9th June 2021

Saphos Trains
The Devonian Express

Locos Used (2) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47853 & steam: 45231 'The Sherwood Forester' & 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used (3) (35465)+3330+1203+17159+13227+3148+3100+3122+80044+3045+3045+3125

Route :
1Z70 : Solihull to Plymouth
1Z72 : Plymouth to Solihull

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) Solihull - Dorridge - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
46100 + 45231 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
46100 + 45231 (1) Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47593 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Solihull

Notes :
(1) 47853 on rear.
(2) 47853 running as 47614.
(3) 35465 was only in the consist when 46100 + 45231 were on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Solihull 06.00d [P1] 06.00   00.52a [P2] 01.03
Bentley Heath LC 06/04 06/04   00/48 00/58
Dorridge 06.05a ~ 06.07d [P1] 06.05 ~ 06.06   00.44a ~ 00.46d [P2] 00.51 ~ 00.55
Hatton 06/13 06/17   00*29 ~ 00*35 00.37 ~ 00.40
Warwick Parkway 06.17a ~ 06.19d [P1] 06.21 ~ 06.24   00.21a ~ 00.23d [P2] 00.25 ~ 00.28
Leamington Spa 06.27a ~ 06.29d [P3] 06.37 ~ 06.40   00.12a ~ 00.14d [P2] 00.17 ~ 00.19
Fenny Compton 06/42 06/52   23/58 00/06
Reservoir Jn 06/48 [UBL] 07/00   23/50 23/58
Banbury 06.52a ~ 07.08d [P4] 07.03 ~ 07.10   23.45a ~ 23.47d [P2] 23.52 ~ 23.56
Aynho Jn 07/14 07/16   23/40 23/44
Heyford 07/22 [P1] 07/21   23/27 [P2] 23/35
Wolvercote Jn 07/34½ [UM] 07/29   23/14 23/24
Oxford North Jn 07/38½ [UM] 07/32   23/11 [DR] 23/19
Oxford 07.45a ~ 07.48d [P3] 07.36 ~ 07.46   23.04a ~ 23.06d [P4] 23.13 ~ 23.16
Oxford [U&DP] 07*51 ~ 08*01 07.48 ~ 08.02   - -
Kennington Jn 08/04 08/04   23/01 23/10
Didcot North Jn 08/16 08/11   22/51 23/02
Foxhall Jn 08c18 ~ 08c27 [DM] ? ~ 08.28   22c46 ~ 22c49 ? ~ 23.00
Milton Jn 08/29½ 08/30   22/43 [RL] 22/57
Wantage Road 08/35 08/36   22/37 22/52
Challow 08/38 08/39   22/34 [UM] 22/49
Uffington 08/40 08/41   22/32 22/47
Swindon 08.52a ~ 09.00d [P3] 08.51 ~ 08.59   22.18a ~ 22.21d [P1] 22.34 ~ 22.36
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/07½ 09/07   22/11 22/26
Chippenham 09.17a ~ 09.21d [P1] 09.16 ~ 09.18   21.56a ~ 21.58d [P1] 22.14 ~ 22.16
Thingley East Jn 09/24 09/21   21/54 22/12
Thingley Jn 09/25 09/22   21/53½ 22/11
Bathampton Jn 09/34 09/36   21/46 22/03
Bath Spa 09.39a ~ 09.42d [P1] 09.41 ~ 09.44   21.40a ~ 21.42d [P2] 21.57 ~ 22.00
North Somerset Jn 09/53 10/02   21/30 21/42
Bristol East Jn 09/54 [DM] 10/03   21/29 [DF] 21/41
Bristol Temple Meads 09L56a ~ 10L21d [P12] 10.05 ~ 10.29   20L58a ~ 21L27d [P15] 21.03 ~ 21.39
Bristol West Jn 10/23 10/30   20/55 [CL] 21/01
Parson Street 10/24½ [P1] 10/34   20/53 [P2] [UM] 20/59
Yatton 10/36½ 10/46   20/43 20/47
Worle Jn 10/42 10/50   20/38 20/41
Uphill Jn 10/45 10/53   20/34½ 20/36
Bridgwater 10/59 11/08   20/20½ 20/22
Cogload Jn 11/06 11/15   20/14 20/15
Taunton 11w13 ~ 11w50 [P2] 11.21 ~ 11.56 [P2]   19w34 ~ 20w07 [P2] [UDR] 19.28 ~ 19.56
Norton Fitzwarren 11/53 12/00   19/28½ [DRL] 19/25
Whiteball 12/03 12/11   19/19½ 19/15
Tiverton Parkway 12/06½ [P1] 12/16   19/16 [P2] 19/12
Tiverton Loop 12/08½ 12/17   19/14 19/10
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/23 12/32   18/59 18/55
Exeter St Davids 12/25 [P4] 12/34   18w14 ~ 18w55 [P6] 18.20 ~ 18.51 [P6]
Dawlish Warren 12/37 12/46   17/56½ 18/07
Dawlish 12/39 12/48   17/53½ 18/05
Teignmouth 12/42 12/51   17/48½ 18/02
Newton Abbot 12.48 ~ 13.20 [P1] 12.58 ~ 13.26   17/43 [P3] 17/57
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/21 13/27   17/42 17/56
Dainton Tunnel 13/27 13/34   17/38 17/52
Totnes 13/33 13/40   17/31 17/46
Aish Crossover 13/45 13/52   17/23 17/38
Ivybridge 13/49 [P1] 13/57   17/19 [P2] 17/34
Hemerdon 13/53 14/02   17/13 17/27
Lipson Jn 14/01 14/08   17/03 17/19
Plymouth 14.04a [P7] 14.11   17.00d [P5] 17.14


Associated E.C.S Workings

5Z70 : (47853 with 45231 + 46100 on rear) : Plymouth to Mount Gould Jn
5Z70 : (46100 + 45231 with 47853 on rear) : Mount Gould Jn to Laira Jn
5Z70 : (47853 with 45231 + 46100 on rear) : Laira Jn to Plymouth
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Plymouth 14.22d [P7]
Lipson Jn 14/25
Mount Gould Jn 14.27 ~ 16.27
Laira Jn 16.34 ~ 16.37
Lipson Jn 16/42
Plymouth 16.45a [P5]


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