26th July 2020

Saphos Trains
The English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47501 'Craftsman' & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used 3125+3148+80044+3122+3045+1211+9479+3348+3344+3384+35465

Route :
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
46100 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford-on-Avon - Trowbridge - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
46100 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

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


46100 at Bradford-on-Avon with the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 07.50d [P5] 08.04   20.59a [P8] 20.59
? Bristol East Jn 07/52½ [UM]  08/06   20/57 [DF] 20/58
? North Somerset Jn 07/53½ 08/07   20/55 20/56
11.39 Bath Spa 08.08a ~ 08.12d [P2] 08.21 ~ 08.25   20.38a ~ 20.40d [P1] 20.40 ~ 20.43
? Bathampton Jn 08/17 08/29   20/33½ 20/35
? Bradford-on-Avon 08.28a ~ 08.30d 08.42 ~ ?   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.18 ~ 20.19
? Bradford Jn 08/38 08/48   20/15 20/13
24.18 Trowbridge 08/40½ [P2] 08/49   20/12½ [P1] 20/11
28.21 Westbury 08.48a ~ 08.50d [P1] 08.56 ~ 08.59   20.01a ~ 20.05d [P3] 19.58 ~ 20.04
? Fairwood Jn 08/55 09/03   19/56½ 19/52
? Clink Road Jn 09/00 09/09   19/51½ 19/46
? Frome 09.03a ~ 09.06d 09.11 ~ 09.14   19.43a ~ 19.46d 19.34 ~ 19.41
? Blatchbridge Jn 09/09 09/17   19/40½ 19/32
? East Somerset Jn 09/13 09/22   19/35½ 19/25
? Castle Cary 09/21 [P2] 09/32   19/24½ [P1] 19/14
? Somerton GF 09/32 09/39   19/12½ 19/04
? Athelney LC 09/43 09/49   19/01½ 18/56
? Cogload Jn 09/48 09/52   18/53½ 18/53
75.48 Taunton 09w54a ~ 10w51d [P2] 09.58 ~ 10.51   18w27a ~ 18w47d [P5] 18.26 ~ 18.46
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/54½ 10/55   18/25 18/24
? Whiteball 11/06½ 11/07   18/15½ 18/16
? Tiverton Parkway 11/09½ [P1] 11/13   18/12 [P2] 18/12
? Tiverton Loop 11/11 11/15   18/10 18/10
? Cowley Bridge Jn 11/24½ 11/27   17/57 17/57
106.28 Exeter St Davids 11/26 [P4] 11/30   17/52 [P6] 17/54
? Dawlish Warren 11/38½ [DT] 11/42   17/40½ [UT] 17/42
? Dawlish 11/40 11/44   17/39 17/41
? Teignmouth 11/45 11/46   17/36 17/38
126.41 Newton Abbot 11/51 [P1] 11/53   17/27½ [P1] 17/32
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/51½ 11/54   17/27 17/31
? Torquay 12/00 12/04   17/17½ 17/23
134.48 Paignton 12.04a ~ 12.07d [P1] 12.10 ~ 12.19   17.10a ~ 17.13d [P2] 17.14 ~ 17.18
? Paignton GF 12.09 ~ 12.14 ?   17.02 ~ 17.07 ?
141.20 Kingswear 12.33a ?   16.45d ?


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