12th August 2023

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (3) 47593 'Galloway Princess', 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 35479+3330+3231+3107+1863+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17013

Route :
1Z27 : Northampton to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Northampton

Loco(s) Route
47593 (1) Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster - Westbury
47805 (2) Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton
60007 (2) Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
60007 (2) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
47805 (2) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
47593 (1) Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47593 on rear.
(3) 47805 running as D1935.

Sources : Nathan Williamson & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 06.35d [P1] 06.34   22.48a [P2] 23.00
Branksome 06/41 [P1] 06/41   22/43 [P2] 22/55
Bournemouth 06.46a ~ 06.49d [P2] 06.45 ~ 06.49   22.34a ~ 22.37d [P3] 22.46 ~ 22.50
Brockenhurst 07.14a ~ 07.17d [P2] 07.07 ~ 07.16   22.15a ~ 22.18d [P3] 22.18 ~ 22.23 [P3]
Totton 07/28½ [P1] 07/27   22/04 [P2] 22/08
Redbridge 07/33½ 07/28   22/03 22/07
Church Lane Jn 07/35 [UF] 07/29   22/01½ 22/06
Southampton Central 07.40a ~ 07.47d [P4] 07.36 ~ 07.46   21.56a ~ 21.59d [P4] [DF] 21.59 ~ 22.02
Northam Jn 07/50 [US] 07/50 [US]   21/54 21/54
St Denys 07/52 [P1] 07/51   21/52 [P2] [DF] 21/52
Southampton Airport Parkway 07/54 [P1] [US] 07/55   21/48½ [P2] 21/50
Eastleigh 07.57a ~ 08.03d [P1] 07.58 ~ 08.02   21.43a ~ 21.46d [P3] 21.44 ~ 21.46
Eastleigh East Jn 08/04½ 08/03   21/42½ 21/43
Eastleigh Single Line Jn 08*06 ~ 08*18 ?   21/41 ?
Romsey Single Line Jn 08/30 ?   21/31 ?
Romsey 08.32a ~ 08.34d [P2] 08.31 ~ ?   21.26a ~ 21.29d [P1] 21.26 ~ 21.27
Dean 08/43 08/43   21/16 21/16
Tunnel Jn 08/52 08/53   21/05½ 21/03
Salisbury 08.55a ~ 08.58d [P4] 08.56 ~ 08.59   20.53a ~ 21.02d [P2] 20.55 ~ 20.59
Wilton Jn 09/01½ 09/04   20/50 20/52
Wishford 09/05½ 09/08   20/46 20/47
Wylye AHB 09/09½ 09/13   20/42 20/42
Upton Lovell 09/13½ 09/17   20/38 20/38
Warminster 09.18a ~ 09.20d 09.22 ~ 09.25   20.29a ~ 20.32d 20.28 ~ 20.31
Westbury 09.25a ~ 09.43d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.40   20.07a ~ 20.21d [P2] 20.08 ~ 20.18
Fairwood Jn 09/46½ 09/45   20/04 20/04
Clink Road Jn 09/52½ 09/52   20/00½ 20/00
Blatchbridge Jn 09/54½ 09/54   19/58½ 19/59
East Somerset Jn 09/58 09/58   19/54½ 19/56
Castle Cary 10/08½ [P2] 10/07   19/47 [P1] 19/48
Somerton GF 10/15½ 10/13   19/40 19/39
Athelney LC 10/21½ 10/21   19/34 19/32
Cogload Jn 10/25 10/24   19/31½ 19/29
Taunton 10L30a ~ 11L00d [P2] 10.29 ~ 11.04 [P2]   19.24a ~ 19.25d [P2] 19.20 ~ 19.22
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L00 ~ 19L20 [UDR] 18.50 ~ 19.17
Norton Fitzwarren 11/03 11/08   18/59 18/50
Whiteball 11/13 11/20   18/50 18/38
Tiverton Parkway 11/16½ [P1] 11/25   18/44½ [P2] 18/33
Tiverton Loop 11/18½ 11/26   18*34 ~ 18*42 [UPL] 18/30
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/33 11/38   18/18 18/17
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/41   18/16 [P5] 18/16
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 12*00 [P1] 11.54 ~ 12.03   17/55½ [P2] 18/00
Dawlish 12/04 12/08   17/51 17/57
Teignmouth 12/07 12/12 [P1]   17/46½ 17/53
Newton Abbot 12/16½ [P1] 12/19   17/41 [P3] 17/43
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/17 12/20   17/40 17/42
Torquay 12/29 12/28   17/29½ 17/30
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.38d [P1] 12.34 ~ 12.36   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.25
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.44 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.09a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

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


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