18th June 2022

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 34046 'Braunton'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+17159+3330+1863+3107+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045

Route :
1Z60 : Slough to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to Slough

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren
34046 (1) Norton Fitzwarren - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
34046 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
47810 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935. 47810 was running as D1924.
(3) 35461 was only in the consist when 34046 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Slough 07.48d [P4] [DR] 07.50   21.40a [P5] 21.47
Maidenhead 07.55a ~ 07.57d [P3] [DR] 07.58 ~ 08.02   21.31a ~ 21.33d [P4] [UR] 21.36 ~ 21.39
Twyford 08/04 [P3] [DR] 08/11   21/24½ [P4] [UR] 21/29
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/09 [DR] 08/15   21/20½ [UR] 21/23
Reading 08.11a ~ 08.13d [P12] [DFR] 08.17 ~ 08.20   21.09a ~ 21.18d [P8] [DM] 21.16 ~ 21.21
Oxford Road Jn 08/15½ 08/23   21/07 21/14
Southcote Jn 08/17 08/25   21/05½ 21/13
Theale 08/20½ 08/28   21/01 21/10
Newbury 08.35a ~ 08.47d [P1] 08.39 ~ 08.45   20.48a ~ 20.50d [P2] 20.54 ~ 20.58
Hungerford 08.57a ~ 09.01d 08.56 ~ 09.00   20.37a ~ 20.39d 20.42 ~ 20.45
Bedwyn 09/07 [P1] 09/07   20/32½ [P2] 20/36
Woodborough 09/17½ 09/18   20/21½ 20/26
Lavington 09/23½ 09/24   20/13½ 20/18
Heywood Road Jn 09/28½ 09/30   20/07½ 20/11
Westbury 09.30a ~ 09.35d [P1] 09.33 ~ 09.35   20.02a ~ 20.04d [P3] 20.06 ~ 20.09
Fairwood Jn 09/39 09/38   19/59½ 20/03
Clink Road Jn 09/43 09/42   19/55½ 19/59
Blatchbridge Jn 09/45½ 09/46   19/53½ 19/55
East Somerset Jn 09/48½ 09/50   19/49½ 19/50
Castle Cary 09/59 [P2] 10/00   19/42 [P1] 19/42
Somerton GF 10/06 10/08   19/35 19/32
Athelney LC 10/12 10/17   19/29 19/25
Cogload Jn 10/16 10/19   19/26½ 19/22
Taunton 10.21a ~ 10.24d [P2] [UDR] 10.24 ~ 10.27   19.18a ~ 19.20d [P2] 19.13 ~ 19.16
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L14 18.51 ~ 19.05
Norton Fitzwarren 10L29 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 10.59   18/53 [UDR] 18/50
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/11   18/43 18/38
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/17   18/37½ [P2] 18/35 [P2]
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/19   18/35 18/32
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/31   18/20½ 18/18
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/34   18/17 [P5] 18/16
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 11.50 ~ 12.01   17/55½ 18/05
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/06   17/51½ 18/01
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/09   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 12/28   17/29½ 17/28
Paignton 12.32a ~ 12.34d [P1] 12.32 ~ 12.45   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.19 ~ 17.23 [P2]
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.47 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.06a ?   16.35d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z60 : (47805 with 47810 on rear) : Southall to Hanwell Bridge Loop
5Z60 : (47810 with 47805 on rear) : Hanwell Bridge Loop to Slough

Location Booked
Southall LSL 06.19d
Southall 06.29 ~ 06.44
Southall East Jn 06/46
Hanwell Bridge Loop 06.48 ~ 07.24
Southall 07/26
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/30
Slough 07.43a [P4]

5Z63 : (34046 with 35461) : Bishops Lydeard to Fairwater Yard

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

5Z64 : (34046 with 35461) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

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


5Z61 : (47810 with 47805 on rear) : Slough to Hanwell Bridge Loop
5Z61 : (47805 with 47810 on rear) : Hanwell Bridge Loop to Southall

Location Booked
Slough 21.43d [P5]
Heathrow Airport Jn 21/51
Southall 21/55
Hanwell Bridge Loop 21.57 ~ 22.26
Southall East Jn 22/28
Southall 22.30 ~ 22.40
Southall LSL 22.50a


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