3rd June 2023

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer', 47853 & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 35465+17159+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3330+3231

Route :
1Z27 : Slough to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Slough

Loco(s) Route
47853 (1) Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - 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
47853 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes :
(1) 47712 on rear.
(2) 47853 running as 47614.


60007 passing Torre on the outward leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Slough 07.40d [P4] [DR] 07.40   22.15a [P5] 22.17
Maidenhead 07.48a ~ 07.51d [P3] [DR] 07.48 ~ 07.51   22.03a ~ 22.06d [P4] [UR] 22.04 ~ ?
Twyford 07/58 [P3] [DR] 07/59   21/53½ [P4] [UR] 21/57
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/03 [DM] 08/04   21/49½ [UR] 21/52
Reading 08.06a ~ 08.14d [P7] [WL] 08.06 ~ 08.14   21.33a ~ 21.47d [P11] [UM] 21.46 ~ 21.50
Oxford Road Jn 08/16 08/16   21/26½ [UFM] 21/43
Southcote Jn 08/17½ 08/17   21/25 21/42
Theale 08/21 08/21   21/20½ 21/39
Newbury 08.34a ~ 08.45d [P1] 08.31 ~ 08.46   21.08a ~ 21.10d [P2] 21.21 ~ 21.25
Hungerford Loop - -   20*52 ~ 20*58 [UGL] 21/13?
Hungerford 08.56a ~ 08.59d 08.57 ~ 09.01   20.47a ~ 20.49d 21.05 ~ 21.10
Bedwyn 09/05 [P1] 09/08   20/43 [P2] 21/00
Pewsey 09.14a ~ 09.17d 09.17 ~ 09.19   20.30a ~ 20.33d 20.40 ~ 20.43
Woodborough 09/22 09/24   20/26½ 20/36
Lavington 09/28 09/31   20/18½ 20/28
Heywood Road Jn 09/35 09/37   20/13 20/21
Westbury 09.43a ~ 09.46d [P1] 09.40 ~ 09.45   20.07a ~ 20.10d [P3] 20.16 ~ 20.19
Fairwood Jn 09/49½ 09/48   20/04 20/13
Clink Road Jn 09/55½ 09/53   20/00½ 20/10
Blatchbridge Jn 09/57½ 09/55   19/58½ 20/08
East Somerset Jn 10/00½ 09/59   19/54½ 20/04
Castle Cary 10/08½ [P2] 10/07   19/47 [P1] 19/56
Somerton GF 10/15½ 10/13   19/40 19/45
Athelney LC 10/21½ 10/21   19/34 19/37
Cogload Jn 10/25 10/23   19/31½ 19/34
Taunton 10L31a ~ 11L00d [P2] 10.27 ~ 10.58   19.24a ~ 19.25d [P2] 19.21 ~ 19.26
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L00 ~ 19L20 [UDR] 18.52 ~ 19.17
Norton Fitzwarren 11/03 11/02   18/59 18/50
Whiteball 11/13 11/21   18/50 18/37
Tiverton Parkway 11/16½ [P1] 11/27   18/44½ [P2] 18/31
Tiverton Loop 11/18½ 11/28   18*34 ~ 18*42 [UGL] 18/28
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/33 11/40   18/18 18/11
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/43   18/16 [P6] 18/09
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 12*00 [P1] 11/54   17/55½ [P2] 17/54
Dawlish 12/04 11/56   17/51 17/52
Teignmouth 12/07 11/59   17/46½ 17/49
Newton Abbot 12/16½ [P1] 12/05   17/41 [P3] 17/42
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/17 12/06   17/40 17/41
Torquay 12/29 12/15   17/29½ 17/31
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.38d [P1] 12.22 ~ 12.38   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.15 ~ 17.25
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.44 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.09a ?   16.35d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z27 : (47853 with 47712 on rear) : Southall to Slough

Location Booked
Southall LSL 07.13d
Southall 07/23
Southall West Jn 07/24
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/25
Slough 07.35a [P4]

0Z26 : (60007) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 10.23d
Norton Fitzwarren 10/35
Fairwater Yard 10.37 ~ 10.43
Taunton 10.47a [P2]

0Z29 : (60007) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Fairwater Yard 19.28d
Norton Fitzwarren 19/33
Bishops Lydeard 19.45a


5Z28 : (47853 with 47712 on rear) : Slough to Southall

Location Booked
Slough 22.17d [P5]
West Drayton 22*25 ~ 22*38
Stockley Jn 22/41
Heathrow Airport Jn 22/43
Southall West Jn 22/50
Southall 22/52
Southall LSL 23.02a


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