1st July 2018

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used 47805 'Roger Hoskin MA 1925-2013' (1) & steam: 34046 'Braunton' (2)
Stock Used 35451+5991+1203+3330+3426+17159+3100+13227+3148+99993+3125

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

Loco(s) Route
34046 + 47805 (3) Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
34046 + 47805 (3) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes : 
(1) 47805 was running as D1935.
(2) 34046 running numbered / named as 34052 'Lord Dowding'.
(3) This tour was diesel assisted, due to the risk of lineside fires in hot weather.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.06d [P8] 09.07   20.13a [P5] 20.13
? Bristol West Jn 09/08 [DM] 09/08   20/11 [UM] 20/11
? Parson Street 09/09½ [P1] 09/11   20/08 [P2] 20/09
12.02 Yatton 09.21a ~ 09.23d [P1] 09.21 ~ 09.23   19.52a ~ 19.54d [P2] 19.55 ~ 19.58
? Worle Jn 09/32 09/32   19/46 19/49
19.02 Weston-super-Mare 09.36a ~ 09.38d [P1] 09.36 ~ 09.39   19.36a ~ 19.41d [P1] 19.32 ~ 19.43
? Uphill Jn 09/41 09/42   19/33½ 19/29
? Bridgwater 09.57a ~ 09.59d 09.56 ~ 09.59   19.14a ~ 19.16d 19.11 ~ 19.14
? Cogload Jn 10/09 10/06   19/07 19/04
45.62 Taunton 10w15a ~ 10w40d [P2] 10.11 ~ 10.41   18w27a ~ 19w00d [P5] 18.25 ~ 18.59
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/43½ 10/43   18/25 18/20
? Whiteball 10/55½ 10/53   18/15½ 18/12
? Tiverton Parkway 10/58½ [P1] 10/57   18/12½ [P2] 18/09
? Tiverton Loop 11/00 10/58   18/10½ 18/08
? Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/10   17/57½ 17/55
76.42 Exeter St Davids 11/15½ [P4] 11/12   17/55 [P5] 17/54 [P5]
? Dawlish Warren 11/27½ [DT] 11/23   17/43½ [UT] 17/43
? Dawlish 11/29 11/25 [P2]   17/42 17/41
? Teignmouth 11/34 11/31   17/39 17/38
96.55 Newton Abbot 11/40 [P1] 11/40   17/32 [P1] 17/32
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/40½ 11/41   17/31½ 17/31
104.62 Paignton 11.54a ~ 12.03d [P1] 11.58 ~ 12.10   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P2] 17.15 ~ 17.19 [P2]
? Paignton GF 12.05 ~ 12.10 ?   17.07 ~ 17.12 ?
111.34 Kingswear 12.28a ?   16.50d ?


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