12th October 2024

Statesman Rail
Portsmouth Harbour Statesman

Locos Used (3)  47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot'
Stock Used 3384+3348+1211+3229+3231+80043+3188+17056

Route :
1Z93 : Crewe to Portsmouth Harbour
1Z94 : Portsmouth Harbour to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) Crewe - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton (4) - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - Goring & Streatley - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Portcreek Jn - Fratton - Portsmouth & Southsea - Portsmouth Harbour
47805 (2) Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street
47810 (1) Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton (4)
47805 (2) Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47810 on rear.
(3) 47805 running as D1935. 47810 running as D1924.
(4) It is reported that the outward leg of this tour was diverted via Wolverhampton, and the return leg diverted via Nuneaton, due to the theft of signal cables. No trains ran on the Cannock line all day.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & Open Rail)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Crewe 05.42d [P12] [US] 05.44   22.50a [P12] 22.51
Basford Hall Jn 05/47 [US] 05/48   22/46 [DS] 22/39
Madeley 05/52 [US] 05/54   22/38 [DS] 22/35
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   22/27 [DS] 22/26
Little Bridgeford Jn 06/02 [US] 06/04   - -
Stafford 06.08a ~ 06.11d [P4] [US] 06.10 ~ 07.26   22.13a ~ 22.20d [P5] [DS] 22.17 ~ 22.20
Trent Valley Jn 06/12½ 07/28   22/12 [DS] 22/14
Whitehouse Jn 06/15½ [UF] DIV   - -
Milford & Brocton Jn - -   22/04½ [DS] 22/06
Colwich 06/18½ [US] DIV   22/02½ [DF] 22/04
Rugeley North Jn 06/21½ [UDR] DIV   21/57½ [DS] 21/56
Rugeley Trent Valley 06/24½ [P1] DIV   21/57 [P1] [UDR] 21/55
Lichfield North Jn - -   DIV 21/48
Tamworth LL - -   DIV ?
Amington Jn - -   DIV 21/42
Nuneaton - -   DIV 21.23 ~ 21.29
Abbey Jn - -   DIV ?
Whitacre Jn - -   DIV 21/05
Coleshill Parkway - -   DIV ?
Water Orton - -   DIV ?
Landor Street Jn - -   DIV 20/54
Proof House Jn - -   DIV 20/52
Rugeley Power Station Jn 06/26 DIV   21/55 DIV
Rugeley Town 06.29a ~ 06.32d DIV   21.50a ~ 21.53d DIV
Hednesford 06.39a ~ 06.42d DIV   21.38a ~ 21.41d DIV
Cannock 06.45a ~ 06.48d DIV   21.30a ~ 21.33d DIV
Mid Cannock Jn 06/50½ DIV   21/28½ DIV
Bloxwich 06/56 DIV   21/22½ DIV
Ryecroft Jn 07/01 DIV   21/18½ DIV
Walsall 07.04a ~ 07.15d [P2] [SL] DIV   21.11a ~ 21.14d [P3] DIV
Pleck Jn 07*19 ~ 07*27 DIV   21/05 [FL] DIV
Bescot Stadium 07/29 DIV   21/03 DIV
Perry Barr North Jn 07/35½ DIV   20/58½ DIV
Perry Barr West Jn 07/38 DIV   20/57½ DIV
Soho East Jn 07/46 DIV   20/54 DIV
Penkridge DIV 07/39   - -
Bushbury Jn DIV 07/47   - -
Wolverhampton North Jn DIV ?   - -
Wolverhampton DIV 07/52   - -
Dudley Port DIV ?   - -
Galton Jn DIV 08/02   - -
Soho South Jn 07/47 08/04   20/53 DIV
Birmingham New Street 07.52a ~ 07.55d [P2] [WL] 08.14 ~ 08.17   20.44a ~ 20.47d [P9] 20.36 ~ 20.50
Proof House Jn 07/57½ 08/19   20/42 [DEL] ?
