29th November 2023

Statesman Rail
Bath Christmas Statesman

Locos Used (3) 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' & 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013'
Stock Used 3384+3344+3426+3348+1211+3312+3229+80043+3188+3438+17056

Route : 
1Z48 : Hull to Bath Spa
1Z50 : Bath Spa to Hull

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1) Hull - Brough - Gilberdyke - Goole - Thorne Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Bentley Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa
47712 (2) Bath Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - Harringay Park Jn - Harringay - Alexandra Palace - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Stevenage - (reverse of outward route) - Hull

Notes : 
(1) 47712 on rear.
(2) 47805 on rear.
(3) 47805 running as D1935.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hull 05.06d [P7] 05.06   23.54a [P7] 00.06
Hessle Road Jn 05/10 ?   23/49½ ?
Brough 05.18a ~ 05.21d [P2] 05.20 ~ 05.24   23.37a ~ 23.39d [P1] 23.49 ~ 23.51
Gilberdyke 05.28a ~ 05.31d [P2] 05.33 ~ ?   23.27a ~ 23.29d [P1] 23.37 ~ 23.41
Goole 05.40a ~ 05.43d [P2] 05.47 ~ 05.51   23.15a ~ 23.17d [P1] 23.25 ~ 23.27
Thorne Jn 05/52 06/03   23/06½ 23/14
Hatfield & Stainforth 05/55 06/06   23/04 23/08
Bentley Jn 06/03 06/12   22/59 23/02
Doncaster 06.06a ~ 06.09d [P3] 06.16 ~ 06.19   22.53a ~ 22.56d [P4] 22.57 ~ 22.59
Loversall Carr Jn 06/15 06/24   22/48 22/52
Babworth Loop - -   22*29 ~ 22*36 [DS] ?
Retford 06.27a ~ 06.35d [P1] 06.38 ~ 06.41   22.24a ~ 22.27d [P2] 22.36 ~ 22.39
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 06/50 06/54   22/14 22/25
Newark Flat Crossing 06/55 06/58   22/10 22/20
Newark Northgate 06.57a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.59 ~ 07.03   22.02a ~ 22.08d [P1] 22.15 ~ 22.19
Claypole Loop 07*07 ~ 07*22 [UPL] 07.11 ~ 07.26   21*49 ~ 21*55 [DPL] 21.58 ~ 22.05
Grantham 07.32a ~ 07.35d [P1] 07.39 ~ 07.42   21.37a ~ 21.39d [P2] 21.43 ~ 21.47
Stoke Jn 07/43½ [US] 07/51   21/32½ 21/35
Tallington Jn 08/05 [US] 08/04   21/17½ [DS] 21/22
Helpston Jn - -   21/12½ [DS] 21/17
Marholm Jn - -   21/08 [DS] 21/08
Peterborough 08.17a ~ 08.35d [P1] 08.22 ~ 08.33   21.01a ~ 21.04d [P4] [DS] 21.00 ~ 21.03
Fletton Jn 08/39½ [UF] 08/36   20/58 [DS] 20/57
Holme Jn 08/44 [UF] 08/43   20/54 [DF] 20/52
Conington South Jn 08/45½ [UF] 08/45   20/52 [DS] 20/51
Huntingdon 08.53a ~ 08.56d [P2] [US] 08.53 ~ 08.56   20.39a ~ 20.42d [P3] [DS] 20.36 ~ 20.41
Sandy 09/10 [P1] [US] 09/11   20/26½ [P2] [DS] 20/22
Biggleswade 09/13 [P1] [US] 09/14   20/24 [P4] [DS] 20/20
Hitchin 09/20 [P1] [US] 09/21   20/17 [P2] [DS] 20/12
Stevenage 09/25 [P1] [US] 09/26   20/11½ [P4] [DS] 20/08
Woolmer Green Jn 09/28 [UF] 09/29   - -
Digswell Jn 09/30½ [US] 09/31   - -
Welwyn Garden City 09/33 [P2] [US] 09/33   - -
Potters Bar 09/47 [P1] [US] 09/46   - -
