6th July 2024

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 35451+17013+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3140+3330

Route :
1Z60 : Northampton to Kingswear
1Z62 : Kingswear to Northampton

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - (via WCML) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - West Ealing - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton
60007 (1) Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
60007 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
47810 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Northampton

Notes :
(1) 47593 on rear.
(2) 47810 running as D1924.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Northampton 05.17d [P1] 05.17   00.11a [P2] 00.13
Hanslope Jn 05/27 [US] 05/29   00/01 00/04
Milton Keynes Central 05.35a ~ 05.42d [P2] [US] 05.40 ~ 05.44   23.52a ~ 23.54d [P3] [DS] 23.54 ~ 23.57
Denbigh Hall South Jn 05/45 [US] 05/48   23/49 [DS] 23/52
Bletchley 05.47a ~ 05.49d [P4] [US] 05.50 ~ 05.52   23/48½ [P3] [DS] 23/51
Leighton Buzzard 05.56a ~ 05.58d [P4] [US] 06.00 ~ 06.04   23.39a ~ 23.41d [P3] [DS] 23.40 ~ 23.43
Ledburn Jn 06/02 [UF] 06/08   23/36½ [DS] 23/37
Tring 06/08 [P2] [UF] 06/14   23/31 [P3] [DS] 23/32
Berkhamsted 06.12a ~ 06.14d [P2] [UF] 06.17 ~ 06.22   23.22a ~ 23.24d [P3] [DS] 23.24 ~ 23.27
Bourne End Jn 06/17 [UF] 06/25   23/19½ [DS] 23/20
Hemel Hempstead 06.19a ~ 06.21d [P2] [UF] 06.27 ~ 06.32   23.14a ~ 23.16d [P3] [DS] 23.15 ~ 23.18
Watford Junction 06.30a ~ 06.32d [P7] [UF] 06.40 ~ 06.44   23.03a ~ 23.05d [P8] [DS] 23.01 ~ 23.05
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/39½ [P4] [UF] 06/51   22/57 [P5] [DS] 22/54
North Wembley Jn 06/41½ [US] 06/53   22/53 [DS] 22/51
Wembley Central 06/46 [P6] [UDR] 06/56   22/51 [P5] [DS] 22/49
Willesden Up & Down Relief 06/50 [DR] ?   22/47 [UR] ?
Sudbury Jn 06/51½ [UR] 07/00   22/44 [UDR] 22/44
Wembley Yard South Jn 06/52½ 07/01   22/43 22/42
Willesden No.7 06/55½ 07/04   22/40 [DR] 22/39
Acton Canal Wharf 06/58½ 07/07   22/37 ?
Acton Wells Jn 07/03½ 07/09   22/35 22/35
Acton Main Line 07/05½ [DR] 07/14   22/31 22/32
Acton West 07/07½ [DR] 07/16   22/30 [UR] 22/30
West Ealing 07/09½ [P3] [DR] 07/18   22/25½ [P4] [UR] 22/28
Southall 07/14 [P3] [DR] 07/21   22/21 [P4] [UR] 22/22
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/18 [DR] 07/23   22/19 [UR] 22/19
Slough 07/28 [P4] [DR] 07/30   22/11 [P5] [UR] 22/12
Maidenhead 07/34 [P3] [DR] 07/37   22/04 [P4] [UR] 22/02
Twyford 07/42 [P3] [DR] 07/44   21/54 [P4] [UR] 21/53
Kennet Bridge Jn 07*49 ~ 07*55 [DM]  ? ~ 07.56   21/48 [UR] 21/47
Reading 07*58 ~ 08*04 [P7] [WL] 07.59 ~ 08.05   21/46 [P12] [DR] 21/44
Oxford Road Jn 08/07 08/08   21/40½ [UFM] 21/40
Southcote Jn 08/09 08/09   21/39 21/39
Theale 08/15 08/14   21/34 21/35
Newbury 08*34 ~ 08*45 [P1] 08.33 ~ 08.42   21/16 [P2] 21/15
Bedwyn 08/59½ [P1] 08/57   20/59 [P2] 20/57
Woodborough 09/12 09/09   20/48 20/46
Lavington 09/18 09/16   20/40 20/38
Heywood Road Jn 09/25 09/22   20/35 20/33
Fairwood Jn 09/27 09/24   20/33 20/30
Clink Road Jn 09/31 09/27   20/28½ 20/28
Blatchbridge Jn 09/33 09/28   20/26½ 20/26
East Somerset Jn 09/36 09/32   20/22½ 20/23
Castle Cary 09/44 [P2] 09/40   20/15 [P1] 20/15
Somerton GF 09/51 09/47   20/06 20/06
Athelney LC 09/57 09/56   19/58 19/58
Cogload Jn 10/00½ 09/59   19/54 19/54
Taunton 10L07a ~ 10L57d [P2] [RL] 10.03 ~ 10.54   19c48 ~ 19c49 [P2] 19.25 ~ 19.44
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L07 ~ 19L44 [UDR] 18.40 ~ 19.07
Norton Fitzwarren 11/01 10/57   19/05 18/38
Whiteball 11/14 11/08   18/55 18/28
Tiverton Parkway 11/17½ [P1] 11/14   18/51 [P2] 18/23
Tiverton Loop 11/19½ 11/20?   18/49 18/20
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/34 11/37   18/34 18/07
Exeter St Davids 11*39 ~ 11*40 [P5] 11.40 ~ 11.45   18*19 ~ 18*31 [P6] 18/04
Dawlish Warren 11*54 ~ 12*01 [P1] 12.09 ~ 12.15   17/57 17/48
Dawlish 12/05 12/18   17/54 17/47
Teignmouth 12/09 12/27   17/49 17/43
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P2] 12/34   17/42 [P3] 17/37
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/35   17/40 17/36
Torquay 12/30 12/43   17/29½ 17/26
Paignton 12.35a ~ 12.41d [P1] 12.49 ~ 12.54   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] ? ~ 17.21
Paignton GF 12.45 ~ 12.49 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.14a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z60 : (60007) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 09.51d
Norton Fitzwarren 10/01
Fairwater Yard 10.04 ~ 10.25
Taunton 10.30a [P2]

0Z63 : (60007) : Taunton Fairwater to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 19.17d
Taunton 19.22 ~ 19.50 [P2]
Norton Fitzwarren 19/54
Bishops Lydeard 20.10a


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