1st June 2024

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 40013 'Andania', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 35451+3344+3140+3107+1863+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17013

Route :
1Z27 : Crewe to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
40013 (1) Crewe - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Sandwell & Dudley - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House 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 - Cogload Jn - Taunton
61306 (1) Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
61306 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
40013 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 47810 on rear.
(2) 40013 running as D213. 47810 running as D1924.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & OpenRail)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.10d [P12] [UF] 05.10   23.26a [P12] 23.21
Basford Hall Jn 05/15 [UF] 05/14   23/21 [DS] 23/16
Madeley 05/19 [UF] 05/23   23/13 [DS] 23/11
Norton Bridge 05/30 [DF] 05/33   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   23/05 [DS] 23/01
Stafford 05.35a ~ 05.38d [P1] 05.39 ~ 05.43   22.55a ~ 22.58d [P5] [DS] 22.51 ~ 22.54
Stafford South Jn 05/39 [SL] 05/44   22/54 22/50
Trent Valley Jn 05/40 05/45   22/53 [DS] 22/49
Penkridge 05.46a ~ 05.49d 05.52 ~ 05.54   22.43a ~ 22.46d 22.41 ~ 22.43
Bushbury Jn 05/58 06/05   22/35 22/33
Wolverhampton North Jn 06/02 06/06   22/33 22/31
Wolverhampton 06.05a ~ 06.08d [P3] 06.08 ~ 06.10   22.27a ~ 22.31d [P1] 22.27 ~ 22.29
Dudley Port 06/15 06/19   22/19 22/19
Sandwell & Dudley 06.19a ~ 06.21d [P1] 06.22 ~ 06.24   22.13a ~ 22.16d [P2] 22.13 ~ 22.16
Galton Jn 06/25 06/27   22/11 22/11
Soho South Jn 06/27 06/29   22/09 22/09
Birmingham New Street 06.32a ~ 06.35d [P8] [DEL] 06.34 ~ 06.38   21.46a ~ 22.04d [P7] 21.42 ~ 22.03
Proof House Jn 06/38 06/40   DIV ?
Grand Jn 06/39 06/41   DIV ?
St Andrews Jn 06/41 06/43   DIV ?
Bordesley Jn 06/42 06/44   DIV 21/32
Lifford East Jn 06/47 06/52   DIV ?
Five Ways - -   21/42 DIV
Selly Oak - -   21/36 DIV
Kings Norton 06/48 [DGF] 06/54   21/31 21/25
Longbridge 06/52 06/58   21/27 21/21
Barnt Green 06.56a ~ 06.58d [P2] 07.02 ~ 07.06   21.20a ~ 21.23d [P1] [UGF] 21.14 ~ 21.17
Bromsgrove 07/03 [P4] 07/10   21/12 [P2] 21/08
Stoke Works Jn 07/05 07/12   21/10 21/06
Worcestershire Parkway 07.14a ~ 07.17d [P2] 07.22 ~ 07.25   20.57a ~ 21.00d [P1] 20.52~ 20.55
Abbotswood Jn 07/20 07/26   20/55 20/51
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 07/28 [P2] 07/37   20/47 [P1] 20/43
Cheltenham Spa 07.36a ~ 07.39d [P1] 07.43 ~ 07.46   20.37a ~ 20.39d [P2] 20.32 ~ 20.35
Barnwood Jn 07/45 07/53   20*17 ~ 20*26 ? ~ 20.22
Gloucester Yard Jn 07/46 07/54   20/15 20/12
Standish Jn 07/52 07/59   20/09 20/07
Charfield 08*04 ~ 08*13 [DGL] 08.13 ~ 08.18   19/58 19/58
Yate 08/22 08/28   19/52 19/53
Westerleigh Jn 08/28 08/31   19/50 19/51
Bristol Parkway 08.34a ~ 08.36d [P1] 08.37 ~ 08.40   19.35a ~ 19.44d [P4] 19.35 ~ 19.44
Filton Abbey Wood 08/39 [P1] [ML] 08/43   19/31 [P2] [UF] 19/32
Horfield Jn 08/40 08/44   19/29 19/31
Dr Day's Jn 08/45 [DF] 08/46   19/25 [ML] 19/27
Bristol East Jn 08/46 08/48   19/24 [UF] 19/26
Bristol Temple Meads 08c48 ~ 08c50 [P10] 08.49 ~ 08.54   19c20 ~ 19c22 [P7] 19.22 ~ 19.24
Bristol West Jn 08/51½ [DM] 08/55   19/18 [DM] 19/20
Parson Street 08/53 [P1] 08/58   19/16 [P2] 19/18
Yatton 09/02½ 09/07   19/06½ 19/10
Worle Jn 09/07 09/11   19/02 19/06
Uphill Jn 09/09 09/13   19/00 19/04
Bridgwater 09/18 09/23   18/51 18/53
Cogload Jn 09/23 09/28   18/46 18/47
Taunton 09L28a ~ 09L57d [P2] [RL] 09.33 ~ 10.05   18.39a ~ 18.40d [P2] 18.38 ~ 18.41
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   18L05 ~ 18L35 [UDR] 18.10 ~ 18.23
Norton Fitzwarren 10/01 10/09   18/03 18/09
Whiteball 10/14 10/20   17/54 17/57
Tiverton Parkway 10/17 [P1] 10/26   17/49 [P2] 17/53
Tiverton Loop 10/19 10/27   17/47 17/51
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/33 10/39   17/33 17/35
Exeter St Davids 10/36 [P4] 10/42   17*21 ~ 17*30 [P6] 17.21 ~ 17.32
Dawlish Warren 10*51 ~ 11*01 [P1] 11.04 ~ 11.08   16*56 ~ 17*07 [P2] 16.56 ~ 17.05
Dawlish 11/05 11/12   16/52 16/52
Teignmouth 11/09 11/16   16/48 16/47
Newton Abbot 11/17 [P2] 11/31   16/42 [P3] 16/41
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/19 11/32   16/39 16/40
Torquay 11/31 11/41   16/26½ 16/31
Paignton 11.36a ~ 11.39d [P1] 11.47 ~ 12.00   16.18a ~ 16.21d [P2] ? ~ 16.25
Paignton GF 11.43 ~ 11.47 ?   15.59 ~ 16.15 ?
Kingswear 12.12a ?   15.29d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z26 : (61306) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 09.15d
Norton Fitzwarren 09/27
Fairwater Yard 09.32 ~ 09.41
Taunton 09.46a [P2]

0Z29 : (61306) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Fairwater Yard 18.19d
Norton Fitzwarren 18/24
Bishops Lydeard 18.37a


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