31st August 2019

Statesman Rail
The Dartmouth Regatta Statesman

Locos Used (3) 47501 'Craftsman' & 47593 'Galloway Princess'
Stock Used 5912+3384+3344+3348+1211+3312+3438+80043+3229+3231+9479

Route :
1Z86 : Nottingham to Kingswear
1Z87 : Kingswear to Nottingham

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) Nottingham - Beeston - Trent East Jn - East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Longbridge - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
47501 (2) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham

Notes :
(1) 47501 on rear.
(2) 47593 on rear.
(3) 47501 running as D1944.


 47501 with the return leg at Waterside on the DVR (photo: Mark V. Pike)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Nottingham 05.12d [P3] [D] 06.05   23.38a [P3] 23.32
Mansfield Jn 05/15 [UNF] 06/07   23/33½ [B] 23/30
Beeston South Jn 05/17 06/10   23/31 [DNF] 23/27
Trent East Jn 05/22 06/17   23/22 23/18
Trent South Jn 05/23 [UF] 06/19   23/21 [FL] 23/15
East Midlands Parkway 05.25a ~ 05.30d [P4] [US] 06.21 ~ 06.27   23.13a ~ 23.18d [P1] 23.09 ~ 23.13
Loughborough 05.40a ~ 05.43d [P2] [UF] 06.36 ~ 06.39   23.01a ~ 23.04d [P1] [DF] 22.57 ~ 23.00
Sileby Jn 05/47½ [US] 06/44   22/56½ 22/52
Syston South Jn 05/51½ 06/47   22/53½ 22/50
Humberstone Road Jn 05/56½ 06/50   22/49½ 22/45
Leicester 05.58a ~ 06.01d [P3] [UF] 06.52 ~ 06.55   22.34a ~ 22.47d [P2] [DF] 22.33 ~ 22.42
Knighton Jn 06/05½ 06/58   22/31½ 22/22
Wigston North Jn 06/08 07/00   22/28½ [DM] 22/20
Croft 06/14 07/05   22/23 22/14
Hinckley 06.20a ~ 06.23d 07.12 ~ 07.17   22.06a ~ 22.14d 22.04 ~ 22.09
Nuneaton 06.30a ~ 06.43d [P6] 07.23 ~ 07.26   21.55a ~ 21.58d [P7] 21.52 ~ 21.56
Abbey Jn 06/50 07/29   21/52 21/50
Whitacre Jn 07/05 07/42   21/40½ 21/38
Coleshill Parkway 07.08a ~ 07.23d [P1] 07.44 ~ ?   21.33a ~ 21.36d [P2] 21.32 ~ 21.36
Water Orton 07/26 [DM] 07/50   21/30½ 21/29
Landor Street Jn 07c35 ~ 07c52 07.59 ~ ?   21.19 ~ 21.22 [UM] 21.15 ~ 21.20
St Andrews Jn 07/55½ 08/01   21/15½ 21/14
Bordesley Jn 07/56½ 08/02   21/14½ 21/13
Lifford East Jn 08/01½ 08/09   21/05½ 21/07
Kings Norton 08/03½ [FL] 08/10   21/03 21/06
Longbridge 08/09½ 08/15   21/00 [FL] 21/02
Barnt Green 08.13a ~ 08.16d [P2] 08.18 ~ 08.23   20.53a ~ 20.56d [ML] 20.55 ~ 20.59
Bromsgrove 08/21½ [P4] 08/28   20/46 [P2] 20/45
Stoke Works Jn 08*24 ~ 08*39 08/29   20/44 20/40
Abbotswood Jn 08/49½ 08/37   20/32½ 20/29
Eckington Loop 08/55 08/42   20*15 ~ 20*23 [UGL] 20.12 ~ 20.21
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/00 [P2] 08/46   20/10 [P1] 20/08
Cheltenham Spa 09/07 [P1] 08/52   20/03½ [P2] 20/02
Barnwood Jn 09/12 08/57   19/57½ 19/55
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/13 08/58   19/56½ 19/54
Standish Jn 09/19 09/04   19/51½ 19/49
Charfield 09/29 09/13   19/40½ 19/40
Yate 09/34½ 09/20   19/34½ 19/35
Westerleigh Jn 09/36½ 09/23   19/32½ 19/33
Bristol Parkway 09/41 [P2] 09/28   19/27½ [P3] 19/27
Filton Abbey Wood 09/42½ [P1] [ML] 09/31   19/25 [P2] 19/25
Horfield Jn 09/43½ 09/32   19/24 19/24
Narroways Hill Jn 09/45 09/33   19/22 19/22
Dr Day's Jn 09/47 09/35   19/20 19/20
Bristol East Jn 09/48 [DF] 09/36   19/19 [ML] 19/19
Bristol Temple Meads 09c49 ~ 09c51 [P12] 09/38 [P5]   19c15 ~ 19c17 [P6] 19.15 ~ 19.18
Bristol West Jn 09/53 [UM] 09/39   19/13½ [UM] 19/12
Parson Street 09/54½ 09/41   19/11½ [P2] 19/11
Yatton 10/05 09/51?   19/02 19/03
Worle Jn 10/09½ 10/08   18/57½ 18/57
Uphill Jn 10/11½ 10/10   18/55½ 18/54
Bridgwater 10/20½ 10/20   18/46½ 18/44
Cogload Jn 10/26½ 10/25   18/41½ 18/39
Taunton 10/30½ [P3] 10/29   18/38½ [P4] 18/34
Norton Fitzwarren 10/31½ 10/30   18/37 18/31
Whiteball 10/39 10/37   18/30½ 18/24
Tiverton Parkway 10/42 [P1] 10/43   18/27½ [P2] 18/21
Tiverton Loop 10/43½ 10/45   18/26 18/19
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/53 10/56   18/13½ 18/07
Exeter St Davids 10/55 [P4] 11/00   18/11½ [P5] 18/03
Dawlish Warren 11/06 11/12   17/59½ 17/48
Dawlish 11/08½ 11/14   17/57½ 17/45
Teignmouth 11/15½ 11/21   17/52½ 17/40
Newton Abbot 11/24 [P1] 11/28 [P1]   17/44 [P3] 17/35
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/24½ 11/29   17/43½ 17/34
Torquay 11/39½ 11/41   17/28½ 17/22
Paignton 11.46a ~ 11.49d [P2] 11.49 ~ 11.55   17.17a ~ 17.22d [P2] ? ~ 17.16
Paignton GF 11.51 ~ 11.56 ?   17.09 ~ 17.14 ?
Kingswear 12.22a ?   16.44d ?


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