30th March 2022

Statesman Rail
The Portsmouth Harbour Statesman

Locos Used (3) 47593 'Galloway Princess' & 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot'
Stock Used 3348+3344+3384+1211+3426+3229+80043+3188+3438+17056

Route :
1Z50 : Crewe to Portsmouth Harbour
1Z51 : Portsmouth Harbour to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Colwich - Rugeley Trent Valley - Rugeley Town - Cannock - Bloxwich - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East 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 North Jn - Didcot East Jn - 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
47593 (2) Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot East Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 47593 on rear.
(2) 47810 on rear.
(3) 47810 running as D1924.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Crewe 05.39d [P12] [US] 05.39   23.54a [P12] 23.53
Basford Hall Jn 05/47 [US] 05/43   23/50½ [DS] 23/42
Madeley 05/58 [US] 05/53   23/42½ [DS] 23/32
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   23/34½ [DS] 23/23
Little Bridgeford Jn 06/14 [US] 06/06   - -
Stafford 06.20a ~ 06.30d [P6] [US] 06.14 ~ 06.28   23.24a ~ 23.27d [P5] [DS] 23.14 ~ 23.17
Trent Valley Jn 06/31½ [US] 06/29   23/23 [DS] 23/13
Whitehouse Jn 06/36½ [US-UF] 06/33   - -
Milford & Brocton Jn - -   23/16½ [DF-DS] 23/08
Colwich 06/42½ [UF] 06/37   23/14½ 23/05
Rugeley North Jn 06/47 [UF-UDR] 06/41   23/07½ [DS] 23/02
Rugeley Trent Valley 06*48 ~ 06*49 [P1] 06.42 ~ 06.46   23/05½ [P1] [DS] 23/01
Rugeley Power Station Jn 06/52 06/48   23/02½ 22/49
Rugeley Town 06.54a ~ 06.57d 06.49 ~ 06.56   22.51a ~ 23.01d 22.46 ~ 22.48
Hednesford 07/05 07/04   22/45 22/39
Cannock 07.08a ~ 07.11d 07.07 ~ 07.10   22.38a ~ 22.42d 22.33 ~ 22.36
Mid Cannock Jn 07/13 07/12   22/36½ 22/31
Bloxwich 07/18½ 07/18   22/30½ 22/26
Ryecroft Jn 07/22½ 07/21   22/26½ 22/18
Walsall 07/25 [P2] [FL] 07/23   22.19a ~ 22.22d [P1] ?
Pleck Jn 07/27 07/25   22/14½ [SL] 22/14
Bescot Stadium 07/29 07/27   22/10½ 22/12
Perry Barr North Jn 07/38 07/34   22/04½ 22/05
Perry Barr West Jn 07/40 07/35   22/03½ 22/04
Soho East Jn 07/52½ 07/40   22/00 22/01
Soho South Jn 07/54 07/51   21/59 22/00
Birmingham New Street 08/00 [P1] [WL] 08/00   21.44a ~ 21.53d [P9] 21.46 ~ 21.53
Proof House Jn 08/02½ 08/03   21/41½ [DEL] 21/42
St Andrews Jn 08/05½ 08/09   21/38 21/38
Bordesley Jn 08/06½ [ML] 08/10   21/37 21/37
Small Heath South Jn 08/08½ [FL] 08/13   21/33 21/34
Tyseley 08/09½ [P1] 08/15   21/32 [P2] [FL] 21/33
Solihull 08.15a ~ 08.17d [P1] 08.19 ~ 08.25   21.25a ~ 21.27d [P2] 21.25 ~ 21.27
Bentley Heath LC 08/23½ 08/29   21/21 21/20
Dorridge 08.24a ~ 08.26d [P1] 08.30 ~ ?   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 21.15 ~ 21.19
Hatton 08/33½ [P1] 08/45   21/08 [P2] 21/08
Warwick Parkway 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P1] 08.49 ~ 08.52   21.01a ~ 21.03d [P2] 20.55 ~ 21.03
Leamington Spa 08.47a ~ 08.49d [P3] 08.57 ~ 09.00   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P2] 20.46 ~ 20.49
Fenny Compton 09/01½ 09/12   20/40 20/35
Reservoir Jn 09/07½ 09/19   20/31½ 20/28
Banbury 09.10a ~ 09.12d [P3] 09.21 ~ 09.24   20.26a ~ 20.29d [P2] 20.22 ~ 20.25
Aynho Jn 09/18 09/30   20/20 20/17
Heyford 09/25 [P1] 09/35   20/15½ [P2] 20/12
Wolvercote Jn 09/32 [UM] 09/42   20/08 20/02
Oxford North Jn 09/34 [UM] 09/43   20/05½ [DM] 19/55
Oxford 09/39 [P3] 09/44   20/04 [DT] 19/53
Kennington Jn 09/43 09/46   20/00 19/51
Didcot North Jn 09/51 09/52   19/47 19/42
Didcot Parkway - -   19*26 ~ 19*44 [P3] 19.28 ~ 19.40
Didcot East Jn 09/52 [UR] 09/54   19/24½ [DR] 19/27
Goring & Streatley 09/57½ [P4] [UR] 10/00   19/17 [P3] [DR] 19/16
Reading West Jn 10/05½ 10/08   19/10 [DR] 19/06
Oxford Road Jn 10/07½ 10/10   19/08 19/04
Southcote Jn 10/09 10/12   19/06½ 19/00
Bramley 10/17½ 10/20   18/51½ 18/51
Basingstoke 10/23½ [P2] [DF] 10/27 [P2]   18/43 [P3] 18/45 [P3]
Worting Jn 10/27½ 10/30   18/40 [UF] 18/41
Wallers Ash Loop 10/36½ 10/39   18/32 18/33
Winchester 10/40½ [P2] 10/44   18/27 [P1] 18/27
Shawford Jn 10/43 [DS] 10/45   18/22 ?
Allbrook 10/47½ [DS] 10/49   18/18 [DS-UF] 18/17
Eastleigh 10c49 ~ 10c51 [P2] 10.51 ~ 10.54   18c08 ~ 18c15 [P2] [DS] 18.07 ~ 18.14 [P2]
Eastleigh South Jn 10/53 10/56   18/06½ 18/05
Botley 10/58 11/02   18/01½ 17/59
Fareham North Jn 11/04 11/08   17/56 17/54
Fareham 11/05½ [P3] 11/09   17*50 ~ 17*54 [P1] 17.52 ~ 17.53
Cosham 11/12½ 11/16   17/42 17/42
Cosham Jn 11/14 11/17   17/39½ 17/40
Portcreek Jn 11/15 11/18   17/38½ 17/38
Fratton East 11/18½ [DM] 11/22   17/35 17/34
Fratton 11/19½ [P3] 11/23   17/34 [P1] 17/33
Portsmouth & Southsea 11/29 [P2] 11/25   17/30 [P1] [UM] 17/30
Portsmouth Harbour 11.33a [P5] 11.29   17.27d [P5] 17.26


