5th August 2023

Statesman Rail
Cornish Riviera Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' & 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013'
Stock Used 3384+3344+3426+3348+1211+3312+3229+80043+3188+3438+17056

Route : 
1Z25 : Derby to Penzance
1Z26 : Penzance to Derby

Loco(s) Route
47805 + 47712 Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Truro - Redruth - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance
47712+ 47805 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Derby

Notes :
(1) 47805 running as D1935.


47805+47712 passing Totnes on the outward leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Derby 05.25d [P3] 05.25   23.47a [P3] 23.45
L.N.W. Jn 05/27 [DTS] 05/27   23/45 [UTS] 23/43
Stenson Jn 05/32 05/31   23/41 23/39
North Stafford Jn 05/32½ 05/32   23/40½ 23/38
Clay Mills Jn 05/35½ 05/34   23/38 23/36
Burton-on-Trent 05.38a ~ 05.41d [P2] 05.37 ~ 05.41   23.32a ~ 23.35d [P1] 23.29 ~ 23.33
Wichnor Jn 05/48½ 05/47   23/27 23/23
Tamworth HL 05.55a ~ 05.58d [P4] 05.53 ~ 05.59   23.16a ~ 23.19d [P3] 23.12 ~ 23.17
Kingsbury Jn 06/05½ 06/04   23/11 23/07
Water Orton 06.10a ~ 06.13d [P1] [ML] 06.09 ~ 06.14   23.03a ~ 23.06d [P2] 22.58 ~ 23.03
Castle Bromwich Jn 06/16 06/16   23/01 22/56
Landor Street Jn 06/22 06/22   22/56 [ML] 22/52
St Andrews Jn 06/24 06/23   - -
Bordesley Jn 06/25 06/24   - -
Lifford East Jn 06/33 06/32   - -
Proof House Jn - -   22/54½ 22/50
Birmingham New Street - -   22c50 ~ 22c52 [P8] [DEL] 22.46 ~ 22.47
Five Ways - -   22/45 [P1] 22/43
Selly Oak - -   22/41 22/37
Kings Norton 06/34 [DGF] 06/34   22/36 22/34
Longbridge 06/49 06/51   22/27 [SL] 22/32
Barnt Green 06.54a ~ 06.57d [P2] 06.54 ~ 06.59   22.19a ~ 22.22d [P1] [UGF] 22.25 ~ 22.29
Bromsgrove 07/02 [P4] 07/03   22/11 [P2] 22/20
Stoke Works Jn 07/04 07/04   22/09 22/19
Worcestershire Parkway 07.13a ~ 07.16d [P2] 07.12 ~ 07.18   21.56a ~ 21.59d [P1] 22.04 ~ 22.10
Abbotswood Jn 07/19 07/19   21/55 22/03
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 07/26 [P2] 07/27   21/47 [P1] 21/56
Cheltenham Spa 07.33a ~ 07.36d [P1] 07.34 ~ 07.39   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P2] 21.44 ~ 21.50
Barnwood Jn 07/44 07/46   21/27 21/33
Gloucester Sig.G156 07*47 ~ 07*59 [UVL] ?   - -
Gloucester Sig.G239 - -   21*17 ~ 21*25 ?
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/01 07/59   21/15 21/15
Standish Jn 08/09 08/06   21/09 21/10
Charfield 08/19 08/15   20/58 21/02
Yate 08/24½ 08/21   20/52 20/57
Westerleigh Jn 08/27½ 08/24   20/50 20/55
Bristol Parkway 08.33a ~ 08.36d [P1] 08.29 ~ 08.36   20.33a ~ 20.44d [P4] 20.33 ~ 20.47
