6th August 2022

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47501 'Craftsman', 47853 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+17159+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+3107+1863+5991

Route :
1Z60 : Wolverhampton to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47853 (1) Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - 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
47501 + 47853 Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) 47501 on rear.
(2) 47501 running as D1944. 47853 was running as 47614.
(3) 35461 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wolverhampton 06.40d [P2] 06.41   23.34a [P2] 23.51
Portobello Jn 06/46 06/46   23/29 23/45
Darlaston Jn 06/49 06/50   23/26 23/41
Bescot Stadium 06/50 06/52   23/25 23/40
Tame Bridge Parkway 06.53a ~ 06.55d 06.54 ~ 06.56   23.19a ~ 23.22d 23.36 ~ ?
Perry Barr North Jn 07/00 07/01   23/13 23/30
Perry Barr West Jn 07/03 07/03   23/12 23/28
Soho East Jn 07/14 07/07   23/07½ 23/24
Soho North Jn 07/16½ 07/16   23/06 23/23
Galton Jn 07/18 07/19   23/03 ?
Smethwick Jn 07/19 07/20   23/02 ?
Rowley Regis 07/24 07/24   22/56½ 23/16
Stourbridge Junction 07.33a ~ 07.35d [P3] 07.34 ~ 07.38   22.45a ~ 22.48d [P2] 22.39 ~ ?
Blakedown 07/41½ 07/44   22/39 22/34
Kidderminster 07.46a ~ 07.48d [P2] 07.48 ~ 07.50 [P2]   22.31a ~ 22.34d [P1] 22.25 ~ 22.26
Hartlebury 07/54 07/57   22/20 22/19
Droitwich Spa 08.01a ~ 08.03d 08.04 ~ 08.07   22.09a ~ 22.13d 22.07 ~ 22.10
Tunnel Jn 08/11 08/14   22/03 22/00
Worcester Shrub Hill 08.13a ~ 08.15d [P2] 08.16 ~ 08.20 [P2]   21.49a ~ 21.55d [P1] 21.55 ~ 21.59
Norton Jn 08/20 08/25   21/44 21/46
Abbotswood Jn 08/23 08/28   21/42½ 21/44
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/31 [P2] 08/38   21/33½ [P1] 21/37
Cheltenham Spa 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P1] 08.44 ~ 08.49   21.24a ~ 21.26d [P2] 21.26 ~ 21.29
Barnwood Jn 08/48 [UVL] 08/58   21/18 21/19
Gloucester Sig.G156 08*49 ~ 08*59 ?   - -
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/01½ 09/05   21/16½ 21/17
Standish Jn 09/08½ 09/12   21/09½ 21/08
Charfield 09/18½ 09/20   20*45 ~ 20*55 [UGL] 20.50 ~ 20.54
Yate 09/24 09/27   20/36½ 20/40
Westerleigh Jn 09/27 09/29   20/34½ 20/38
Bristol Parkway 09.32a ~ 09.36d [P2] 09.34 ~ 09.38   20.26a ~ 20.29d [P3] 20.29 ~ 20.32
Filton Abbey Wood 09/38½ [P1] [ML] 09/41   20/22 [P2] [UF] 20/27
Horfield Jn 09/39½ 09/42   20/21 20/26
Dr Day's Jn 09/44 09/45   20/17 [ML] 20/22
Bristol East Jn 09/45½ [DF] 09/49   20/16 [UF] 20/21
Bristol Temple Meads 09c47 ~ 09c49 [P12] 09.50 ~ 09.52   20c12 ~ 20c14 [P9] [DF] 20.14 ~ 20.19
Bristol West Jn 09/50½ [DM] 09/53   20/10 [DM] 20/09
Parson Street 09/52 [P1] 09/56   20/08 [P2] 20/07
Yatton 10/01½ 10/04   19/55 19/55
Worle Jn 10/06 10/07   19/49 19/51
Uphill Jn 10/08 10/09   19/46 19/50
Bridgwater 10/17 10/18   19/35½ 19/40
Cogload Jn 10/23 10/23   19/30½ 19/35
Taunton 10.28a ~ 10.29d [P2] [UDR] 10.28 ~ 10.31   19.21a ~ 19.24d [P2] 19.28 ~ 19.29
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L17 18.49 ~ ?
Norton Fitzwarren 10L34 ~ 10L59 10.55 ~ 11.12   18/53 [UDR] 18/44
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/24   18/43 18/35
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/29   18/37½ [P2] 18/32
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/30   18/35 18/30
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/42   18/20½ 18/17
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/46   18/17 [P5] 18/15
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 11/58   17/55½ 17/55
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/00   17/51½ 17/51
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/03   17/48½ 17/46
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P1] 12/09   17/41½ [P3] 17/40
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/10   17/39½ 17/39
Torquay 12/29 12/22   17/29½ 17/26
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.46d [P1] 12.29 ~ 12.34   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.17 ~ 17.21
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) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

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


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