9th July 2022

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+3107+1863+5991+17159

Route :
1Z60 : High Wycombe to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to High Wycombe

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Haddenham & Thame Parkway - Bicester South Jn - Gavray Jn - Bicester Village - Oxford Parkway - 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
47593 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - High Wycombe

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


47593 calls at Melksham with the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
High Wycombe 06.40d [P2] 06.40   23.00a [P3] 23.11
Saunderton 06/47 [P2] 06/47   22/53 [P1] 23/05
Princes Risborough 06.53a ~ 06.56d [P3] 06.51 ~ 06.55   22.43a ~ 22.48d [P2] 22.53 ~ 22.58
Haddenham & Thame Parkway 07.03a ~ 07.06d [P1] 07.02 ~ 07.06   22.32a ~ 22.34d [P2] 22.40 ~ 22.44
Bicester South Jn 07/16½ 07/18   22/20 22/29
Gavray Jn 07/17½ 07/19   22/18½ 22/28
Bicester Village 07.20a ~ 07.23d [P1] 07.20 ~ 07.24   22.15a ~ 22.17d [P2] 22.23 ~ 22.27
Oxford Parkway 07.32a ~ 07.35d [P1] 07.33 ~ 07.35   22.04a ~ 22.06d [P2] 22.10 ~ 22.12
Woodstock Road Jn 07/37 07/38   22/02½ 22/08
Oxford North Jn 07/38½ [UR] 07/40   22/01½ [DB] 22/05
Oxford 07.41a ~ 07.44d [P3] 07.41 ~ 07.45   21.56a ~ 21.59d [P4] 21.57 ~ 22.02
Kennington Jn 07/48½ 07/48   21/49½ 21/48
Didcot North Jn 07/58 07/56   21/40½ 21/39
Foxhall Jn 08c00 ~ 08c16 [DM] ? ~ 08.16   21c34 ~ 21c38 ? ~ 21.35
Wantage Road 08/24 [DR] 08/24   21/27½ 21/29
Challow 08/28 08/29   21/24 [UM] 21/26
Uffington 08/30 08/32   21/22 21/25
Swindon 08.41a ~ 08.44d [P4] 08.43 ~ 08.45   21.04a ~ 21.11d [P3] 21.12 ~ 21.14
Wootton Bassett Jn 08/51 08/52   20/56½ 21/05
Chippenham 09.00a ~ 09.04d [P1] 09.02 ~ 09.06   20.37a ~ 20.40d [P2] 20.52 ~ 20.55
Thingley East Jn 09/07½ 09/19   20/35 20/49
Thingley Jn 09/12½ 09/20   20/33½ 20/48
Melksham 09.19a ~ 09.21d 09.25 ~ 09.26   20.22a ~ 20.25d 20.35 ~ 20.41
Bradford Jn 09/27 09/34   20/15½ 20/29
Trowbridge 09/28½ 09/37   20/13½ 20/26
Westbury 09.34a ~ 09.37d [P1] 09.43 ~ 09.46   20.03a ~ 20.06d [P3] 20.17 ~ 20.20
Fairwood Jn 09/41 09/49   20/00½ 20/13
Clink Road Jn 09/47 09/54   19/56½ 20/08
Blatchbridge Jn 09/49 09/56   19/54½ 20/05
East Somerset Jn 09/52 10/00   19/50½ 20/02
Castle Cary 10/01 [P2] 10/08   19/43 [P1] 19/47 [P1]
Somerton GF 10/10 10/15   19/36 19/37
Athelney LC 10/16 10/24   19/30 19/31
Cogload Jn 10/19½ 10/26   19/27½ 19/28
Taunton 10.24a ~ 10.26d [P2] [UDR] 10.31 ~ 10.33   19.18a ~ 19.21d [P2] 19.18 ~ 19.21
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L14 18.50 ~ 19.10
Norton Fitzwarren 10L31 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 10.59   18/53 [UDR] 18/49
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/11   18/43 18/38
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/18   18/37½ [P2] 18/34
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/22   18/35 18/32
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/39   18/20½ 18/18
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/41   18/17 [P5] 18/16
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 11.54 ~ 12.02   17/55½ 17/57
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/06   17/51½ 17/54
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/09   17/48½ 17/49
Newton Abbot 12/14½ [P1] 12/18   17/41½ [P3] 17/41
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/16½ 12/19   17/39½ 17/40
Torquay 12/27 12/28   17/29½ 17/30
Paignton 12.32a ~ 12.34d [P1] 12.34 ~ 12.40   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.17 ~ 17.25
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.47 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.15a ?   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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