10th August 2024

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot', 57311 & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 17013+3045+3122+80044+3100+3148+3125+1863+3107+3140+3426+35461

Route :
1Z49 : High Wycombe to Kingswear
1Z52 : Kingswear to High Wycombe

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Haddenham & Thame Parkway - Bicester South Jn - Gavray Jn - Bicester Village - Oxford Parkway - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton
61306 (1) Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
61306 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
47810 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - High Wycombe

Notes :
(1) 57311 on rear.
(2) 47810 running as D1924.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
High Wycombe 05.47d [P2] 05.47   23.59a [P3] 00.02
Saunderton 05/56 05/54   23/52 23/57
Princes Risborough 06.01a ~ 06.03d [P3] 05.58 ~ 06.02   23.44a ~ 23.47d [P2] 23.48 ~ 23.50
Haddenham & Thame Parkway 06.10a ~ 06.12d [P1] 06.10 ~ 06.13   23.32a ~ 23.35d [P2] 23.28 ~ 23.31
Bicester South Jn 06/25 06/25   23/20 23/17
Gavray Jn 06/27 06/27   23/19 23/15
Bicester Village 06.29a ~ 06.31d [P1] 06.28 ~ 06.32   23.15a ~ 23.17d [P2] 23.11 ~ 23.14
Oxford Parkway 06.43a ~ 06.45d [P1] 06.41 ~ 06/45   23.02a ~ 23.05d [P2] 22.56 ~ ?
Woodstock Road Jn 06/47 06/47   23/00½ 22/54
Oxford North Jn 06/49 [DM] 06/50   22*51 ~ 22*57 [DB] 22/51
Oxford 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P4] [UM] 06.54 ~ 06.57   22.45a ~ 22.47d [P3] [DM] 22.45 ~ 22.48
Hinksey North 06/58 06/59   22/42 [UR] ?
Kennington Jn 06/59 07/01   22/41 22/39
Didcot North Jn 07/07½ 07/08   22/25 22/31
Foxhall Jn 07/12 [RL] 07/11   22/22½ 22/29
Milton Jn 07/16 [DM] 07/15   22/21 22/26
Wantage Road 07/22 07/23   22/15½ 22/23
Challow 07*25 ~ 07*33 [DR] ? ~ 07.33   22/12 [UM] 22/20
Uffington 07/37 07/37   22/10 22/18
Swindon 07.49a ~ 07.59d [P4] 07.48 ~ 07.59   21.57a ~ 21.59d [P1] 22.04 ~ 22.07
Wootton Bassett Jn 08/06 08/06   21/50½ 21/57
Chippenham 08.15a ~ 08.20d [P1] 08.15 ~ 08.20   21.37a ~ 21.39d [P2] 21.42 ~ 21.46
Thingley East Jn 08/23 08/23   21/35 21/40
Thingley Jn 08/24 08/24   ? ?
Bathampton Jn 08/32 08/31   21/27½ 21/30
Bath Spa 08.36a ~ 08.38d [P1] 08.35 ~ 08.40   21.21a ~ 21.23d [P2] 21.23 ~ 21.27
North Somerset Jn 08/52½ [UM] 08/53   21/12 21/12
Bristol East Jn 08*54 ~ 09*05 [DM] 08/54   21/11 21/11
Bristol Temple Meads 09.07a ~ 09.15d [P15] 08.55 ~ 09.20   21.03a ~ 21.09d [P11] [UM] 21.03 ~ 21.09
Bristol West Jn 09/16 09/21   21/01 [DM] 20/57
Parson Street 09/17½ [P1] 09/25   20/55 [P2] 20/55
Yatton 09/28 09/36   20/41½ 20/42
Worle Jn 09/33 09/41   20/35 20/35
Uphill Jn 09/35 09/43   20/28 20/30
Bridgwater 09/47 09/57   20/13 20/14
Cogload Jn 09/54 10/06   20/06 20/07
Taunton 10L00 ~ 10L57 [P2] [RL] 10.11 ~ 10.54 [P2]   19c59 ~ 20c00 [P2] 19.58 ~ 20.00
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L07 ~ 19L55 [UDR] 19.10 ~ 19.21
Norton Fitzwarren 11/01 11/02   19/05 [UDR] 19/08
Whiteball 11/14 11/15   18/55 18/58
Tiverton Parkway 11/17½ [P1] 11/20   18/51 [P2] 18/54
Tiverton Loop 11/19½ 11/21   18/49 18/52
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/34 11/33   18/34 18/36
Exeter St Davids 11*39 ~ 11*40 [P5] 11/35   18*19 ~ 18*36 [P6] 18.16 ~ 18.32
Dawlish Warren 11*54 ~ 12*01 [P1] 11.54 ~ 12.00   17/57 17/55
Dawlish 12/05 12/04   17/54 17/51
Teignmouth 12/09 12/09   17/49 17/47
Newton Abbot 12/16 [P2] 12/20   17/42 [P3] 17/41
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/21   17/40 17/40
Torquay 12/30 12/30   17/29½ 17/27
Paignton 12.35a ~ 12.41d [P1] 12.38 ~ 12.42   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.22
Paignton GF 12.45 ~ 12.49 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13,14a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z60 : (61306) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 10.00d
Norton Fitzwarren 10/10
Fairwater Yard 10.13 ~ 10.31
Taunton 10.24a [P2]

0Z63 : (61306) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 19.17d
Taunton 19.22 ~ 19.50 [P2]
Norton Fitzwarren 19/54
Bishops Lydeard 20.10a


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