2nd August 2020

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used 47805 'Roger Hosking MA' & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 3125+3148+80044+3122+3045+1211+9479+3348+3344+3384+35465

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

Loco(s) Route
70000 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
70000 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935. 70000 running numbered/named as 70022 'Tornado'.


70000 (running as 70022) passing through Torquay on the outward leg of the tour
(photo: Roger Winnen)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.07d [P12] 09.07   20.41a [P3] 20.42 [P5]
? Bristol West Jn 09/09 [DM] 09/09   20/38½ [UM] 20/39
? Parson Street 09/10½ [P1] 09/12   20/36 [P2] 20/37
11.77 Yatton 09.22a ~ 09.24d [P1] 09.24 ~ 09.26   20.22a ~ 20.24d [P2] 20.21 ~ 20.25
? Yatton Loop - -   20*12 ~ 20*19 [UGL] 20.16 ~ 20.20
? Worle Jn 09/35 09/35   20/05½ 20/06
19.02 Weston-super-Mare 09.39a ~ 09.42d [P1] 09.39 ~ 09.43   19.59a ~ 20.01d [P1] 19.56 ~ 20.01
? Uphill Jn 09/46 09/47   19/56 19/53
? Bridgwater 10/00 10/01   19/43 19/39
? Cogload Jn 10/07 10/07   19/37 19/34
45.62 Taunton 10w13a ~ 10w51d [P2] 10.12 ~ 10.50   18w27a ~ 19w30d [P5] 18.22 ~ 19.27 [P5]
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/54½ 10/54   18/25 18/20
? Whiteball 11/06½ 11/06   18/15½ 18/12
? Tiverton Parkway 11/09½ [P1] 11/11   18/12 [P2] 18/09
? Tiverton Loop 11/11 11/13   18/10 18/07
? Cowley Bridge Jn 11/24½ 11/25   17/57 17/54
76.42 Exeter St Davids 11/26 [P4] 11/27 [P4]   17/52 [P6] 17/52
? Dawlish Warren 11/38½ [DT] 11/38   17/40½ [UT] 17/41
? Dawlish 11/40 11/39   17/39 17/40
? Teignmouth 11/45 11/42   17/36 17/37
96.55 Newton Abbot 11/51 [P1] 11/47   17/27½ [P1] 17/29
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/51½ 11/48   17/27 17/27
? Torquay 12/00 11/57   17/17½ 17/18
104.62 Paignton 12.04a ~ 12.08d [P1] 12.02 ~ 12.11   17.10a ~ 17.13d [P2] 17.10 ~ 17.13
? Paignton GF 12.10 ~ 12.15 ?   17.02 ~ 17.07 ?
111.34 Kingswear 12.33a ?   16.45d ?


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