13th July 2023

Saphos Trains
Welsh Marches Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used (3) (35461)+3330+3231+3107+1863+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17013

Route :
1Z49 : Slough to Shrewsbury
1Z52 : Shrewsbury to Slough

Loco(s) Route
47805 Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol West Jn
47805 Bristol West Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Cwmbran - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Ludlow - Craven Arms - Church Stretton - Sutton Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury
46100 (1) Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47805 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935.
(3) 35461 was only in the consist of 1Z52.
(4) This tour was originally booked to be hauled by 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' from Bristol Temple Meads to Shrewsbury and return. However 60007 had failed, and was replaced by 46100 for the return leg only.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Slough 06.24d [P2] [DM] 06.24   22.45a [P5] 22.53
Maidenhead 06.32a ~ 06.35d [P1] [DM] 06.31 ~ 06.35   22.35a ~ 22.38d [P4] [UR] 22.43 ~ 22.45
Twyford 06/42 [P1] [DM] 06/42   22/28½ [P4] [UR] 22/35
Kennet Bridge Jn 06/46½ [DM] 06/45   22/24½ [UR] 22/30
Reading 06.48a ~ 07.00d [P8] [DM] 06.47 ~ 07.00   22.19a ~ 22.22d [P15] [UR] 22.25 ~ 22.28
Reading High Level Jn 07/01½ [DM] 07/02   - -
Reading West Jn - -   22/17½ [UR] 22/22
Goring & Streatley 07/07 [P1] [DM] 07/09   22/10½ [P4] [UR] 22/17
Moreton Cutting 07/12½ 07/13   22/05 [UR] ?
Didcot East Jn 07/13½ [DR] 07/14   22/03 22/09
Didcot Parkway 07.16a ~ 07.19d [P3] [DR] 07.15 ~ 07.20   22.00a ~ 22.02d [P2] [UM] 22.04 ~ 22.08
Foxhall Jn 07/20½ 07/22   21/59 22/02
Milton Jn 07*23 ~ 07*27 [DM] ? ~ 07.26   21/57½ 22/00
Wantage Road 07/34 07/33   21*25 ~ 21*52 [UR] ? ~ 21.55
Challow 07*37 ~ 07*48 [DR] ? ~ 07.47   21/20 21/23
Uffington 07/52 07/50   21/18 21/21
Swindon 08.03a ~ 08.05d [P4] 08.00 ~ 08.04   20.59a ~ 21.07d [P3] 21.00 ~ 21.10
Wootton Bassett Jn 08/12½ 08/11   20/52 20/53
Chippenham 08.21a ~ 08.24d [P1] 08.19 ~ 08.23   20.37a ~ 20.40d [P2] 20.37 ~ 20.41
Thingley East Jn 08/27 08/26   20/35 20/34
Thingley Jn 08/27½ 08/27   20/34½ 20/31
Bathampton Jn 08/33½ 08/34   20/27 20/23
Bath Spa 08.36a ~ 08.39d [P1] 08.37 ~ 08.41   20.20a ~ 20.23d [P2] 20.16 ~ 20.20
North Somerset Jn 08/50½ [DM] 08/56   20/07 20/05
Bristol East Jn 08/51½ [UM] 08/58   20/05 20/04
Bristol Temple Meads 08/52½ [DT] 08/59   - -
Bristol West Jn 08.54 ~ 09.15 [CL] 09.02 ~ 09.17   - -
Bristol Temple Meads 09.17a ~ 09.20d [P5] [DR] 09.19 ~ 09.23   19L23a ~ 20L03d [P12] [UM] 19.14 ~ 20.03
Bristol East Jn 09/22 [UR] 09/24   19/21 [DF] 19/12
Dr Day's Jn 09/23 [RL] 09/25   19/20 [DR] 19/10
Narroways Hill Jn 09/25 09/27   19/11½ 19/08
Horfield Jn 09/27 09/29   19/05½ 19/06
Filton Abbey Wood 09/28 [P4] 09/30   19/04½ [P3] [RL] 19/05
Patchway 09/30 [P2] 09/32   19/01 [P1] 19/03
Pilning 09/33 [P2] 09/35   18/55 [P1] 18/59
Severn Tunnel East 09/34 09/36   18/53 18/57
Severn Tunnel West 09/39 09/40   18/48 18/54
Severn Tunnel Junction 09/42½ [P3] [DR] 09/41   18/47 [P4] 18/53
Llanwern West Jn 09/53½ 09/52   18/40 18/46
Maindee East Jn 10/02 10/02   18*28 ~ 18*35 [UM] ? ~ 18.42
Maindee North Jn 10*04 ~ 10*14 ? ~ 10.13   18/26 18/29
Cwmbran 10/26 10/22   18/16½ 18/20
Pontypool & New Inn 10/31½ ?   18/12½ ?
Little Mill Jn 10/34½ 10/31   18/10 18/16
Abergavenny 10/42½ [P1] 10/41   18/01 [P2] 18/09
Pontrilas 10/57½ 10/53   17/47 17/57
Tram Inn 11/03½ 10/58   17/41 17/51
Hereford 11/13 [UR] 11/05   16w56 ~ 17w31 [DR] 16.47 ~ 17.42
Shelwick Jn 11/17 11/09   16/53 16/45
Moreton-on-Lugg 11/20 11/11   16/48 16/41
Leominster 11/29 11/16   16/39 16/33
Woofferton 11/36 11/24   16/32 16/27
Ludlow 11/40½ ?   16/27½ ?
Bromfield 11/43 11/33   16/25 ?
Craven Arms 11/49 [P1] 11/38   16/20 [P2] 16/16
Marsh Brook LC 11/55 11/46   16/15 16/11
Church Stretton 11/58 ?   16/11½ ?
Dorrington SB 12/05 11/56   16/02 16/01
Sutton Bridge Jn 12*13 ~ 12*32 12.04 ~ 12.32   15/54 15/54
English Bridge Jn 12/34½ ?   15/52 ?
Shrewsbury 12.37a [P4] 12.40   15.48d [P7] 15.50