Filton Abbey Wood 08/38½ [P1] [ML] 08/39   20/29 [P2] [UF] 20/29
Horfield Jn 08/39½ 08/40   20/28 20/28
Dr Day's Jn 08/44 [DF] 08/44   20/24 [ML] 20/25
Bristol East Jn 08/45 08/45   20/23 20/24
Bristol Temple Meads 08c47 ~ 08c49 [P12] 08.48 ~ 08.51   20c19 ~ 20c21 [P5] [UF] 20.15 ~ 20.22
Bristol West Jn 08/50½ [DM] 08/52   20/17 [UM] 20/13
Parson Street 08/52 [P1] 08/55   20/15 [P2] 20/11
Yatton 09/01½ 09/03   20/07 20/00
Worle Jn 09/06 09/06   20/03 19/57
Uphill Jn 09/08 09/08   20/01 19/55
Bridgwater 09/17 09/17   19/47 19/46
Cogload Jn 09/22 09/21   19/42 19/42
Taunton 09/26 [P3] 09/24   19/39 [P4] 19/36
Norton Fitzwarren 09/27 09/26   19/37 19/34
Whiteball 09/34½ 09/31   19/30 19/28
Tiverton Parkway 09/37½ [P1] 09/34   19/27 [P2] 19/26 [P2]
Tiverton Loop 09/39 09/35   19/25 19/25
Cowley Bridge Jn 09/49½ 09/47   19/14 19/15
Exeter St Davids 09/53 [P4] 09/52   19/12 [P5] 19/13
Dawlish Warren 10/06½ 10/03   18/59 19/04
Dawlish 10/08 10/07   18/57 19/03
Teignmouth 10/13 10/11   18/54 19/00
Newton Abbot 10/21 [P2] 10/20   18/44 [P3] 18/56
Newton Abbot West Jn 10/22 10/21   18/43 18/55
Dainton Tunnel 10/26 10/25   18/39 18/51
Totnes 10/32 10/30   18/33 18/45
Aish Crossover 10/40½ 10/39   18/23 18/38
Ivybridge 10/45 [P1] 10/43   18/18 [P2] 18/28
Hemerdon 10/50 10/48   18/14 18/28
Lipson Jn 10/56 10/53   18/06 18/17
Plymouth 10.58 ~ 11.22 [P8] 10.58 ~ 11.22   17.54 ~ 18.03 [P7] 18.12 ~ 18.14
St Budeaux Jn 11/27 11/28   17/48 18/03
Saltash 11/31 [P1] 11/32   17/44 [P2] 17/59
St Germans 11/38 [P1] 11/37   17/39 [P2] 17/52
Liskeard 11/49 [P1] 11/49   17/30 [P2] 17/42
St Pinnock Viaduct East 11/55 ?   17/24 ?
Largin 11/56 ?   17/23 ?
Bodmin Parkway 12/01 ?   17/17 ?
Lostwithiel 12/06 [P2] 12/05   17/13 [P1] 17/24
Par 12/16 [P1] 12/12   17/08 [P2] 17/14
St Austell 12/22 ?   17/03 ?
Burngullow Jn 12/25 ?   17/01 ?
Probus 12/34 ?   16/53 ?
Truro 12.48a ~ 12.51d [P2] 12.41 ~ 12.51   16.42a ~ 16.45d [P3] 16.42 ~ 16.45
Penwithers Jn 12/53 ?   16/41 ?
Baldhu 12/56½ ?   ? ?
Redruth 13/03 ?   16/31½ ?
Camborne 13/07 13/06   16/26 16/27
St Erth 13.16a ~ 13.19d [P1] 13.15 ~ 13.18   16.13a ~ 16.16d [P2] 16.14 ~ 16.18
Long Rock 13/26 ?   16/08 ?
Penzance 13.29a [P2] 13.27   16.05d [P2] 16.05

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z25 : (47805 + 47712 + tour stock) : Penzance to Slopers Siding (propelling)

Location Booked
Penzance 14.00d [P2]
Slopers Siding 14.02a

5Z26 : (47712 + 47805 + tour stock) : Slopers Siding to Penzance (propelling)

Location Booked
Slopers Siding 14.51d
Penzance 14.53a [P2]


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