Grand Jn 07/58 08/20   20/40½ 20/32
St Andrews Jn 08/01 08/23   20/33 20/29
Bordesley Jn 08/02 [ML] 08/24   20/32 20/28
Small Heath South Jn 08/05 [FL] 08/27   20/26 20/25
Tyseley 08/06 [P1] 08/28   20/24 [P2] [FL] 20/24
Solihull 08.13a ~ 08.17d [P1] 08.32 ~ 08.35   20.16a ~ 20.18d [P2] 20.16 ~ 20.19
Bentley Heath LC 08/21 08/38   20/12 20/12
Dorridge Up Loop 08*23 ~ 08*36 [UPL] 08/39   - -
Dorridge 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P1] 08.40 ~ 08.41   20.08a ~ 20.10d [P3] 20.08 ~ 20.10
Hatton 08/47 [P1] 08/49   20/00 [P2] 20/00
Warwick Parkway 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P1] 08.52 ~ 08.53   19.53a ~ 19.55d [P2] 19.51 ~ 19.54
Leamington Spa 09.01a ~ 09.08d [P3] 08.58 ~ 09.10   19.44a ~ 19.46d [P2] 19.42 ~ 19.45
Fenny Compton 09/24 09/24   19/33 19/32
Reservoir Jn 09/32½ 09/32   19/26 19/26
Banbury 09*36 ~ 09*44 [P4] 09.34 ~ 09.42   19/24½ [P2] 19/25
Aynho Jn 09/50 09/49   19/20½ 19/21
Heyford 09/57 09/54   19/16 19/16
Wolvercote Jn 10/04 [UM] 10/00   19/08½ 19/09
Oxford North Jn 10/08 [UM] 10/02   19/07 [DM] 19/07
Oxford 10/10 [P3] 10/08   19/06½ [TL] 19/06
Hinksey North 10*14 ~ 10*26 [UR] ? ~ 10.26   19/05½ 19/05
Kennington Jn 10/28½ 10/28   19/04½ 19/04
Didcot North Jn 10/38 10/44   18/57½ 18/57
Didcot Parkway 10c41 ~ 10c43 [P5] [UR] 10.47 ~ 10.49   18c53 ~ 18c55 [P3] 18.51 ~ 18.54
Didcot East Jn 10/44½ [UR] 10/50   18/52 [DR] 18/49
Goring & Streatley 10/51 [P4] [UR] 10/57   18/39 [P3] [DR] 18/41
Reading West Jn 11/02 11/05   18*21 ~ 18*28 [DR] ? ~ 18.32
Oxford Road Jn 11/04½ 11/07   18/18 [UWC] 18/19
Southcote Jn 11/06½ 11/08   18/16½ 18/17
Bramley 11/15 11/16   18/06 18/04
Basingstoke 11/21 [P2] [DF] 11/22   17/58 [P4] 17/55
Worting Jn 11/25 11/25   17/54 [US] 17/50
Wallers Ash Loop 11/34 11/34   17/45½ 17/43
Winchester 11/40 [P2] 11/38   17/40½ [P1] 17/37
Shawford Jn 11/43 [DF] 11/42   - -
Shawford Up Jn - -   17/32 ?
Eastleigh 11/53 [P3] 11/50   17*14 ~ 17*26 [P2] [US] 17.20 ~ 17.26
Eastleigh South Jn 11/55 11/52   17*08 ~ 17*13 ? ~ 17.17
Botley 12/00 11/57   17/02 17/06
Fareham North Jn 12/06 12/03   16/56½ 17/01
Fareham 12/07 [P3] 12/05   16/55½ [P1] 16/59
Cosham 12/14 12/12   16/48½ 16/52
Cosham Jn 12/15 12/13   16/47½ 16/50
Portcreek Jn 12/16 12/14   16/46½ 16/48
Fratton East 12/19 [DM] 12/18   16/43 16/45
Fratton 12/19½ [P2] 12/18   16*26 ~ 16*42d [P3] 16.26 ~ 16.42
Portsmouth & Southsea 12/22 [P2] 12/21   16/23½ [P1] 16/24
Portsmouth Harbour 12.26a [P4] 12.27   16.19d [P5] 16.20


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z93 : (47805 with 47810 on rear) : Portsmouth Harbour to Fratton C.S.D.

Location Booked
Portsmouth Harbour 12.34d [P4]
Portsmouth & Southsea 12/37
Fratton Staff Halt 12.42 ~ 12.44
Fratton C.S.D. 12.47a

5Z94 : (47810 with 47805 on rear) : Fratton C.S.D. to Portsmouth Harbour

Location Booked
Fratton C.S.D. 15.55d
Fratton Staff Halt 15.57 ~ 15.59
Portsmouth & Southsea 16/04
Portsmouth Harbour 16.07a [P5]


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