30th June 2021

Statesman Rail
The English Riviera Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47593 'Galloway Princess' & 47853
Stock Used 17056+3229+3188+80043+3438+3312+1211+3348+3344+3384+3426

Route :
1Z72 : Wolverhampton to Paignton
1Z73 : Paignton to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47853 + 47593 Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Melksham - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
47593 + 47853 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Yatton - Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Thingley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton

Notes:
(1) 47853 running as 47614.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wolverhampton 06.20d [P4] 06.20   23.16a [P3] 23.07
Portobello Jn 06/24½ 06/25   23/10 23/01
Darlaston Jn 06/27½ 06/29   23/07 22/56
Bescot Stadium 06/28½ 06/30   23/06 22/55
Tame Bridge Parkway 06.31a ~ 06.33d [P1] 06.32 ~ 06.34   22.59a ~ 23.01d [P2] 22.50 ~ 22.51
Perry Barr North Jn 06/38½ 06/40   22/51 22/43
Perry Barr West Jn 06/40½ 06/41   22*47 ~ 22*50 22/42
Soho East Jn 06/44½ 06/45   22*33 ~ 22*39 22/35
Soho South Jn 06/45½ 06/46   22/30 22/34
Birmingham New Street 06.50a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.52 ~ 06.59   22.18a ~ 22.25d [P11] 22.20 ~ 22.25
Proof House Jn 07/02½ [WL] 07/02   22/15 [DEL] 22/15
Grand Jn 07/03½ 07/03   22*08 ~ 22*13 ? ~ 22.14
St Andrews Jn 07/05½ 07/06   22/00½ 21/55
Bordesley Jn 07/07½ 07/07   21*40 ~ 21*57 21.40 ~ 21.51
Small Heath South Jn 07*12 ~ 07*18 [ML] ? ~ 07.16   21/34½ 21/37
Tyseley 07/22½ [FL] [P1] 07/17   21/31½ [P2] [FL] 21/36
Solihull 07.30a ~ 07.32d [P1] 07.24 ~ 07.30   21.24a ~ 21.26d [P2] 21.27 ~ 21.31
Bentley Heath LC 07/37½ 07/34   21/20½ 21/23
Dorridge 07.38a ~ 07.40d [P1] 07.35 ~ ?   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 21.19 ~ 21.22
Hatton 07/48 07/45   21/08½ 21/12
Warwick Parkway 07.52a ~ 07.54d [P1] 07.48 ~ 07.51   21.01a ~ 21.03d [P2] 21.04 ~ 21.07
Leamington Spa 08.01a ~ 08.03d [P3] 07.56 ~ 08.02   20.52a ~ 20.54d [P2] 20.56 ~ 20.59
Fenny Compton 08/15 08/12   20/42½ 20/45
Reservoir Jn 08/21 08/18   20/35½ 20/39
Banbury 08.23a ~ 08.25d [P3] 08.20 ~ 08.24   20.31a ~ 20.33d [P2] 20.29 ~ 20.37
Aynho Jn 08/31 08/29   20/25½ 20/24
Heyford 08/38 [P1] 08/34   20/21 [P2] 20/20
Wolvercote Jn 08/48 [UM] 08/42   20/13½ 20/13
Oxford North Jn 08/50 [UM] 08/46   20/11½ 20/11
Oxford 08.53a ~ 08.55d [P3] 08.51 ~ 08.55   20.07a ~ 20.09d [P4] 20.04 ~ 20.08 [P4]
Kennington Jn 08/59 08/58   20/04½ 20/00
Didcot North Jn 09/08 09/07   19/57½ 19/54
Didcot West Curve Jn 09*08½ ~ 09*13½ ? ~ 09.20   19/56 19/52
Foxhall Jn 09c17 ~ 09c27 [DM] 09.24 ~ ?   19c53 ~ 19c55 ? ~ 19.48
Steventon Jn 09/31 09/28   19/49 [UR] 19/44
Wantage Road 09/35½ 09/32   19/44½ 19/41
Challow 09*39 ~ 09*51 [DR] 09.39 ~ 09.51   19/41 [UM] 19/38
Uffington 09/55 09/54   19/39½ 19/37
Swindon 10/04 [P4] 10/04   19/30½ [UM] 19/29
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/09½ 10/09   19/25½ 19/22
Chippenham 10/24 [P1] 10/19   19/17½ [P2] 19/15
Thingley East Jn 10/26 10/22   19/16½ 19/14
Thingley Jn 10/26½ 10/24   19/16 19/13
Melksham 10/31 10/30   - -
Bradford Jn 10/36 10/36   - -
Trowbridge 10/39½ 10/39   - -
Westbury 10*51 ~ 11*01 [P3] 10.53 ~ 11.02 [P3]   - -
Fairwood Jn 11*07 ~ 11*17 11/05   - -
Clink Road Jn 11/22½ 11/08   - -
Blatchbridge Jn 11/24½ 11/10   - -
East Somerset Jn 11/27½ 11/14   - -
Castle Cary 11/35½ [P2] 11/24   - -
Somerton GF 11/43½ 11/33   - -
Athelney LC 11/49½ 11/42   - -
Bathampton Jn - -   19/08½ 19/07
Bath Spa - -   19/05½ [P2] 19/05
North Somerset Jn - -   18/54½ 18/55
Bristol East Jn - -   18/53½ [DM] 18/54
Bristol Temple Meads - -   18/52½ [DT] 18/51
Bristol West Jn - -   18/51½ [CL] 18/48
Parson Street - -   18/48 [P2] 18/45
Yatton - -   18/35 18/29
Worle Jn - -   18/29 18/24
Uphill Jn - -   18/25 18/15
Bridgwater - -   18/09 18/05
Cogload Jn 11/54 11/45   18/02½ 18/01
Taunton 11/58 [P2] 11/49   17/58½ [P4] 17/56
Norton Fitzwarren 11/59 11/50   17/57 17/54
Whiteball 12/06½ 11/57   17/50½ 17/47
Tiverton Parkway 12/09½ [P1] 12/00   17/47½ [P2] 17/44
Tiverton Loop 12/11 12/01   17/46 17/42
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/20½ 12/13   17/33½ 17/33
Exeter St Davids 12/22½ [P4] ? ~ 12.21 [P6]   17*08 ~ 17*31 [P6] 17.11 ~ 17.30
Dawlish Warren 12/34½ 12/37   16/55½ 17/00
Dawlish 12/37 12/39   16/54 16/59
Teignmouth 12/42 12/42   16/49 16/56
Newton Abbot 12/51 [P2] 12/48   16/43½ [P3] 16/50
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/52 12/49   16/43 16/49
Torquay 13.03a ~ 13.06d 13.00 ~ 13.04   16.31a ~ 16.34d 16.34 ~ 16.40
Paignton 13.12a [P1] 13.09   16.26d [P2] 16.29


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