3rd August 2024

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013', 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 35451+17013+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3140+3330

Route :
1Z60 : Wolverhampton to Kingswear
1Z62 : Kingswear to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - 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
47810 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47805 running as D1935. 47810 running as D1924.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wolverhampton 06.00d [P3] 06.10   00.13a [P4] 00.12
Portobello Jn 06/05 06/16   00/05 00/06
Darlaston Jn 06/09 06/19   00/01 00/02
Bescot Stadium 06/10 06/21   23/59 00/01
Tame Bridge Parkway 06.13a ~ 06.16d 06.22 ~ 06.24   23.54a ~ 23.56d 23.56 ~ 23.58
Perry Barr North Jn 06/22 06/29   23/48 23/50
Perry Barr West Jn 06/24 06/30   23/47 23/49
Soho East Jn 06/38 06/35   23/41½ 23/45
Soho North Jn 06/41½ 06/40   23/40 23/44
Galton Jn 06/44½ 06/44   23/37 23/42
Smethwick Jn 06/45½ 06/45   23/36 23/41
Rowley Regis 06/50 06/48   23/30 23/36
Stourbridge Junction 07.04a ~ 07.07d [P3] 07.02 ~ 07.07   23.17a ~ 23.20d [P2] 23.20 ~ 23.21
Blakedown 07/13 07/12   23/12 23/16
Kidderminster 07.18a ~ 07.21d [P2] 07.16 ~ ?   23.05a ~ 23.08d [P1] 23.06 ~ 23.10
Hartlebury 07/27 07/24   22/59 23/03
Droitwich Spa 07.34a ~ 07.36d 07.32 ~ 07.35   22.47a ~ 22.50d 22.51 ~ 22.54
Tunnel Jn 07/45 07/43   22/41 22/44
Worcester Shrub Hill 07.48a ~ 07.56d [P2] 07.48 ~ 07.56   22.36a ~ 22.39d [P1] 22.38 ~ 22.42
Norton Jn 08/07 08/10   22/27½ 22/30
Abbotswood Jn 08/14 08/13   22/25½ 22/28
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/23 [P2] 08/26   22/16 [P1] 22/20
Cheltenham Spa 08.32a ~ 08.36d [P1] 08.37 ~ 08.42   22.05a ~ 22.07d [P2] 22.06 ~ 22.12
Barnwood Jn 08/42½ 08/48   21/58 21/58
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/46 08/49   21/57 21/57
Standish Jn 08/53 08/54   21/51 21/51
Charfield 09*05 ~ 09*13 [DGL] 09.11 ~ 09.16   21/39½ 21/41
Yate 09/20 09/25   21/32½ 21/35
Westerleigh Jn 09/22 09/28   21/28½ 21/31
Bristol Parkway 09.29a ~ 09.32d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.35   21.15a ~ 21.23d [P1] 21.17 ~ 21.23
Filton Abbey Wood 09/35 [P1] [ML] 09/38   21/11 [P2] [UF] 21/12
Horfield Jn 09/37 09/39   21/10 [ML] 21/10
Narroways Hill Jn 09/39½ 09/41   21/05 21/07
Dr Day's Jn 09/41½ [DF] 09/42   21/02 [RL] 21/05
Bristol East Jn 09/43 09/43   21/00 21/04
Bristol Temple Meads 09.45a ~ 09.48d [P15] 09.45 ~ 09.48   20.52a ~ 20.59d [P3] [UR] 20.49 ~ 21.03
Bristol West Jn 09/50 [DM] 09/50   20/50 [UM] 20/46
Parson Street 09/51½ [P1] 09/54   20/44 [P2] 20/43
Yatton 10/00½ 10/03   20/34 20/29
Worle Jn 10/05 10/07   20/29 20/22
Uphill Jn 10/07 10/09   20/27 20/18
Bridgwater 10/18 10/19   20/13½ 20/07
Cogload Jn 10/24 10/24   20/08 20/02
Taunton 10L30a ~ 10L57d [P2] [RL] 10.28 ~ 10.58   20c01 ~ 20c02 [P2] 19.50 ~ 19.51
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L07 ~ 19L55 [UDR] 19.10 ~ 19.48
Norton Fitzwarren 11/01 11/03   19/05 19/09
Whiteball 11/14 11/15   18/55 18/57
Tiverton Parkway 11/17½ [P1] 11/20   18/51 [P2] 18/54
Tiverton Loop 11/19½ 11/22   18/49 18/52
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/34 11/34   18/34 18/37
Exeter St Davids 11*39 ~11*40 [P5] 11/41   18*19 ~ 18*31 [P6] 18.20 ~ 18.33
Dawlish Warren 11*54 ~ 12*01 [P1] 11.56 ~ 12.00 [P1]   17/57 17/57 [UM]
Dawlish 12/05 12/04   17/54 17/54
Teignmouth 12/09 12/08   17/49 17/50
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P2] 12/16   17/42 [P3] 17/43
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/17   17/40 17/42½
Torquay 12/30 12/26   17/29½ 17/30
Paignton 12.35a ~ 12.41d [P1] 12.32 ~ 12.41   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.24
Paignton GF 12.45 ~ 12.49 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.14a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z60 : (61306) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 10.16d
Norton Fitzwarren 10/28
Fairwater Yard 10.31 ~ 10.41
Taunton 10.46a [P2]

0Z63 : (61306) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

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


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