5th September 2020

Saphos Trains
The Welsh Marches Express

Locos Used (3) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA', 90002 'Wolf of Badenoch' & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used (4) (35465)+3426+3344+3348+17056+1211+3330+3122+80044+3045+3125

Route :
1Z20 : Liverpool Lime Street to Cardiff Central
1Z23 : Cardiff Central to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
90002 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Liverpool South Parkway - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - Hartford - Crewe
46100 (1) Crewe - Nantwich - Whitchurch - Wem - Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Church Stretton - Craven Arms - Ludlow - Leominster - Shelwick Jn - Hereford - Abergavenny - Cwmbran - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - East Usk Branch
47805 (2) East Usk Branch - Maindee East Jn - Maindee West Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central
46100 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee West Jn - Maindee North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
90002 (1) Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 46100 on rear.
(3) 47805 running as D1935.
(4) 35465 was only in the consist when 46100 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 06.24d [P6] [FL] 06.24   22.01a [P9] 22.05
Crown Street Jn 06/25½ 06/27   21/58 22/03
Edge Hill 06/28 [P3] 06/28   21/56½ [P4] 22/02
Edge Hill SB 06/29 06/29   21/56 22/01
Wavertree Jn 06/32 [SL] 06/33   21/54 [FL] 21/58
Liverpool South Parkway 06.37a ~ 06.40d [P3] 06.38 ~ 06.43   21.46a ~ 21.49d [P4] 21.48 ~ 21.50 [P4]
Ditton East Jn 06/47½ ?   21/40½ [DS] ?
Runcorn 06.50a ~ 06.52d [P1] 06.53 ~ 06.58   21.35a ~ 21.37d [P2] 21.32 ~ 21.33
Halton Jn 06/54½ 07/01   21/32½ 21/30
Weaver Jn 07/01 [UF] 07/04   21/29 21/27
Acton Bridge 07/03 [US] 07/07   21/26½ 21/25
Hartford Jn 07/11 [UF] 07/11   21/25 21/23
Hartford 07.13a ~ 07.16d 07.13 ~ 07.16 [P1]   21.21a ~ 21.23d 21.18 ~ 21.22 [P2]
Winsford 07/24 07/21   21/16 [DF] 21/14
Crewe Coal Yard 07/30½ 07/27   21/05½ 21/05
Crewe 07L32a ~ 08L16d [P12] 07.31 ~ 08.17 [P12]   20L18a ~ 21L03d [P12] [DS] 20.27 ~ 21.03
Crewe Gresty Lane 08/20 08/20   20/14 20/24
Nantwich 08/25 08/27   20/07 20/19
Wrenbury 08/35 08/34   20/03 20/14
Whitchurch 08.43a ~ 08.46d 08.47 ~ 08.48   19.57a ~ 19.59d 20.08 ~ 20.09
Prees 08/53 08/53   19/52 19/57
Wem 08/56 08/58   19/49 19/53
Harlescott LC 09/04 09/05   19/40 19/43
Shrewsbury 09.09a ~ 09.12d [P4] 09.11 ~ 09.14   19.33a ~ 19.35d [P4] 19.35 ~ 19.37
English Bridge Jn 09/14 ?   19/30 19/32
Sutton Bridge Jn 09/16 09/17   19/28 19/28
Dorrington SB 09/24 09/26   19/21 ?
Church Stretton 09/33½ ?   19/14 ?
Marsh Brook LC 09/37 09/42   19/11 19/12
Craven Arms 09/42 [P2] 09/47   19/05 [P1] 19/05
Bromfield 09/47 09/53   18/59 18/58
Ludlow 09/49½ ?   18.37 ~ 18.57 ?
Woofferton 09/54 09/59   18/31½ 18/37
Leominster 10/01 10/06   18/24½ 18/31
Moreton-on-Lugg 10/10 10/13   18/15½ 18/23
Shelwick Jn 10/15 10/19   18/11 18/17
Hereford 10w18 ~ 11w07 [DR] 10.21 ~ 11.12   17w15 ~ 18w08 [UR] 17.12 ~ 18.13
Tram Inn 11/17½ 11/25   17/05 17/03
Pontrilas 11/23½ 11/30   17/00 16/57
Abergavenny 11/37½ 11/42   16/46 16/43
Little Mill Jn 11/46½ 11/49   16/38 16/35
Pontypool & New Inn 11/49 ?   16/35½ ?
Cwmbran 11/53 11/52   16/30½ 16/28
Maindee North Jn 12/02½ 12/01   16/20 16/20
Maindee East Jn 12.06 ~ 12.10 ? ~ 12.11   - -
East Usk Branch 12.15 ~ 12.25 12.14 ~ 12.20   - -
Maindee East Jn 12/32 12/22   - -
Maindee West Jn 12/33½ 12/25   16/18 16/18
Newport 12/36½ [DR] 12/26   16*08 ~ 16*16 [UR] 16.14 ~ 16.16 [UR]
Ebbw Jn 12/41½ [DR] 12/29   16/04 16/10
Marshfield 12/47½ 12/33   15/59 16/06
Long Dyke Jn 12/58 [E] 12/41   15/50 [UR] 15/59
Cardiff Central 13.00a [P4] 12.43 [P4]   15.48d [P2] [C] 15.55 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z20 : (90002 with 47805 on rear) : Crewe Holding Sidings to Gresty Green
5Z20 : (47805 with 90002 on rear) : Gresty Green to Liverpool Lime Street

Location Booked
Crewe Holding Sidings 04.40d
Gresty Lane Sig.GL37 04.41 ~ 04.42
Crewe Gresty Lane 04/45
Gresty Green Through Siding 04.49 ~ 05.04
Crewe Gresty Lane 05/08
Crewe 05c10 ~ 05c14 [P6]
Crewe Coal Yard 05/16
Winsford 05/24
Hartford Jn 05/28
Acton Bridge 05/33
Weaver Jn 05/35
Halton Jn 05/38
Runcorn 05/40
Ditton East Jn 05/43
Liverpool South Parkway 05/53
Wavertree Jn 05/57
Edge Hill SB 05/59
Edge Hill 06/00
Crown Street Jn 06/01
Liverpool Lime Street 06.04a [P6]

5Z22 : (47805 with 46100 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Cardiff Canton Sidings

Location Booked
Cardiff Central 13.08d [P4]
Cardiff Canton Sidings 13.13a

5Z23 : (46100 with 47805 on rear) : Cardiff Canton Sidings to Cardiff Central

Location Booked
Cardiff Canton Sidings 15.30d
Cardiff Central 15.37a [P2]

5Z25 : (47805 with 90002 on rear) : Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe Down Refuge Siding
5Z25 : (90002 with 47805 on rear) : Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Crewe Holding Sidings

Location Booked
Liverpool Lime Street 22.12d [P9]
Crown Street Jn 22/14
Edge Hill 22/16
Edge Hill SB 22/17
Wavertree Jn 22/18
Liverpool South Parkway 22/22
Ditton East Jn 22/31
Runcorn 22/34
Halton Jn 22/35
Weaver Jn 22/40
Acton Bridge 22/42
Hartford Jn 22/49
Winsford 22/54
Crewe Coal Yard 23/00
Crewe 23c05 ~ 23c10 [P12]
Crewe Down Refuge Siding 23.12 ~ 23.17
Crewe Holding Sidings 23.19a


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