7th October 2020

Saphos Trains
Severn Valley Enterprise

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA' & steam: 34027 'Taw Valley' & 34046 'Braunton'
Stock Used (3) (35465)+3344+3384+3348+17056+1211+3330+3122+80044+3045+3125

Route : 
1Z46 : Crewe to Kidderminster S.V.R.
1Z48 : Kidderminster S.V.R. to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
34046 (1) Crewe - Stafford - Colwich - Lichfield Trent Valley - Tamworth LL - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Loughborough - East Midlands Parkway - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donington - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Park Lane West Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster S.V.R.
47805 Kidderminster S.V.R. - Kidderminster Town
34027 (1) Kidderminster Town - Bewdley - Arley - Hampton Loade - Bridgnorth
34027 (1) Bridgnorth - Hampton Loade - Arley - Bewdley (4)
47805 Bewdley - Kidderminster S.V.R. - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes:
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935.
(3) 35465 was only in the consist when 34046 was on the train.
(4) 34046 failed at Bridgnorth. Return working was hauled by 34027 to Bewdley, then 47805 to Crewe.
(5) 34027 carried the 'Golden Arrow' headboard.
(6) Tour postponed from 11/07/20.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.38d [P12] [UF] 06.39   00.01a [P12] 23.56
Basford Hall Jn 06/42 [UF] 06/44   23/58 [DF] 23/49
Madeley 06/49 [UF] 06/53   23/50 [DF] 23/39
Norton Bridge 07/01 [UF] 07/05   23/39 [DF] 23/28
Stafford 07.07a ~ 07.10d [P1] [UF] 07.10 ~ 07.15   23.30a ~ 23.32d [P3] [DF] 23.19 ~ 23.22
Colwich 07/18 [US] 07/28   23/23 23/12
Rugeley North Jn 07/24 [US] 07/31   23/16½ [DS] 23/10
Lichfield North Jn 07/31 [US] 07/38   23/09½ [DS] 23/03
Lichfield Trent Valley 07.33a ~ 07.35d [P2] [US] 07.39 ~ 07.43   23.06a ~ 23.08d [P1] [DS] 23.00 ~ 23.02
Tamworth LL 07.44a ~ 07.46d [P2] [US] 07.50 ~ 07.54   22.55a ~ 22.57d [P1] [DS] 22.50 ~ 22.53
Amington Jn 07/49 [US] 07/57   22/54 [DS] 22/48
Canal Farm Jn - -   22/43 [DS] 22/38
Midland Yard Jn - -   22/40 22/36
Nuneaton 08.03a ~ 08.05d [P5] 08.11 ~ 08.15   22.34a ~ 22.36d [P7] [UA] 22.31 ~ 22.35
Hinckley 08.12a ~ 08.15d 08.24 ~ 08.28   22.26a ~ 22.28d 22.21 ~ 22.25
Croft 08/23 08/35   22/21 22/15
Wigston North Jn 08/29 08/44   22/14 22/09
Leicester 08.35a ~ 08.37d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.52 [P2]   22.06a ~ 22.08d [P3] 21.59 ~ 22.03 [P4]
Leicester North Jn 08/38 08/53   22/05 21/58
Humberstone Road 08w41 ~ 09w00 [GL] 08.56 ~ 09.23 [REC1]   21w42 ~ 22w02 [GL] 21.40 ~ 21.43
Humberstone Road Jn 09/01 [DF] 09/24   21/41 21/39
Syston South Jn 09/06½ [DF-DS] 09/30   21/32 [FL] 21/30
Syston North Jn 09/07 [DS] 09/31   21/31 [US] 21/29
Sileby Jn 09/11½ [DS] 09/33 [DF]   21/24 [US] 21/24
Loughborough 09.18a ~ 09.20d [P3] [DS] 09.38 ~ 09.41 [P1] [DF]   21.13a ~ 21.16d [P3] [US] 21.14 ~ 21.17
East Midlands Parkway 09.29a ~ 09.31d [P3] 09.51 ~ 09.58   21.00a ~ 21.03d [P4] 21.00 ~ 21.05
Ratcliffe Jn 09/33 [DS-DF] 09/59   20/58 [UF-US] 20/59
Trent South Jn 09/35½ 10/00   20/56 [UF] 20/57
Sheet Stores Jn 09/36 10/02   20/55½ 20/55
Castle Donington 09/42 10/08   20/39 20/40
Stenson Jn 09/54 10/22   20/21 20/27
North Stafford Jn 09/56 10/23   20/20 20/25
Clay Mills Jn 10/01 10/27   20/16 20/21
Burton-on-Trent 10/03½ [P2] 10/29   20/12 [P1] 20/19
Wichnor Jn 10/09 10/35   20/06 20/14
Tamworth HL 10/17 [P4] 10/42   19/59 [P3] 20/06
Kingsbury Jn 10/23 10/47   19/53 19/59
Water Orton 10/27 [ML] 10/52   19/49 19/56
Water Orton West Jn 10/28 10/53   19/47 19/55
Park Lane Jn 10/30 10/55   19/45 19/52
Sutton Park 10/37½ ?   19/37½ ?
Ryecroft Jn 10/52 11/17   19/23 19/30
Walsall 10/55 [UF] 11/21 [UF]   19/19 [P3] 19/28
Pleck Jn 10/57 11/23   19/15 [FL] 19/24
Bescot Jn 11/00 11/25   19/13 19/22
Bescot [Loop] 11w03 ~ 11w28 [UGL] 11.29 ~ 11.57   18w39 ~ 19w09 [U&DGL] DIV?
Newton Jn 11/31 11/58   18/36 19/18
Perry Barr North Jn 11/38 12/07   18/31 19/13
Perry Barr West Jn 11/40 12/09   18/28 19/11
Soho East Jn 11/49 12/15   18/24 19/07
Soho North Jn 11/51½ 12/16   18/18 19/06
Galton Jn 11/56 12/20   18/15 19/03
Smethwick Jn 11/57 12/21   18/14 19/02
Rowley Regis [Loop] - -   17*59 ~ 18*06 [UGL] ?
Rowley Regis 12/04 12/26   17/56 18/45
Stourbridge Junction 12/15 [P3] 12/36   17/46 [P2] 18/35
Blakedown 12/19 12/41   17/38 18/31
Kidderminster 12c23 ~ 12c25 [P2] 12.45 ~ 12.49 [P2]   17c32 ~ 17c33 [P1] 18/27?
Kidderminster S.V.R. 12.30 ~ ??.?? 12.51 ~ ?   ??.?? ~ 17.28 ? ~ 18.25
Kidderminster Town ??L?? ~ ??L?? ?   - -
Bewdley ? ?   ? ?
Arley ? ?   ? ?
Hampton Loade ? ?   ? ?
Bridgnorth ?a ?   ?d ?


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