16th July 2022

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013', 47853 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+3107+1863+5991+9479

Route :
1Z61 : Cardiff Central to Kingswear
1Z63 : Kingswear to Cardiff Central

Loco(s) Route
47853 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - 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
47853 (1) Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935. 47853 was running as 47614.
(3) 35461 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.


47853 at Bradford-on-Avon on the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains (out) & Open Rail Live Railway Data (rtn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cardiff Central 06.30d [P3] [D] 06.30   22.15a [P3] 22.27
Long Dyke Jn 06/32 [UR] 06/32   22/13½ [D] ?
Marshfield 06/41 06/40   22/07 22/18
Ebbw Jn 06/46 06/43   22/03½ [DM] ?
Newport 06.50a ~ 06.53d [P2] 06.47 ~ 06.52   21.57a ~ 22.00d [P1] 22.06 ~ 22.10
Maindee West Jn 06/55 06/54   21/55 22/03
Llanwern West Jn 06/58 06/58   21/51 21/59
Severn Tunnel Junction 07.13a ~ 07.16d [P4] 07.13 ~ 07.17   21.35a ~ 21.38d [P3] [DR] 21.45 ~ 21.47
Severn Tunnel West 07/18 07/20   21/33½ 21/43
Severn Tunnel East 07/23 07/25   21/29 21/40
Pilning 07/24 [P1] 07/28   21/28 [P2] 21/38
Patchway 07.30a ~ 07.33d [P1] 07.34 ~ 07.39   21.21a ~ 21.24d [P2] 21.16 ~ 21.35
Filton Abbey Wood 07c37 ~ 07c40 [P1] [ML] 07.46 ~ 07.48   21/18 [P2] 21/05
Horfield Jn 07/43 07/49   21/17 21/04
Dr Day's Jn 07/48 [DBL] 07/54   21/13 [ML] 20/59
North Somerset Jn 07/50 07/57   21/12 [UBL] 20/56
Bath Spa 08.02a ~ 08.06d [P2] 08.08 ~ 08.12   20.58a ~ 21.01d [P1] 20.33 ~ 20.39
Bathampton Jn 08/10 08/16   20*47 ~ 20*54 20/30
Bradford-on-Avon 08.21a ~ 08.25d 08.29 ~ ?   20.31a ~ 20.34d 20.17 ~ ?
Bradford Jn 08/31 08/33   20/28 20/13
Trowbridge 08/33 08/35   20/25½ ?
Westbury 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P3] 08.42 ~ 08.45   20.14a ~ 20.17d [P3] 20.02 ~ 20.06 [P3]
Fairwood Jn 08/47 08/49   20/11 19/58
Clink Road Jn 08/52 08/55   20/06 19/54
Blatchbridge Jn 08/56 08/57   20/04 19/53
East Somerset Jn 09/01 09/00   20/00 19/50
Castle Cary 09/09 [P2] 09/08   19/49 [P1] 19/42
Somerton GF 09/16 09/15   19/40 19/35
Athelney LC 09/25 09/25   19/32 19/28
Cogload Jn 09/29 09/28   19/29 19/26
Taunton 09.34a ~ 10.04d [P2] 09.32 ~ 10.09   19.19a ~ 19.22d [P2] ? ~ 19.19
Norton Fitzwarren 10L10 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 11.07   18L52 ~ 19L13 [UDR] 18.47 ~ ?
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/20   18/42 18/34
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/26   18/37 [P2] 18/31
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/27   18/35 18/29
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/40   18/20 18/17
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/49   18/17 [P5] 18/15
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 12/01   18/02 17/56
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/03   17/58 17/53
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/06   17/52 17/47
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P1] 12/14   17/43 [P3] 17/41
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/15   17/41 17/40
Torquay 12/29 12/28   17/30 ?
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.46d [P1] 12.33 ~ 12.45   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.23
Paignton GF 12/49 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.15a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z62 : (70000 with 35461) : Bishops Lydeard to Norton Fitzwarren

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 09.45d
Norton Fitzwarren 09/57
Fairwater Yard 10.02 ~ 10.35
Norton Fitzwarren 10.39a

5Z63 : (70000 with 35461) : Norton Fitzwarren to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Norton Fitzwarren 18.57d
Fairwater Yard 19.00 ~ 19.30
Norton Fitzwarren 19/35
Bishops Lydeard 19.50a


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