2nd September 2023

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used 35465+17013+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3231+3330

Route :
1Z27 : Bedford to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Bedford

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1) Bedford - Luton - St Albans City - Hendon - Brent Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Neasden Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton
46100 (1) Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
46100 (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) - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford

Notes :
(1) 47593 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bedford 05.39d [P1] [US] 05.39   00.12a [P3] 00.14
Bedford South Jn 05/41½ [US] 05/41   00/09½ [DS] 00/09
Flitwick 05/50½ [P1] 05/50   00/01 [P2] 00/02
Harlington 05/52½ [P1] 05/53   23/58½ 23/59
Leagrave Jn 05/56 [US] 05/57   23/54½ [DS] 23/56
Luton 06.00a ~ 06.03d [P1] 06.01 ~ 06.04   23.47a ~ 23.50d [P3] 23.47 ~ 23.51
Harpenden Jn 06/10½ 06/12   23/40 23/39
St Albans City 06.15a ~ 06.18d [P1] 06.16 ~ 06.21   23.32a ~ 23.35d [P2] 23.24 ~ 23.31
Radlett Jn 06/25 06/27   23/24½ 23/14
Silkstream Jn 06/32 [UHL] 06/35   22*57 ~ 23*14 [DS] 23/00
Hendon 06/37 [UHL] 06/41   22/51½ [DHL] 22/56
Brent Curve Jn 06/41 06/43   22/47½ [DHL] 22/52
Dudding Hill Jn 06/44 06/49   22/44½ 22/48
Neasden Jn 06/47½ ?   22/42½ ?
Acton Canal Wharf 06/55 07/01   22/37½ 22/40
Acton Wells Jn 06*57 ~ 07*22 07/08   22/35½ 22/38
Acton Main Line 07/33 [DR] 07/26   22/31½ 22/35
Acton West 07/35 [DR] 07/28   22/29½ [UR] 22/30
West Ealing 07/39 [P3] [DR] 07/31   22/26½ [P4] [UR] 22/27
Southall 07/44 [P3] [DR] 07/35   22/24½ [P4] [UR] 22/22
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/50½ [DR] 07/38   22/21 [UR] 22/19
West Drayton 07/53 [P3] [DR] 07/39   22*05 ~ 22*17 [WDL] 22.08 ~ 22.15
Slough 08.00a ~ 08.03d [P4] [DR] 07.59 ~ 08.02   21.54a ~ 21.57d [P5] [UR] 21.56 ~ 21.58
Maidenhead 08.11a ~ 08.14d [P3] [DR] 08.11 ~ 08.15   21.42a ~ 21.47d [P4] [UR] 21.43 ~ 21.47
Twyford 08.23a ~ 08.26d [P3] [DR] 08.25 ~ 08.29   21.27a ~ 21.34d [P4] [UR] 21.22 ~ 21.33
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/34 [DR] 08/35   21/21½ [UR] 21/15
Reading 08/35½ [P12] [UFM] 08/36   21/20 [P11] [UM] 21/14
Oxford Road Jn 08/37½ 08/38   - -
Southcote Jn 08/39 08/40   - -
Theale 08/45 08/44   - -
Newbury 08/56½ 08/55   - -
Bedwyn 09/08½ [P1] 09/07   - -
Woodborough 09/19 09/18   - -
Lavington 09/25 09/26   - -
Heywood Road Jn 09/32 [DWA] 09/32   - -
Reading High Level Jn - -   21/19 [UM] 21/13
Goring & Streatley - -   21/11½ [P2] [UM] 21/07
Didcot Parkway - -   21/06 [P2] [UM] 21/02
Wantage Road - -   21/00½ 20/58
Challow - -   20/58 20/55
Uffington - -   20/56 20/53
Swindon - -   20/47 [UM] 20/46
Wootton Bassett Jn - -   20/41 20/41
Chippenham - -   20/33 [P2] 20/31
Thingley East Jn - -   20/30½ 20/29
Thingley Jn - -   20/28½ 20/28
Melksham - -   20/23 20/20
Bradford Jn - -   20/17½ 20/14
Trowbridge - -   20/15½ 20/11
Westbury - -   20/09 [P3] 20/05
Fairwood Jn 09/34 09/34   20/04 20/02
Clink Road Jn 09/38 09/37   20/00½ 19/58
Blatchbridge Jn 09/40 09/38   19/58½ 19/57
East Somerset Jn 09/43 09/42   19/54½ 19/54
Castle Cary 09/51 [P2] 09/49   19/47 [P1] 19/46
Somerton GF 09/58 09/56   19/40 19/37
Athelney LC 10/04 10/05   19/34 19/30
Cogload Jn 10/16 10/07   19/31½ 19/28
Taunton 10L21a ~ 11L09d [P2] 10.12 ~ 11.09   19.24a ~ 19.25d [P2] 19.10 ~ 19.21
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L00 ~ 19L20 [UDR] 18.45 ~ 19.06
Norton Fitzwarren 11/12 11/13   18/59 18/44
Whiteball 11/19½ 11/24   18/50 18/32
Tiverton Parkway 11/22½ [P1] 11/30   18/44½ [P2] 18/29
Tiverton Loop 11/24 11/31   18*34 ~ 18*42 [UPL] 18/27
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/34½ 11/43   18/18 18/13
Exeter St Davids 11.36 ~ 11.39 [P4] 11/45   18/16 [P5] 18/09
Dawlish Warren 11/56 11/57   17/55½ 17/51
Dawlish 11/57½ 11/59   17/51 17/49
Teignmouth 12/00½ 12/04   17/46½ 17/45
Newton Abbot 12/09 [P1] 12/13   17/41 [P3] 17/39
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/09½ 12/14   17/40 17/38
Torquay 12/19½ 12/24   17/29½ 17/30
Paignton 12c24 ~ 12c30 [P1] 12.26 ~ 12.30   17c21 ~ 17c25 [P2] 17.16 ~ 17.20
Paignton GF 12.32 ~ 12.34 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 12.59a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z26 : (46100) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 10.23d
Norton Fitzwarren 10/35
Taunton 10.41a [P2]

0Z29 : (46100) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Fairwater Yard 19.28d
Norton Fitzwarren 19/33
Bishops Lydeard 19.45a


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