2nd July 2022

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (4) (35461)+17159+5991+1863+3107+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045

Route :
1Z60 : Poole to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to Poole

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster - Westbury
47810 (2) Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren
70000 (2) Norton Fitzwarren - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
70000 (2) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
47810 (2) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
47593 (1) Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) 47810 on rear.
(2) 47593 on rear.
(3) 47810 was running as D1924.
(4) 35461 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.


70000 arriving at Paignton on the outward leg (photo: © Colin Wallace)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 06.35d [P1] 06.34   22.57a [P1] 23.09?
Branksome 06/41 [P1] 06/40   22/47½ [P2] 23/00
Bournemouth 06.46a ~ 06.51d [P2] 06.46 ~ 06.50   22.39a ~ 22.42d [P3] 22.51 ~ 22.55
Brockenhurst 07.15a ~ 07.20d [P2] 07.15 ~ 07.20   22.18a ~ 22.21d [P3] 22.24 ~ 22.32
Redbridge 07/33½ 07/31 [P1]   22/06½ 22/11
Church Lane Jn 07/35½ [US] 07/33   22/05 22/09
Southampton Central 07.37a ~ 07.40d [P1] 07.35 ~ 07.39 [P1]   22.00a ~ 22.03d [P4] [DF] 22.04 ~ 22.06
Northam Jn 07/43½ [UF] 07/42   21/57½ 22/02
St Denys 07/45½ [P1] 07/44   21/52 [P2] [DF] 22/00
Southampton Airport Parkway 07/48½ [P1] [US] 07/48   21/48½ [P2] 21/57
Eastleigh 07.53a ~ 08.01d [P1] 07.52 ~ 07.56   21.42a ~ 21.45d [P3] 21.52 ~ 21.54
Eastleigh East Jn 08/02½ 07/57   21/40 21/51
Eastleigh Single Line Jn 08*04 ~ 08*18 ?   21/38½ ?
Romsey Single Line Jn 08/30 ?   21/28½ ?
Romsey 08.32a ~ 08.35d [P2] 08.29 ~ ?   21.23a ~ 21.26d [P1] 21.34 ~ ?
Dean 08/45 ?   21/15½ ?
Tunnel Jn 08/54 ?   21/05 ?
Salisbury 08.59a ~ 09.02d [P4] 08.59 ~ 09.02 [P4]   20.50a ~ 21.01d [P2] 22.11 ~ 21.13
Wilton Jn 09/05½ ?   20/47½ ?
Wishford 09/09½ ?   20/43½ ?
Wylye AHB 09/13½ 09/13   20/39½ 21/00
Upton Lovell 09/17½ 09/17   20/35½ 20/56
Warminster 09.22a ~ 09.25d 09.23 ~ 09.25   20.26a ~ 20.29d 20.47 ~ 20.49
Westbury 09.33a ~ 09.43d [P2] 09.34 ~ 09.43   20.03a ~ 20.18d [P3] 20.31 ~ 20.38
Fairwood Jn 09/46½ 09/49   20/00½ 20/28
Clink Road Jn 09/50½ 09/54   19/56½ 20/24
Blatchbridge Jn 09/52½ 09/56   19/54½ 20/21
East Somerset Jn 09/55½ 09/59   19/50½ 20/11
Castle Cary 10/03 [P2] 10/07   19/43 [P1] 20/00
Somerton GF 10/10½ 10/13   19/36 19/49
Athelney LC 10/16½ 10/21   19/30 19/41
Cogload Jn 10/20 10/23   19/27½ 19/37
Taunton 10.25a ~ 10.28d [P2] [UDR] 10.28 ~ 10.32   19.18a ~ 19.21d [P2] 19.27 ~ 19.30
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L14 18.35 ~ 19.26
Norton Fitzwarren 10L33 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 11.03   18/53 [UDR] 18/35
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/16   18/43 18/22
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/21   18/37½ [P2] 18/18
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/23   18/35 18/16
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/35   18/20½ 18/01
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/38   18/17 [P5] 17/58 [P5]
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 11/52   17/55½ 17/46
Dawlish 12/03½ 11/54   17/51½ 17/44
Teignmouth 12/07½ 11/56   17/48½ 17/41
Newton Abbot 12/14½ [P1] 12/02   17/41½ [P3] 17/31
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/16½ 12/03   17/39½ 17/29
Torquay 12/27 12/11   17/29½ 17/19
Paignton 12.32a ~ 12.34d [P1] 12.17 ~ 12.27   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.10 ~ 17.14 [P2]
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.47 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.15a ?   16.35d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z62 : (47593 with 47810 on rear) : Eastleigh Arlington to Eastleigh
5Z62 : (47810 with 47593 on rear) : Eastleigh to Poole Sidings
5Z62 : (47593 with 47810 on rear) : Poole Sidings to Poole

Location Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 04.44d
Eastleigh Sig.E241 04/46
Eastleigh 04.49 ~ 05.04 [P2]
St Denys 05/09
Northam Jn 05/11
Southampton Central 05/13 [P4]
Church Lane Jn 05/15
Redbridge 05/16
Brockenhurst 05/27
Bournemouth 05/42
Branksome 05/46
Poole 05/51 [P2]
Poole Sidings 05.53 ~ 06.26
Poole 06.28a [P1]

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

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 08.50d
Norton Fitzwarren 09/05
Fairwater Yard 09.10a

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

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

5Z63 : (47810 with 47593 on rear) : Poole to Eastleigh
5Z63 : (47593 with 47810 on rear) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
Poole 23.12d [P1]
Branksome 23/18
Bournemouth 23/30 [P4]
Brockenhurst 23/46
Redbridge 23/57
Church Lane Jn 23/58
Southampton Central 00/02 [P1]
Northam Jn 00/08
St Denys 00/10
Southampton Airport Parkway 00/13
Eastleigh 00.17 ~ 00.26 [P2]
Eastleigh Sig.E241 00/29
Eastleigh Arlington 00.32a


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