10th September 2022

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013', 47828 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+17159+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+3107+1863+5991

Route :
1Z60 : Shrewsbury to Kingswear
1Z61 : Kingswear to Shrewsbury

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1) Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Church Stretton - Craven Arms - Ludlow - Leominster - Hereford - Abergavenny - Cwmbran - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - 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
47805 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury

Notes:
(1) 47828 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935.
(3) 35461 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.
(4) 70000 carried a wreath in memory of HM the Queen.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Shrewsbury 05.53d [P7] 05.53   22.44a [P4] 22.59
English Bridge Jn 05/54½ ?   22/42 ?
Sutton Bridge Jn 05/56½ 05/57   22/40 22/56
Dorrington SB 06/04 06/04   22/34 22/51
Church Stretton 06.13a ~ 06.17d ?   22.24a ~ 22.26d ?
Marsh Brook LC 06/21 06/21   22/21 22/33
Craven Arms 06.27a ~ 06.31d [P2] 06.27 ~ 06.31   22.11a ~22.13d [P1] 22.23 ~ 22.25
Bromfield 06/36 06/37   22/04½ 22/16
Ludlow 06.39a ~ 06.43d ?   22/03 ?
Woofferton 06/49 06/49   21/59½ 22/11
Leominster 06.56a ~ 07.00d 06.54 ~ 07.00   21/54½ 22/05
Moreton-on-Lugg 07/08 07/09   21/47 21/59
Shelwick Jn 07/16 07/16   21/44 21/56
Hereford 07.21a ~ 07.24d [P2] 07.18 ~ 07.24   21.38a ~ 21.41d [P3] 21.52 ~ 21.53
Tram Inn 07/32½ 07/33   21/30 21/42
Pontrilas 07/37½ 07/38   21/25 21/37
Abergavenny 07.50a ~ 07.53d [P2] 07.49 ~ 07.53   21.10a ~ 21.12d [P1] 21.19 ~ 21.22
Little Mill Jn 08/01½ 08/02   21/02 21/12
Pontypool & New Inn 08/04 ?   21/00 ?
Cwmbran 08.09a ~ 08.12d 08.11 ~ 08.12   20.54a ~ 20.56d 21.00 ~ 21.04
Maindee North Jn 08/23 08/20   20/45½ 20/52
Maindee East Jn 08/26 [UM] 08/23   20/43½ 20/47
Llanwern West Jn 08/29 08/27   20/39½ 20/43
Severn Tunnel Junction 08/35½ [P4] 08/34   20/34 [P3] [DM] 20/36
Severn Tunnel West 08/36½ 08/35   20/33 20/35
Severn Tunnel East 08/41½ 08/39   20/28 20/31
Pilning 08/44 [P1] 08/41   20/27 [P2] 20/30
Patchway 08/49 [P1] 08/44   20/24 [P2] 20/27
Filton Abbey Wood 08/53 [P1] [ML] 08/50   20/22 [P2] 20/25
Horfield Jn 08/54 08/51   20/21 20/23
Dr Day's Jn 09/01 [DF] 08/59   20/17 [ML] 20/19
Bristol East Jn 09/02 [UM] 09/01   20/16 [UF] 20/18
Bristol Temple Meads 09c04 ~ 09c11 [P12] 09.03 ~ 09.10   20c12 ~ 20c14 [P9] [DF] 20.12 ~ 20.17
Bristol West Jn 09/13 [DM] 09/12   20/10 [DM] 20/09
Parson Street 09/14½ [P1] 09/14   20/08 [P2] 20/08
Yatton 09/24½ 09/23   19/55 19/56
Worle Jn 09/29 09/28   19/49 19/49
Uphill Jn 09/31 09/30   19/46 19/42
Bridgwater 09/45 09/45   19/35½ 19/33
Cogload Jn 09/53 09/51   19/30½ 19/28
Taunton 09.58a ~ 10.13d [P2] [UDR] 09.56 ~ 10.03   19.21a ~ 19.24d [P2] 19.18 ~ 19.21
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L54 ~ 19L17 18.54 ~ 19.08
Norton Fitzwarren 10L18 ~ 10L59 ? ~ 11.04   18/53 [UDR] 18/52
Whiteball 11/11½ 11/29   18/43 18/35
Tiverton Parkway 11/15 [P1] 11/33   18/37½ [P2] 18/31
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/35   18/35 18/29
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/47   18/20½ 18/16
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/48   18/17 [P5] 18/15
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 11*59 [P1] 12.01 ~ 12.09   17/55½ 17/54
Dawlish 12/03½ 12/12   17/51½ 17/50
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/15   17/48½ 17/47
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P1] 12/21   17/41½ [P3] 17/41
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/22   17/39½ 17/40
Torquay 12/29 12/31   17/29½ 17/30
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.46d [P1] 12.36 ~ 12.42   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.17 ~ 17.25 [P2]
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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