3rd September 2022

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47853 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+5991+1863+3330+3107+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17159

Route :
1Z60 : Crewe to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works 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
47593 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes:
(1) 47853 on rear.
(2) 47853 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
Crewe 05.45d [P12] [US] 05.45   23.58a [P11] 00.02
Basford Hall Jn 05/50 [US] 05/48   23/54½ [DF] 23/58
Madeley 05/55 [US] 05/55   23/49½ [DF] 23/53
Norton Bridge 06/05½ [US] 06/04   23/40½ [DF] 23/44
Little Bridgeford Jn 06/06½ [US] 06/05   23/39½ [DF] 23/43
Doxey Jn 06/10½ [US] 06/08   23/35 [DF] 23/38
Stafford 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P4] 06.09 ~ 06.14   23.31a ~ 23.33d [P5] [DS] 23.34 ~ 23.37
Trent Valley Jn 06/16 06/15   23/30 [DS] 23/33
Penkridge 06/21 06/21   23/24½ 23/29
Bushbury Jn 06/27½ 06/27   23/18 23/22
Wolverhampton North Jn 06/29 06/29   23/16½ 23/21
Wolverhampton 06.32a ~ 06.35d [P2] 06.31 ~ 06.35   23.13a ~ 23.15d [P2] 23.16 ~ 23.19
Dudley Port 06/41½ 06/43   23/05½ 23/08
Galton Jn 06/46 06/46   23/00 23/04
Soho South Jn 06/48½ 06/49   22/58 23/02
Birmingham New Street 06.52a ~ 06.58d [P7] [DEL] 06.55 ~ 07.03   22.45a ~ 22.53d [P9] 22.41 ~ 22.56
Proof House Jn 07/00½ 07/06   22/43 [DEL] 22/38
St Andrews Jn 07/04 07/09   22/34½ 22/35
Bordesley Jn 07/05 07/10   22/33½ 22/34
Lifford East Jn 07/10 07/17   22/26½ 22/28
Kings Norton 07/13½ [DS] 07/19   22/24½ 22/27
Longbridge 07/19½ 07/24   22/20½ 22/23
Cofton Jn 07*23 ~ 07*27 [DGG] 07/27   - -
Barnt Green 07.32a ~ 07.35d [P2] 07.30 ~ 07.34 [P2]   22.09a ~ 22.16d [P1] [UF] 22.16 ~ ?
Bromsgrove 07/40 [P4] 07/41   22/01 [P2] 22/03
Stoke Works Jn 07*43 ~ 07*52 [DBL] 07.44 ~ 07.53   21/59 22/01
Worcestershire Parkway 08.04a ~ 08.07d 08.04 ~ ?   21.46a ~ 21.49d ?
Abbotswood Jn 08/10½ 08/08   21/43½ 21/46
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/18 [P2] 08/18   21/35½ [P1] 21/39
Cheltenham Spa 08.26a ~ 08.29d [P1] 08.24 ~ 08.29   21.24a ~ 21.28d [P2] 21.28 ~ 21.31
Barnwood Jn 08/35 08/36   21/18 21/16
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/36 08/37   21/16½ 21/15
Standish Jn 08/42 08/43   21/08½ 21/06
Charfield 08/52 08/51   20*42 ~ 20*53 [UGL] 20.43 ~ 20.53
Yate 08/57½ 08/58   20/34 20/34
Westerleigh Jn 09/03½ 09/01   20/30 20/32
Bristol Parkway 09.09 ~ 09.29 [P1] 09.06 ~ 09.22   20/24½ [P3] 20/27
Filton Abbey Wood 09/34½ [P1] [ML] 09/25   20/22 [P2] [UF] 20/25
Horfield Jn 09/35½ 09/26   20/21 20/24
Dr Day's Jn 09/40 [DF] 09/29   20/17 [ML] 20/19
Bristol East Jn 09/41 [UM] 09/30   20/16 [UF] 20/18
Bristol Temple Meads 09c42 ~ 09c49 [DT] 09/32   20c12 ~ 20c14 [P9] [DF] 20.14 ~ 20.17
Bristol West Jn 09/50½ [DM] 09/33   20/10 [DM] 20/09
Parson Street 09/52 [P1] 09/38   20/08 [P2] 20/07
Yatton 10/01½ 09/52   19/55 19/59
Worle Jn 10/06 10/03   19/49 19/56
Uphill Jn 10/08 10/06   19/46 19/54
Bridgwater 10/17 10/16   19/35½ 19/33
Cogload Jn 10/22 10/20   19/30½ 19/28
Taunton 10.27a ~ 10.30d [P2] [UDR] 10.25 ~ 10.31 [P2]   19.21a ~ 19.24d [P2] 19.16 ~ 19.21
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L17 18.54 ~ 19.08
Norton Fitzwarren 10L35 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 11.02   18/53 [UDR] 18/53
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/16   18/43 18/39
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/22   18/37½ [P2] 18/35
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/24   18/35 18/33
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/36   18/20½ 18/17
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/38 [P4]   18/17 [P5] 18/15
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 11.51 ~ 12.02   17/55½ 17/57
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/06   17/51½ 17/55
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/09   17/48½ 17/52
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P1] 12/17   17/41½ [P3] 17/45
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/18   17/39½ 17/44
Torquay 12/29 12/27   17/29½ 17/34
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.46d [P1] 12.32 ~ 12.40   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.27
Paignton GF 12/49 ?   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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