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z49 : (47805 + tour stock) : Southall to Slough

Location Booked
Southall LSL 06.00d
Southall 06/10
Southall West Jn 06/11
Heathrow Airport 06/12
Slough 06.19a [P2]

5Z51 : (47805 + tour stock) : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill T.C.

Location Booked
Shrewsbury 12.44d [P44]
Coton Hill T.C. 12.49a

5Z53 : (46100 with 35461) : Crewe H.S. to Coton Hill T.C.

Location Booked
Crewe H.S. 13.46d
Gresty Lane Sig.GL37 13.47 ~ 13.48
Crewe Gresty Lane 13/51
Nantwich 13/58
Wrenbury 14/04
Whitchurch 14/11
Prees 14/19
Wem 14/22
Harlescott LC 14/31
Shrewsbury 14.35 ~ 14.39
Coton Hill T.C. 14.44a

5Z52 : (46100 with 47805 on rear) : Coton Hill T.C. to Shrewsbury

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 15.30d
Shrewsbury 15.35a [P7]

0Z53 : (46100) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads  19.28d [P12]
Bristol West Jn 19.30 ~ 19.33
St Philips Marsh HST Depot 19w45 ~ 20w44
Bristol West Jn 20/56
Parson Street 20/57
Yatton 21/09
Worle Jn 21/15
Uphill Jn 21/18
Bridgwater 21/32
Cogload Jn 21/39
Taunton 21c45 ~ 21c47 [P2]
Norton Fitzwarren 21/51
Bishops Lydeard 22.04a

5Z54 : (47805 + tour stock) : Slough to Southall

Location Booked
Slough 22.48d
Dolphin Jn 22/50
Stockley Jn 22/55
Heathrow Airport 22/56
Southall West Jn 22/59
Southall 23/01
Southall LSL 23.11a


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