11th July 2024
Saphos Trains
The Golden Hind
| Locos Used (4) | 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' |
| Stock Used | 35461+17013+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3140+3330 |
Route :
1Z94 : Milton Keynes Central to Kingswear
1Z95 : Kingswear to Milton Keynes Central
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47593 (1) | 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 - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton |
| 60007 (1) | Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth |
| 47810 (2) | Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren |
| 47810 (3) | Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Yatton - Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Goring & Streatley - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Milton Keynes Central |
Notes :
(1) 47810 on rear.
(2) 60007 on rear.
(3) 47593 on rear.
(4) 47810 running as D1924.
(5) It is reported that the return leg was heavily delayed by a points failure
at Laira. Therefore it was not possible to turn 60007.
Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Milton Keynes Central | 05.35d [P5] [UF] | 05.35 | 23.38a [P5] | 23.25 | |
| Denbigh Hall North Jn | 05/37 | 05/38 | 23/31 [DF] | 23/24 | |
| Denbigh Hall South Jn | 05/38 | 05/39 | 23/30 [DS] | 23/23 | |
| Bletchley | 05/39 [P2] [UF] | 05/41 | 23/29 [P3] [DS] | 23/22 | |
| Leighton Buzzard | 05.44a ~ 05.48d [P2] [UF] | 05.46 ~ 05.50 | 23.19a ~ 23.22d [P3] [DS] | 23.11 ~ 23.14 | |
| Ledburn Jn | 05/56 [UF] | 05/54 | 23/16 [DS] | 23/08 | |
| Tring | 06/01 [P2] [UF] | 06/00 | 23/08 [P3] [DS] | 23/04 | |
| Bourne End Jn | 06/05 [US] | 06/05 | 23/00 [DS] | 22/57 | |
| Hemel Hempstead | 06.07a ~ 06.10d [P4] [US] | 06.06 ~ 06.10 | 22.52a ~ 22.55d [P1] [DF] | 22.50 ~ 22.55 | |
| Watford Junction | 06.19a ~ 06.22d [P9] [US] | 06.18 ~ 06.22 | 22.41a ~ 22.43d [P6] [DF] | 22.38 ~ 22.41 | |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 06/28 [P6] [US] | 06/29 | 22/34 [P3] [DF] | 22/32 | |
| North Wembley Jn | 06/31 [US] | 06/30 | 22/31 [DF] | 22/28 | |
| Wembley Central | 06/32 [P6] | 06/32 | 22/29 [P5] [DS] | 22/26 | |
| Sudbury Jn | 06/35 [UR] | 06/34 | 22/27 [DS] | 22/21 | |
| Wembley Yard South Jn | 06/36 | 06/35 | 22/21 | 22/19 | |
| Willesden No.7 | 06/39 | 06/40 | 22/18 [DR] | 22/13 | |
| Acton Canal Wharf | 06/42 | 06/42 | 22/13 | ? | |
| Acton Wells Jn | 06/48 | 06/51 | 22/11 | 22/09 | |
| Acton Main Line | 06/57½ [DR] | 06/59 | 22/09 | 22/06 | |
| Acton West | 06/59½ [DR] | 07/01 | 22/05 [UR] | 22/04 | |
| West Ealing | 07/02½ [P3] [DR] | 07/03 | 22/01 [P4] [UR] | 22/02 | |
| Southall | 07/07½ [P3] [DR] | 07/07 | 21/57 [P4] [UR] | 22/00 | |
| Heathrow Airport Jn | 07/11 [DR] | 07/12 | 21/52½ [UR] | 21/57 | |
| Slough | 07.26a ~ 07.28d [P4] [DR] | 07.27 ~ 07.31 | 21.42a ~ 21.44d [P5] [UR] | 21.38 ~ 21.44 | |
| Maidenhead | 07.35a ~ 07.37d [P3] [DR] | 07.39 ~ 07.44 | 21.32a ~ 21.34d [P4] [UR] | 21.26 ~ 21.29 | |
| Twyford | 07/44½ [P3] [DR] | 07/53 | 21/21 [P4] [UR] | 21/18 | |
| Kennet Bridge Jn | 07/50 [DR] | 07/57 | 21/17 [UR] | 21/13 | |
| Reading | 07/52 [P12] [UFM] | 07/59 | 21/15 [P15] [UR] | 21/12 | |
| Oxford Road Jn | 07/56 | 08/01 | - | - | |
| Southcote Jn | 07/58 | 08/04 | - | - | |
| Theale | 08/03 | 08/08 | - | - | |
| Newbury | 08/17 | 08/17 | - | - | |
| Bedwyn | 08/43 [P1] | 08/39 | - | - | |
| Woodborough | 08/53 | 08/57 | - | - | |
| Lavington | 08/59 | 09/04 | - | - | |
| Heywood Road Jn | 09/05 | 09/10 | - | - | |
| Westbury | 09/11 [P1] | 09/12 | - | - | |
| Fairwood Jn | 09/14 | 09/16 | - | - | |
| Clink Road Jn | 09/19 | 09/21 | - | - | |
| Blatchbridge Jn | 09/22 | 09/23 | - | - | |
| East Somerset Jn | 09/25 | 09/26 | - | - | |
