18th July 2020

Statesman Rail
The English Riviera Statesman

Loco Used (1) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA'
Stock Used 3344+3348+9479+1211+3045+3122+80044+3148+3125

Route : 
1Z37 : Peterborough to Paignton
1Z38 : Paignton to Peterborough

Loco Route
47805 Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
47805 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn (2) - Westbury - (2) Heywood Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes : 
(1) 47805 running as D1935.
(2) Was booked to take Westbury avoiding line but was diverted via station.

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Stuart Hicks & Murray Jones

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 05.37d [P3] [UF] 05.37   23.30a [P4] ?
Fletton Jn 05/39 05/39   23/28½ ?
Holme Jn 05/46 05/43   23/23 ?
Conington South Jn 05/48 05/45   23/21 ?
Huntingdon 05.56a ~ 06.00d [P2] [US] 05.53 ~ 06.00   23.08a ~ 23.11d [P3] [DS] 23.11 ~ 23.14
St Neots 06.10a ~ 06.13d [P4] [US] 06.08 ~ 06.12   22.56a ~ 22.59d [P1] [DS] 22.58 ~ 23.03
Sandy 06/32 [P1] [US] 06/28   22/45 [P2] [DS] 22/50
Biggleswade 06/35 [P1] [US] 06/33   22/42 [P4] [DS] 22/48
Hitchin 06.45a ~ 06.47d [P1] [US] 06.45 ~ 06.47   22.30a ~ 22.32d [P2] [DS] 22.36 ~ 22.38
Stevenage 06.54a ~ 06.57d [P1] [US] 06.53 ~ 06.57   22.23a ~ 22.25d [P3] [DF] 22.24 ~ 22.29
Woolmer Green Jn 07/01 07/02   22/19 [DF] 22/20
Digswell Jn 07/03 [US] 07/04   22/17 22/16
Welwyn Garden City 07.07a ~ 07.11d [P2] [US] 07.06 ~ 07.10   22.05a ~ 22.14d [P3] [DS] 22.05 ~ 22.10
Potters Bar 07.20a ~ 07.24d [P1] [US] 07.19 ~ 07.23   21.51a ~ 21.56d [P4] [DS] 21.51 ~ 21.55
Alexandra Palace 07/33 [P2] [US1] 07/32   21/41 [P3] [DS] 21/40
Wood Green Sig.K453 - -   21*21 ~ 21*40 ?
Finsbury Park 07/41 [P2] [US1] 07/40   21c08 ~ 21c15 [P7] [DS2] 21.07 ~ 21.13
Holloway South Jn 07/42 [US] 07/42   21/06 [DS] 21/05
Copenhagen Jn 07/45 07/43   21/04 [DS] 21/02
York Way North Jn 07/46 ?   21/02 ?
Camden Road Central Jn 07*49 ~ 08*00 ?   21/00 ?
Camden Road Jn 08/02 08/01   20/56 20/53
Gospel Oak 08/08 [P1] 08/07   20/51 [P2] 20/48
West Hampstead 08/14 [P1] 08/14   20/44 [P2] 20/42
Kensal Green Jn 08/22 08/20   20/37 20/35
Willesden Junction HL 08/24 [P5] 08/24   20/36 [P4] 20/33
Acton Wells Jn 08/28 08/27   20/29 20/29
Acton Main Line 08/41 [DR] 08/34   20/25 [UR] 20/26
Acton West 08/43 [DR] 08/36   20/24 [UR] 20/24
Ealing Broadway 08c45 ~ 08c47 [P3] [DR] 08.38 ~ 08.40   20c19 ~ 20c21 [P4] [UR] 20.20 ~ 20.22
West Ealing 08/49 [P3] [DR] 08/42   20/17 [P4] [UR] 20/18
Southall 08/53 [P3] [DR] 08/45   20/15 [P4] [UR] 20/16
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/58 [DR] 08/47   20/13 [UR] 20/13
Slough 09/06 [P4] [DR] 08/53   20/06 [P5] [UR] 20/06
Maidenhead 09/12 [P3] [DR] 09/00   20/00 [P4] [UR] 20/00
Twyford 09/18 [P3] [DR] 09/07   19/54 [P4] [UR] 19/53
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/26 [DR] 09/11   19/50 [UR] 19/48
Reading 09*28 ~ 09*39 [P12] [DFR] 09/13   19*45 ~ 19*48 [P13] [UR] 19.44 ~ 19.46
Oxford Road Jn 09/42 09/16   19/42 [DFR] 19/41
Southcote Jn 09/44 09/18   19/39 19/39
Theale 09/48 09/21?   19/34 19/35
Newbury 09/59 09/50   19/15 19/26
Bedwyn 10/20 [P1] 10/13   19/04 [P2] 19/15
Woodborough 10/31 10/31   18/53 19/05
Lavington 10/37 10/37   18/45 18/57
Heywood Road Jn 10/43 10/43   18/40 18/51
Westbury - -   DIV 18/49?
Fairwood Jn 10/45 10/48   18/38 18/46
Clink Road Jn 10/47 10/52   18/33 18/41
Blatchbridge Jn 10/49 10/54   18/31 18/38
East Somerset Jn 10/52 10/57   18/27 18/35
Castle Cary 11/01 [P2] 11/05   18/19 [P1] 18/24
Somerton GF 11/08 11/18   18/12 18/14
Athelney LC 11/14 11/25   18/06 18/07
Cogload Jn 11/18 11/28   18/03 18/05
Taunton 11/23 [P3] 11/31 [P3]   18/00 [P4] 17/57
Norton Fitzwarren 11/24 11/33   17/58 17/54
Whiteball 11/32 11/40   17/51 17/48
Tiverton Parkway 11/35 [P1] 11/43   17/48 [P2] 17/45
Tiverton Loop 11/37 11/44   17/46 17/44
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/48 11/53   17/33 17/33
Exeter St Davids 11*50 ~ 11*55 [P5] 11/56   17*18 ~ 17*30 [P6] 17.18 ~ 17.30
Dawlish Warren 12/06 12/06   16*59 ~ 17*06 [P2] 17.02 ~ 17.06
Dawlish 12/08 12/08   16/55 17/00
Teignmouth 12/11 12/11   16/52 16/57
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P2] 12/16 [P2]   16/46 [P3] 16/52
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/17 12/17   16/45 16/51
Torquay 12.26a ~ 12.30d 12.27 ~ 12.30   16.33a ~ 16.36d 16.39 ~ 16.43
Paignton 12.35a [P1] 12.36   16.28d [P2] 16.36 [P2]


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