11th June 2022

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+3107+1863+3330+17159

Route :
1Z60 : Solihull to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to Solihull

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1) Dorridge (4) - Warwick Parkway - Hatton - 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 - Norton Fitzwarren
70000 (1) Norton Fitzwarren - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
70000 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
47805 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge - Solihull

Notes :
(1) 47810 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935. 47810 was running as D1924.
(3) 35461 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.
(4) It is reported that the outward leg started from Dorridge, due to signal cable theft.


70000 passes Goodrington Sands on the outward leg
(photo: © Colin Wallace)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Solihull 06.10d CANC   23.18a 23.23
Bentley Heath LC 06/14 CANC   23/14 23/19
Dorridge 06.15a ~ 06.18d [P1] 06.52d   23.09a ~ 23.12d 23.23 ~ 23.18
Hatton 06/25 [P1] 07/01   23/01 [P2] 23/04
Warwick Parkway 06.29a ~ 06.32d [P1] 07.05 ~ 07.08   22.53a ~ 22.56d [P2] 22.55 ~ 22.58
Leamington Spa 06.40a ~ 06.42d [P3] 07.14 ~ 07.16   22.43a ~ 22.46d [P2] 22.47 ~ 22.49
Fenny Compton 06/54 07/29   22/33 22/36
Reservoir Jn 07/00 07/35   22/26 22/29
Banbury 07.03a ~ 07.12d [P4] 07.39 ~ 07.46   22.21a ~ 22.24d [P2] 22.22 ~ 22.26
Aynho Jn 07/18 07/52   22/16 22/17
Heyford 07/25 [P1] 07/57   22/11½ [P2] 22/12
Wolvercote Jn 07/32 [UM] 08/03   22/04 22/05
Oxford North Jn 07/34 [UM] 08/05   22/01 [DM] 22/02
Oxford 07.40a ~ 07.44d [P3] 08.08 ~ 08.12 [P3]   21.56a ~ 21.58d [P4] [DM] 21.56 ~ 22.00
Kennington Jn 07/48 08/16   21/49 21/48
Didcot North Jn 07/59 08/25   21/40 21/38
Foxhall Jn 08c01 ~ 08c14 [DM] 08.28 ~ ?   21c30 ~ 21c38 21.30 ~ ?
Wantage Road 08/22 08/36   21/23½ 21/25
Challow 08*26 ~ 08*32 [DR] 08/39   21/20 [UM] 21/22
Uffington 08/37 08/41   21/18 21/20
Swindon 08.49a ~ 09.00d [P3] 08.51 ~ 09.00   21.04a ~ 21.07d [P3] 21.01 ~ 21.09
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/07½ 09/08   20/56½ 20/55
Chippenham 09.16a ~ 09.19d [P1] 09.17 ~ 09.18   20.37a ~ 20.40d [P2] 20.40 ~ 20.44
Thingley East Jn 09/23 09/21   20/35 20/33
Thingley Jn 09/24½ 09/23   20/33½ 20/32
Melksham 09.31a ~ 09.33d 09.28 ~ 09.29   20.22a ~ 20.25d 20.20 ~ 20.25
Bradford Jn 09/40 09/38   20/15½ 20/14
Trowbridge 09/41½ 09/41   20/13½ 20/11
Westbury 09.47a ~ 09.49d [P1] 09.48 ~ 09.53 [P1]   20.03a ~ 20.06d [P3] 20.03 ~ 20.06 [P3]
Fairwood Jn 09/53 09/56   20/00½ 20/00
Clink Road Jn 09/55 10/01   19/56½ 19/57
Blatchbridge Jn 09/57 10/03   19/54½ 19/55
East Somerset Jn 10/00 10/06   19/50½ 19/52
Castle Cary 10/08 [P2] 10/14   19/43 [P1] 19/45
Somerton GF 10/15 10/20   19/36 19/35
Athelney LC 10/21 10/28   19/30 19/28
Cogload Jn 10/24½ 10/31   19/27½ 19/25
Taunton 10.29a ~ 10.31d [P2] [UDR] 10.36 ~ 10.41   19.18a ~ 19.21d [P2] 19.17 ~ 19.19
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L14 18.52 ~ 19.13
Norton Fitzwarren 10L36 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 11.06   18/53 [UDR] 18/50
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/18   18/43 18/33
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/24   18/37½ [P2] 18/30
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/25   18/35 18/28
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/53   18/20½ 18/15
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/56   18/17 [P5] 18/13
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 12/06   17/55½ 17/55
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/08   17/51½ 17/49
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/11   17/48½ 17/46
Newton Abbot 12/14½ [P1] 12/17   17/41½ [P3] 17/40
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/16½ 12/18   17/39½ 17/39
Torquay 12/27 12/26   17/29½ 17/26
Paignton 12.32a ~ 12.34d [P1] 12.30 ~ 12.46   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.22 ~ 17.23
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.47 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.06a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z63 : (70000 with 35461) : Bishops Lydeard to Fairwater Yard

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 09.48d
Norton Fitzwarren 09/57
Fairwater Yard 10.01a

5Z64 : (70000 with 35461) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Fairwater Yard 19.30d
Norton Fitzwarren 19/35
Bishops Lydeard 19.49a


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