20th June 2021

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used 3125+3045+80044+3122+3100+3148+13227+9479+1203+3330+35465

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

Loco(s) Route
46100 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford-on-Avon - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
46100 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 07.51d [P15] 07.51   20.59a [P15] 20.58
? Bristol East Jn 07/53½ [DF]  07/53   20/57 [DM] 20/56
? North Somerset Jn 07/54½ 07/55   20/55 20/55
11.39 Bath Spa 08.09a ~ 08.12d [P2] 08.10 ~ 08.13   20.38a ~ 20.40d [P1] 20.38 ~ 20.42
? Bathampton Jn 08/17 08/17   20/33½ 20/34
? Bradford-on-Avon 08.28a ~ 08.30d 08.30 ~ 08.31   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.18 ~ 20.19
? Bradford Jn 08/38 08/36   20/15 20/14
24.18 Trowbridge 08/40½ 08/38   20/12½ 20/12
28.21 Westbury 08.48a ~ 08.50d [P1] 08.46 ~ 08.51   20.01a ~ 20.05d [P3] 20.01 ~ 20.05
? Fairwood Jn 08/55 08/55   19/56½ 19/57
? Clink Road Jn 09/00 09/01   19/51½ 19/51
? Frome 09.03a ~ 09.06d 09.03 ~ 09.07   19.43a ~ 19.46d 19.37 ~ 19.46
? Blatchbridge Jn 09/09 09/10   19/40½ 19/35
? East Somerset Jn 09/13 09/34   19/35½ 19/28
? Castle Cary 09/21 [P2] 09/43   19/24½ [P1] 19/18
? Somerton GF 09/32 09/51   19/12½ 19/08
? Athelney LC 09/43 10/00   19/01½ 19/00
? Cogload Jn 09/48 10/02   18/53½ 18/57
75.48 Taunton 09w54a ~ 10w51d [P2] 10.08 ~ 10.51   18w28a ~ 18w47d [P5] 18.28 ~ 18.49
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/54½ 10/55   18/26 18/25
? Whiteball 11/06½ 11/07   18/16½ 18/17
? Tiverton Parkway 11/09½ [P1] 11/14   18/13 [P2] 18/13
? Tiverton Loop 11/11 11/15   18/11 18/12
? Cowley Bridge Jn 11/24½ 11/27   17/58 17/57
106.28 Exeter St Davids 11/26 [P4] 11/29   17/56 [P6] 17/55
? Dawlish Warren 11/38½ 11/41   17/44½ 17/45
? Dawlish 11/40 11/43   17/43 17/44
? Teignmouth 11/45 11/46   17/40 17/40
126.41 Newton Abbot 11/51 [P1] 11/53   17/33 [P3] 17/33
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/51½ 11/54   17/32 17/32
? Torquay 12/00 12/04   17/19 17/19
134.48 Paignton 12.04a ~ 12.08d [P1] 12.09 ~ 12.22 [P1]   17.10a ~ 17.13d [P2] 17.10 ~ 17.13
? Paignton GF 12.10 ~ 12.15 ?   17.02 ~ 17.07 ?
141.20 Kingswear 12.33a ?   16.40d ?


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