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z51 : (47593 with 47810 on rear) : Portsmouth Harbour to Eastleigh East Yard
5Z51 : (47810 with 47593 on rear) : Eastleigh East Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Portsmouth Harbour 12.03d [P5]
Portsmouth & Southsea 12*07 ~ 12*08 [P1]
Fratton 12/11 [P1]
Fratton East 12/13
Portcreek Jn 12/17
Cosham Jn 12/18
Cosham 12/20
Fareham 12/33
Fareham North Jn 12*35 ~ 12*46
Botley 12/53
Eastleigh South Jn 13*06 ~ 13*12
Eastleigh 13/16 [P3]
Eastleigh East Yard 13.19 ~ 13.34
Eastleigh 13/37 [P2]
Eastleigh South Jn 13/39
Eastleigh T&RSMD 13.52a

5Z53 : (47593 with 47810 on rear) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh
5Z53 : (47810 with 47593 on rear) : Eastleigh to Portsmouth Harbour

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 15.49d
Eastleigh 15.54 ~ 16.04 [P2]
Eastleigh South Jn 16/06
Botley 16*13 ~ 16*17
Fareham North Jn 16/25
Fareham Sig.E825 16*25 ~ 16*31
Fareham 16/32
Cosham 16/40
Cosham Jn 16/41
Portcreek Jn 16/44
Fratton East 16/50
Fratton 16*51 ~ 17*01 [P3]
Portsmouth & Southsea 17/06 [P2]
Portsmouth Harbour 17.10a [P5]


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