiteball 10/55½ 10/55   18/15½ 18/28
? Tiverton Parkway 10/58½ [P1] 11/01   18/12 [P2] 18/25
? Tiverton Loop 11/00 11/03   18/10 18/23
? Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/15   17/57 18/09
106.28 Exeter St Davids 11/15½ [P4] 11/17   17/55 [P5] 18/06
? Dawlish Warren 11/27½ [DT] 11/28   17/43½ [UT] 17/55
? Dawlish 11/29 11/30   17/42 17/54
? Teignmouth 11/34 11/33   17/39 17/51
126.41 Newton Abbot 11/40 [P1] 11/40   17/32 [P1] 17/42
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 11/42   17/31½ 17/41
134.48 Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.55 ~ 12.05   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.26
? Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
141.20 Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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