23rd April 2022

Statesman Rail
The English Riviera Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot'
Stock Used 3426+3384+1211+3312+3229+80043+3188+3438+17056

Route :
1Z79 : Ely to Paignton
1Z80 : Paignton to Ely

Loco(s) Route
47810 + 47805 Ely - Cambridge - Shepreth Branch Jn - Royston - Letchworth - Hitchin - Stevenage - Welwyn Garden City - Potters Bar - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Camden Central Jn - Camden Jn - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
47805 + 47810 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Heywood Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ely

Notes:
(1) 47805 running as D1935. 47810 running as D1924.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ely 05.20d [P1] 05.20   23.44a [P1] 23.37
Ely Dock Jn 05/22 05/21   23/42 23/36
Waterbeach 05/31 05/30   23/32 23/28
Cambridge North 05/34½ [P1] 05/34   23/29 [P2] 23/25
Coldham Lane Jn 05/36½ 05/35   23/27½ 23/23
Cambridge 05.40a ~ 05.43d [P7] 05.39 ~ 05.44   23.20a ~ 23.25d [P4] 23.18 ~ 23.21
Shepreth Branch Jn 05/48½ 05/49   23/15 23/07
Foxton 05/53 05/55   23/09 23/00
Royston 06.00a ~ 06.02d [P1] 06.01 ~ 06.05   22.58a ~ 23.01d [P2] 22.49 ~ 22.53
Letchworth 06.15a ~ 06.17d [P1] 06.17 ~ 06.20   22.43a ~ 22.46d [P2] 22.34 ~ 22.38
Hitchin 06/20 [P1] [US-UF] 06/24   22/38 [P2] [DCF] 22/29
Stevenage 06.26a ~ 06.28d [P2] 06.29 ~ 06.31   22.18a ~ 22.24d [P4] [DS] 22.20 ~ 22.23
Woolmer Green Jn 06/32 06/35   22/13 [DS] 22/12
Digswell Jn 06/34 [US] 06/37   22/11 22/09
Welwyn Garden City 06.38a ~ 06.42d [P2] [US] 06.39 ~ 06.41   22.04a ~ 22.08d [P3] 22.03 ~ 22.04
Potters Bar 06.53a ~ 06.56d [P1] [US] 06.51 ~ 06.54   21.51a ~ 21.55d [P4] [DS] 21.49 ~ 21.54
New Barnet 07/03½ [P1] [US-UF] 06/59   21/46 21/42
Oakleigh Park 07/06 07/00   21/45 21/41
New Southgate 07/10 [UF-US] 07/02   21/43 21/39
Alexandra Palace 07/17 [P2] [US1] 07/16   21/41 [DF-DS] 21/37
Finsbury Park 07c26 ~ 07c31 [P2] [US] 07.23 ~ 07.25   21c30 ~ 21c32 [P5] [DF] 21.25 ~ 21.30
Holloway South Jn 07/34½ 07/28   21/27½ [DS-DF] 21/21
Copenhagen Jn 07/37½ 07/30   21/24½ [DS] 21/20
York Way North Jn 07/38½ ?   21/23½ 21/19
Camden Road Central Jn 07/40½ ?   21/20½ ?
Camden Road Jn 07/41½ 07/39   21/19 21/15
Gospel Oak 07/48 [P1] 07/44   21/13 [P2] 21/09
West Hampstead 07/53½ [P1] 07/51   21/06 [P2] 21/02
Kensal Green Jn 07/59½ 07/57   20/59 20/57
Willesden Junction HL 08/01½ [P5] 07/59   20/58 [P4] 20/55
Acton Wells Jn 08/05½ 08/06   20/56 20/48
Acton Main Line 08c13 ~ 08c15 [DR] ? ~ 08.13   20c39 ~ 20c53 [GL] ?
Acton West 08/17 [DR] 08/14   20/35 [UR-GL] 20/34
West Ealing 08/19½ [P3] [DR] 08/16   20/31 [P4] [UR] 20/31
Southall 08/24 [P3] [DR] 08/22   20/26 [P4] [UR] 20/25
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/27½ [DR] 08/27   20/23 [UR] 20/20
Slough 08/35 [P4] [DR] 08/33   20/10 [P5] [UR] 20/08
Maidenhead 08/42 [P3] [DR] 08/39   20/01 [P4] [UR] 20/02
Twyford 08/55 [P3] [DR] 08/46   19/54 [P4] [UR] 19/55
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/02 [DR-DM] 08/52   19/50 [UR] 19/51
Reading 09*06 ~ 09*14 [P7] [WL] 08.54 ~ 09.14   19/48 [P15] [UR] 19/48
Oxford Road Jn 09/16 09/16   19/44 [DFR] 19/44
Southcote Jn 09/18 09/17   19/41 19/41
Theale 09/21½ 09/20   19/35 19/32
Newbury 09*38 ~ 09*45 [P1] 09.37 ~ 09.44   19/23 19/15
Bedwyn 09/59½ [P1] 09/57   19/12 [P2] 19/04
Woodborough 10/10 10/07   19/01 18/55
Lavington 10/16 10/14   18/53 18/49
Heywood Road Jn 10/22 [DWA] 10/20   18/48 18/42
Westbury - -   18/46 [P3] 18/40
Fairwood Jn 10/24 10/22   18/43 18/37
Clink Road Jn 10/26 10/24   18/40 18/33
Blatchbridge Jn 10/28 10/26   18/38 18/32
East Somerset Jn 10/31 10/30   18/34 18/28
Castle Cary 10/39 [P2] 10/37   18/26 [P1] 18/23
Somerton GF 10/46 10/46   18/19 18/15
Athelney LC 10/52 10/54   18/13 18/09
Cogload Jn 10/56 10/56   18/10½ 18/07
Taunton 11c01 ~ 11c03 [P2] 11.00 ~ 11.02   18c02 ~ 18c04 [P4] 18.01 ~ 18.02
Norton Fitzwarren 11/06 11/05   18/00 17/59
Whiteball 11/14 11/13   17/50½ 17/52
Tiverton Parkway 11/17 [P1] 11/16   17/47½ [P2] 17/48
Tiverton Loop 11/19 11/17   17/46 17/46
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/27   17/33½ 17/35
Exeter St Davids 11/34 [P4] 11/33   17*21 ~ 17*31 [P6] 17.19 ~ 17.32
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 12*00 [P1] 11.49 ~ 11.59   17/09 17/08
Dawlish 12/03 12/03   17/07½ 17/07
Teignmouth 12/06 12/06   17/04½ 17/04
Newton Abbot 12/13 [P2] 12/11   16/59 [P3] 16/58 [P3]
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/14 12/12   16/58½ 16/56
Torquay 12.24a ~ 12.27d 12.21 ~ 12.26   16.42a ~ 16.47d 16.41 ~ 16.46
Paignton 12.32a [P1] 12.31   16.37d [P2] 16.36


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z80 : (47810 + 47805 + tour stock) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.41d [P1]
Paignton GF 12/43
Goodrington C.S. 12.46a

5Z80 : (47805 + 47810 + tour stock) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 16.25d
Paignton GF 16/27
Paignton 16.30a [P2]


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