8th April 2023

Saphos Trains
The Cotswold Explorer

Locos Used (3) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used (4) (35479)+17013+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3330+3348

Route :
1Z60 : Norwich to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z64 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) Norwich - Diss - Haughley Jn - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Shenfield - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Highbury & Islington - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Hanwell Bridge Loop
61306 (1) Hanwell Bridge Loop - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
47810 (2) Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill (5)
61306 (1) Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Hanwell Bridge Loop
47593 (1) Hanwell Bridge Loop - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47810 on rear.
(2) 61306 on rear.
 (3) 47810 running as D1924.
 (4) 35479 was only in the consist when 61306 was on the train.
(5) The outward leg of the tour was originally booked to run via Evesham.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Revised Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.35d [P2] 06.35d [P2] 06.35   00.15a [P2] 00.41
Thorpe Jn 06/36 [W] 06/36 [W] 06/36   00/12½ [W] 00/40
Trowse Swing Bridge 06/36½ [D] 06/36½ [D] 06/37   00/12 [D] 00/39
Trowse Jn 06/38 06/38 06/38   00/11 00/38
Diss 06/57 06/57 06/56   23/52 00/24
Haughley Jn 07/06 07/06 07/04   23/41 00/14
Stowmarket 07.09a ~ 07.11d [P1] 07.09a ~ 07.11d [P1] 07.07 ~ 07.11   23.35a ~ 23.37d [P2] 00.07 ~ 00.10
Europa Jn 07/22 07/22 07/19   23/24 23/55
East Suffolk Jn 07/23 [UM] 07/23 [UM] 07/23   23/23 23/53
Ipswich 07.25a ~ 07.27d [P2] 07.25a ~ 07.27d [P2] 07.25 ~ 07.27   23.19a ~ 23.21d [P3] 23.43 ~ 23.47
Halifax Jn 07/29½ 07/29½ 07/30   23/14 23/41
Manningtree 07.38a ~ 07.41d [P2] 07.38a ~ 07.41d [P2] 07.39 ~ 07.43   23.01a ~ 23.03d [P3] 23.28 ~ 23.31
Colchester 07.52a ~ 07.55d [P3] 07.52a ~ 07.55d [P3] 07.54 ~ 07.58   22.43a ~ 22.51d [P1] 23.14 ~ 23.17
Colchester [Up Loop] 07*57 ~ 08*05 [UPL] 07*57 ~ 08*05 [UPL] 07.59 ~ 08.04   - -
Marks Tey 08/13 [P1] 08/13 [P1] 08/11   22/36½ [P2] ?
Witham 08/21 [P2] 08/21 [P2] 08/19   22/29½ [P3] 23/00
Chelmsford 08.29a ~ 08.32d [P1] 08.29a ~ 08.32d [P1] 08.29 ~ 08.32   22.16a ~ 22.18d [P2] 22.46 ~ 22.50
Shenfield 08.48a ~ 08.56d [P1] [UPL] 08.48a ~ 08.56d [P1] [UPL] 08.47 ~ 08.53   22.03a ~ 22.05d [P3] 22.31 ~ 22.35
Gidea Park 09/05 [P1] [UM] 09/05 [P1] [UM] 09/03   21/56 [P2] [DM] 22/24
Ilford 09/10 [P1] [UM] 09/10 [P1] [UM] 09/09   21/50 [P2] [DM] 22/18
Forest Gate Jn 09/12 [UM] 09/12 [UM] 09/10   21/48 [DM] 22/17
Maryland 09/14 [P4] [DM] 09/14 [P4] [DM] 09/14   21/47 [P4] 22/15
Stratford 09.16a ~ 09.39d [P10a] 09.16a ~ 09.39d [P10a] 09.15 ~ 09.36   21.43a ~ 21.46d [P10a] [DM] 22.12 ~ 22.13
Channelsea Jn 09/42 09/42 09/38   21/40 22/09
Lea Jn 09/42½ 09/42½ 09/40   21/39 22/08
Navarino Road Jn 09/47½ 09/47½ 09/46   21/30½ 22/00
Canonbury West Jn 09/53 09/53 09/51   21/28 21/56
Highbury & Islington 09/54½ [P7] 09/54½ [P7] 09/53   21/26½ [P8] 21/55
Westbourne Road Jn 09/56 09/56 09/54   21/25 21/54
Camden Road East Jn 09/58 09/58 09/55   21/22 [RL] 21/51
Camden Road Jn 10/01 10/01 09/58   21/20 21/50
Gospel Oak 10/07 [P1] 10/07 [P1] 10/04   21/17 [P2] 21/46
West Hampstead 10/13½ [P1] 10/13½ [P1] 10/11   21/10 [P2] 21/39
Kensal Green Jn 10/21 10/21 10/17   21/01 21/32
Willesden Junction HL 10/23 [P5] 10/23 [P5] 10/21   21/00 [P4] 21/30
Acton Wells Jn 10/25½ 10/25½ 10/24   20/54 21/26
