20th July 2024

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer', 57311 & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 35451+3330+3140+3107+1863+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17013

Route :
1Z60 : Bedford to Kingswear
1Z62 : Kingswear to Bedford

Loco(s) Route
47712 (1) Bedford - Luton - St Albans City - Hendon - Brent Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Neasden Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - 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
47712 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford

Notes :
(1) 57311 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bedford 05.29d [P1] 05.29   23.45a [P1] 00.18
Bedford South Jn 05/31½ [US] 05/31   23/42 [US] 00/15
Flitwick 05/40½ [P1] [US] 05/40   23/31 [P2] [DS] 00/07
Leagrave Jn 05/49 [US] 05/47   23/26 [DS] 00/01
Luton 05.55a ~ 05.58d [P2] [US] 05.52 ~ 05.58   23.20a ~ 23.22d [P3] [DS] 23.52 ~ 23.56
Harpenden Jn 06/06 [US] 06/05   23/14 [DS] 23/45
St Albans City 06.12a ~ 06.15d [P1] [US] 06.10 ~ 06.14   23.07a ~ 23.09d [P4] [DF] 23.33 ~ 23.38
Radlett Jn 06/24 [US] 06/20   23/02 [DF] 23/27
Silkstream Jn 06/32 [UHL] 06/27   - -
Hendon 06/37 [UHL] 06/33   22/56 [DF] 23/19
Brent Curve Jn 06/43 06/35   22/52 [DHL] 23/15
Dudding Hill Jn 06/47 06/41   22/49 23/11
Neasden Jn 06/49 ?   22/46½ ?
Acton Canal Wharf 06/54 06/49   22/41 23/05
Acton Wells Jn 06/56 06/51   22/39 23/03
Acton Main Line 07/03 [DR] 07/02   22/35 23/00
Acton West 07/05 [DR] 07/05   22/34 [UR] 22/58
Ealing Broadway 07.07a ~ 07.09d [P3] [DR] 07.06 ~ 07.09   22.29a ~ 22.32d [P4] [UR] 22.54 ~ 22.56
West Ealing 07/11 [P3] [DR] 07/11   22/27 [P4] [UR] 22/52
Southall 07/15 [P3] [DR] 07/16   22/25 [P4] [UR] 22/48
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/18 [DR] 07/19   22/23 [UR] 22/45
Slough 07.26a ~ 07.28d [P4] [DR] 07.28 ~ 07.31   22.12a ~ 22.15d [P5] [UR] 22.33 ~ 22.36
Maidenhead 07.35a ~ 07.37d [P3] [DR] 07.39 ~ 07.42   22.03a ~ 22.05d [P4] [UR] 22.20 ~ 22.24
Twyford 07/44½ [P3] [DR] 07/50   21/54 [P4] [UR] 22/12
Kennet Bridge Jn 07*51 ~ 07*55 [DM] 07/56   21/50 [UR] 22/06
Reading 07.58a ~ 08.04d [P7] [WL] 07.58 ~ 08.05   21.44a ~ 21.47d [P12] [DR] 21.55 ~ 22.05
Oxford Road Jn 08/07 08/07   21/40½ [UFM] 21/52
Southcote Jn 08/09 08/09   21/39 21/50
Theale 08/15 08/14   21/34 21/47
Towney Loop 08*19 ~ 08*37 ?   - -
Newbury 08/49½ 08/44   21/16 [P2] 21/35
Bedwyn 09/01½ [P1] 08/56   20/59 [P2] 21/03
Woodborough 09/12 09/06   20/48 20/52
Lavington 09/18 09/13   20/40 20/44
Heywood Road Jn 09/25 [DWA] 09/18   20/35 20/38
Fairwood Jn 09/27 09/20   20/33 [UWA] 20/36
Clink Road Jn 09/31 09/23   20/28½ 20/33
Blatchbridge Jn 09/33 09/24   20/26½ 20/31
East Somerset Jn 09/36 09/28   20/22½ 20/28
Castle Cary 09/44 [P2] 09/36   20/15 [P1] 20/20
Somerton GF 09/51 09/44   20/06 20/11
Athelney LC 09/57 09/52   19/58 20/05
Cogload Jn 10/00½ 09/55   19/54 20/02
Taunton 10L06a ~ 10L57d [P2] [RL] 10.00 ~ 10.57   19c48 ~ 19c49 [P2] 19.52 ~ 19.53
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L07 ~ 19L44 [UDR] 19.07 ~ 19.30
Norton Fitzwarren 11/01 11/01   19/05 19/04
Whiteball 11/14 11/11   18/55 18/55
Tiverton Parkway 11/17½ [P1] 11/16   18/51 [P2] 18/50
Tiverton Loop 11/19½ 11/18   18/49 18/48
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/34 11/30   18/34 18/35
Exeter St Davids 11*39 ~ 11*40 [P4] 11.32 ~ 11.36   18*19 ~ 18*31 [P6] 18.16 ~ 18.32
Dawlish Warren 11*54 ~ 12*01 [P1] 11.52 ~ 12.04   17/57 17/55
Dawlish 12/05 12/08   17/54 17/52
Teignmouth 12/09 12/12   17/49 17/46
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P2] 12/18   17/42 [P3] 17/39
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/19   17/40 17/38
Torquay 12/30 12/29   17/29½ 17/26
Paignton 12.35a ~ 12.41d [P1] 12.36 ~ 12.41   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.23
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


Back to "The Railtour Files"