Langley Jn - -   20/06½ [DS] 20/07
Langley South Jn - -   20/05½ 20/05
Bragbury Jn - -   20/03½ 19/59
Molewood Jn - -   19/58 19/53
Hertford North - -   19/56 [P2] 19/52
Gordon Hill - -   19/40½ [P3] 19/37
Bowes Park - -   19/34 19/29
Alexandra Palace 10/01½ [P1] [US2] 10/02   19/31 [P4] 19/27
Finsbury Park 10c09 ~ 10c12 [P1] 10.09 ~ 10.10   - -
Holloway South Jn 10/17½ [US] 10/12   - -
Copenhagen Jn 10/22½ 10/15   - -
York Way North Jn 10/23½ ?   - -
Camden Road Central Jn 10*27 ~ 10*44 ?   - -
Camden Road Jn 10/46 10/50   - -
Primrose Hill 10/48 ?   - -
Camden Jn 10/49 [DS] 10/54   - -
Willesden West London Jn 10/54 11/05   - -
Willesden SW Sidings 10/55 [USW] ?   - -
Harringay - -   19/26½ [DS] 19/24
Harringay Park Jn - -   19/24½ 19/22
Upper Holloway - -   19/20 [P2] 19/18
Junction Road Jn - -   19/18 19/17
Gospel Oak - -   19/13 19/16
West Hampstead - -   19/06 [P2] 19/10
Kensal Green Jn - -   18/59½ 19/03
Willesden Junction HL - -   18/58½ [P4] 19/01
Acton Wells Jn 10/57 11/10   18*38 ~ 18*55 ? ~ 18.52
Acton Main Line 11*01 ~ 11*02 [DGL] 11.14 ~ ?   18c33 ~ 18c35 [UGL] 18.26 ~ 18.38
Acton West 11/06 [DR] 11/18   18/29 [GL] 18/24
West Ealing 11/09½ [P3] [DR] 11/23   18/27½ [UM] 18/22
Southall 11/13½ [P3] [DR] 11/34   18/25 [P2] [UM] 18/19
Heathrow Airport Jn 11/18 [DR] 11/41   18/23½ [UM] 18/18
Slough 11/31 [P4] [DR] 11/48   18/15½ [P3] [UM] 18/12
Slough West 11/32 [DR] 11/49   18/14 [UM] 18/10
Maidenhead 11/40 [P3] [DR] 11/56   18/05½ [P4] [UR] 18/04
Twyford 11/53 [P3] [DR] 12/03   17/55 [P4] [UR] 17/57
Twyford West 11/54 [DM] 12/04   17/54½ [UR] 17/56
Kennet Bridge Jn 11/58½ [DM] 12/08   17/51 [UR] 17/51
Reading 12/00 [P9] [DM] 12/09   17/48½ [P15] [UR] 17/49
Reading High Level Jn 12/01 [DM] 12/10   - -
Reading West Jn - -   17/47 [UR] 17/46
Goring & Streatley 12/07 [P1] [DM] 12/17   17/40 [P4] [UR] 17/40
Didcot East Jn 12/13½ [DM] 12/22   17/34½ [UR] 17/33
Didcot Parkway 12/14 [P1] 12/23   17*27 ~ 17*33 [P4] [UR] 17.26 ~ 17.32
Foxhall Jn 12/14½ 12/24   17/23½ [RL] 17/25
Wantage Road 12/19 12/28   17/17½ 17/20
Challow 12/22 12/31   17/15 17/17
Uffington 12/24 12/33   17/13 17/16
Swindon 12*35 ~ 12*44 [UM] 12.43 ~ 12.49 [UM]   17/04 [UM] 17/09
Wootton Bassett Jn 12/51½ 12/56   16/51 17/03
Chippenham 12/59 [P1] 13/04   16/43 [P2] 16/54
Thingley East Jn 13/02½ 13/05   16/42 16/51
Thingley Jn 13/03 13/06   16/41½ 16/50
Bathampton Jn 13/12½ 13/12   16/34 16/42
Bath Spa 13.17a [P1] 13.16   16.30d [P2] 16.39 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z49 : (47805 with 47712 on rear) : Bath Spa to Bristol East Depot

Location Booked
Bath Spa 13.22d [P1]
Bristol East Depot 13.34a

5Z50 : (47712 with 47805 on rear) : Bristol East Depot to Bath Spa

Location Booked
Bristol East Depot 16.12d
Bath Spa 16.25a [P2]


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