Acton Main Line 10/35 [DR] 10/35 [DR] 10/27   20/52 21/22
Acton West 10/38 [DR] 10/38 [DR] 10/29   20/51 [UR] 21/20
West Ealing 10/41½ [P3] [DR] 10/41½ [P3] [DR] 10/32   20/48 [P4] [UR] 21/17
Hanwell 10/43 [P2] [DR] 10/43 [P2] [DR] 10/34   20/45 [P3] [UR] 21/15
Hanwell Bridge Loop 10L46 ~ 11L11 [UGL] 10L46 ~ 11L11 [UGL] 10.37 ~ 11.43   20L13 ~ 20L43 [UGL] 20.39 ~ 21.13
Southall East Jn 11/14 [DR] 11/14 [DR] 11/44   20/11 20/38
Southall 11/15 [P3] [DR] 11/15 [P3] [DR] 11/45   20/10 [P4] [UR] 20/37
Heathrow Airport Jn 11/17 [DR] 11/17 [DR] 11/50   20/05½ [UR] 20/33
Slough 11/26 [P4] [DR] 11/26 [P4] [DR] 11/58   19/55 [P5] [UR] 20/24
Maidenhead 11/33 [P3] [DR] 11/33 [P3] [DR] 12/05   19/49 [P5] [UR] 20/15
Twyford 11/41 [P3] [DR] 11/41 [P3] [DR] 12/12 [P3]   19/42 [P4] [UR] 20/06
Kennet Bridge Jn 11/49 [UR] 11/49 [UR] 12/19   19/37½ [UR] 20/00
Reading 11/50½ [P15] [DR] 11/50½ [P15] [DR] 12/21   19/36 [P13] [UR] 19/59
Reading West Jn 11/52½ [DR] 11/52½ [DR] 12/23   19/34 [UR] 19/55
Goring & Streatley 12/01½ [P3] [DR] 12/01½ [P3] [DR] 12/31   19/24½ [P4] [UR] 19/47
Didcot East Jn 12/09½ [DR] 12/09½ [DR] 12/38   19/17 [UR] 19/37
Didcot Parkway 12/10½ [P3] [DR] 12/11 [P3] [DR] 12/39 [P3]   19/16 [P4] [UR] 19/36 [P4]
Didcot North Jn 12/13 - DIV   - -
Kennington Jn 12/23 - DIV   - -
Hinksey Reception Lines 12w27 ~ 12w52 - DIV   - -
Oxford 12/56 [DT] - DIV   - -
Wolvercote Jn 13/00 - DIV   - -
Charlbury 13/11 - DIV   - -
Ascott-under-Wychwood 13/21 [P1] - DIV   - -
Moreton-in-Marsh 13.38 ~ 13.39 [P1] - DIV   - -
Evesham 13.57 ~ 13.58 - DIV   - -
Foxhall Jn - 12/14 12/40   19/13 19/33
Milton Jn - 12/28 12/45   18w44 ~ 19w09 ? ~ 19.29
Steventon - 12/29 12/49   18/39 [RL] 19/01
Wantage Road - 12/33 12/55   18*16 ~ 18*33 [UR] 18/58
Challow - 12w37 ~ 12w57 [DR] ? ~ 13.34   18/10 18/54
Uffington - 13/02 13/38   18/07 18/52
Swindon - 13/15 [P3] 13/51   17/56 [P1] 18/41
Rodbourne Jn - 13/18 13/55   17/53 18/37
Kemble - 13/32 [P2] 14/07   17/39 [P1] 18/24
St Mary's LC - 13/41 14/16   17/28 18/13
Stroud - 13/45 14/20   17/24½ 18/10
Standish Jn - 13/51 14/26   17/19 18/03
Gloucester Yard Jn - 13/58 14/36   17/12 17/57
Horton Road Jn - 13/59 14/38   - -
Gloucester - 14.01 ~ 14.09 [P4] 14.40 ~ 14.48 [P4]   - -
Horton Road Jn - 14/10½ 14/50   - -
Barnwood Jn - 14/11½ 14/52   17/11 17/56
Cheltenham Spa - 14/20 [P2] 15/00   17/05 [P1] 17/51
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - 14/28 [P1] 15/07   16/55 [P2] 17/44
Abbotswood Jn - 14/39 15/18   16/44 17/32
Norton Jn 14/15 14/41 15/23   16/39½ 17/28
Worcester Shrub Hill 14.22a [P1] 14.46a [P1] 15.44   16.33d [P2] 17.22


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z61 : (61306 with 35479) : Southall to Hanwell Bridge Loop

Location Booked
Southall LSL 09.51d
Southall 10.01 ~ 10.11
Southall East Jn 10/12
Hanwell Bridge Loop 10.14a

5Z62 : (61306 with 47810 on rear) : Worcester Shrub Hill to Wylds Lane Jn
5Z62 : (47810 with 61306 on rear) : Wylds Lane Jn to Worcester T.C.

Location Booked
Worcester Shrub Hill 14.52d [P1]
Wylds Lane Jn 14.54 ~ 14.56
Worcester T.C. 14.58a

5Z64 : (61306 with 47810 on rear) : Worcester T.C. to Wylds Lane Jn
5Z64 : (47810 with 61306 on rear) : Wylds Lane Jn to Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked
Worcester T.C. 16.17d
Wylds Lane Jn 16.19 ~ 16.22
Worcester Shrub Hill 16.24a [P2]

5Z65 : (61306 with 35479) : Hanwell Bridge Loop to Southall

Location Booked
Hanwell Bridge Loop 20.58d
Southall East Jn 21/01
Southall 21.02 ~ 21.12
Southall LSL 21.22a


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