| Castle Cary | 09/33 [P2] | 09/37 | - | - | |
| Somerton GF | 09/40 | 09/49 | - | - | |
| Athelney LC | 09/46 | 09/56 | - | - | |
| Reading West Jn | - | - | 21*06 ~ 21*12 [UPL] | ? ~ 21.09 | |
| Scours Lane Jn | - | - | 21/04 | 21/03 | |
| Goring & Streatley | - | - | 20/54 [P4] [UR] | 20/53 | |
| Moreton Cutting | - | - | 20/47 [UR] | 20/47 | |
| Didcot Parkway | - | - | 20/45 [P2] [UM] | 20/45 | |
| Wantage Road | - | - | 20/39½ | 20/41 | |
| Challow | - | - | 20/37 | 20/38 | |
| Uffington | - | - | 20/35 | 20/36 | |
| Swindon | - | - | 20/25½ [P3] | 20/26 | |
| Wootton Bassett Jn | - | - | 20/20 | 20/20 | |
| Chippenham | - | - | 20/12 [P2] | 20/12 | |
| Thingley East Jn | - | - | 20/11 | 20/11 | |
| Bathampton Jn | - | - | 20/03 | 20/02 | |
| Bath Spa | - | - | 20/00 [P2] | 19/59 | |
| North Somerset Jn | - | - | 19/47½ | 19/48 | |
| Bristol East Jn | - | - | 19/46½ | 19/46 | |
| Bristol Temple Meads | - | - | 19/45½ [P15] [DM] | 19/45 | |
| Bristol West Jn | - | - | 19/44 [CL] | 19/43 | |
| Parson Street | - | - | 19/42 [P2] | 19/42 | |
| Yatton | - | - | 19/27½ | 19/34 | |
| Worle Jn | - | - | 19/21 | 19/31 | |
| Uphill Jn | - | - | 19/19 | 19/29 | |
| Bridgwater | - | - | 19/10 | 19/19 | |
| Cogload Jn | 09/56 | 09/59 | 19/05 | 19/14 | |
| Taunton | 10L01a ~ 10L30d [P2] [RL] | 10.03 ~ 10.44 | 18*56 ~ 18*58 [P2] | 18.57 ~ 19.07 | |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 10/34 | 10/48 | 18L29 ~ 18L51 [DR] | 18.41 ~ ? | |
| Whiteball | 10/45 | 11/01 | 18/20½ | 18/29 | |
| Tiverton Parkway | 10/48½ [P1] | 11/07 | 18/17 [P2] | 18/25 | |
| Tiverton Loop | 10/50½ | 11/08 | 18/15 | 18/23 | |
| Cowley Bridge Jn | 11/05 | 11/21 | 18/00 | 18/09 | |
| Exeter St Davids | 11/07 [P4] | 11/24 [P4] | 17w21 ~ 17w55 [P6] | 18/07 [P5] | |
| Dawlish Warren | 11/19 | 11/36 | 16*59 ~ 17*07 [P2] | 17/56 | |
| Dawlish | 11/21 | 11/38 | 16/56 | 17/54 | |
| Teignmouth | 11/24 | 11/41 | 16/53 | 17/49 | |
| Newton Abbot | 11w31 ~ 12w00 [P1] | 11.48 ~ 12.02 [P1] | 16/47 [P1] | 17/42 [P3] | |
| Newton Abbot West Jn | 12/01 | 12/03 | 16/45 | 17/41 | |
| Dainton Tunnel | 12/05 | 12/10 | 16/39 | 17/37 | |
| Totnes | 12*13 ~ 12*28 | 12/19 | 16/32 | 17/32 | |
| Aish Crossover | 12/40 | 12/32 | 16/24 | 17/24 | |
| Ivybridge | 12/44 [P1] | 12/38 | 16/19 [P2] | 17/20 | |
| Hemerdon | 12/50 | 12/44 | 16/13 | 17/14 | |
| Lipson Jn | 12/58 | ? | 16/03 | 17/07 | |
| Plymouth | 13.02a [P6] | 12.53 | 16.00d [P8] | 17.03 |
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Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings
0Z94 : (60007) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton
| Location | Booked |
| Bishops Lydeard | 09.56d |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 10/10 |
| Taunton | 10.17a [P2] |
5Z94 : (47810 with 60007 on rear) : Plymouth to Mount Gould
Platform
5Z94 : (60007 with 47810 on rear) : Mount Gould Platform to Laira T&RSMD
| Location | Booked |
| Plymouth | 13.19d [P6] |
| Lipson Jn | 13/23 |
| Mount Gould Jn | 13/26 |
| Mount Gould Platform | 13.29 ~ 13.34 |
| Mount Gould Jn | 13/37 |
| Laira T&RSMD | 13.40a |
5Z95 : (60007 with 47810 on rear) : Laira T&RSMD to Laira
Jn
5Z95 : (47810 with 60007 on rear) : Laira Jn to Plymouth
(the whole train was booked to be turned via Laira, but this didn't happen due
to a points failure)
| Location | Booked |
| Laira T&RSMD | 15.35d |
| Laira Jn | 15.40 ~ 15.47 |
| Lipson Jn | 15/49 |
| Plymouth | 15.53a [P8] |
0Z96 : (60007) : Norton Fitzwarren to Bishops Lydeard
| Location | Booked |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 18.35d |
| Taunton | 18.39 ~ 18.46 [P2] |
| Fairwater Yard | 18.50 ~ 19.00 |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 19/05 |
| Bishops Lydeard | 19.18a |