31st July 2020

Statesman Rail
The Yorkshire Coast Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47501 'Craftsman' & 47805 'Roger Hosking MA'
Stock Used 3125+3148+80044+3122+3045+1211+9479+3348+3344+3384

Route :
1Z32 : Westbury to Scarborough
1Z33 : Scarborough to Westbury

Loco(s) Route
47501 + 47805 Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
47805 + 47501 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury

Notes :
(1) 47501 running as D1944. 47805 running as D1935.


47501+47805 on 5Z34 ECS at Westbury (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Westbury 05.35d [P2] 05.34   23.59a [P2] 23.49
Trowbridge 05/42½ 05/40   23/51½ 23/43
Bradford Jn 05/45 05/44   23/49 23/40
Melksham 05/50½ 05/50   23/40½ 23/31
Thingley Jn 05/56 05/55   23/33 23/25
Thingley East Jn 05/57 05/56   23/32 23/24
Chippenham 06.00a ~ 06.03d [P2] 05.59 ~ 06.02   23.26a ~ 23.29d [P1] 23.18 ~ 23.21
Wootton Bassett Jn 06/14 06/12   23/17 23/08
Swindon 06.20a ~ 06.22d [P3] 06.19 ~ 06.21   23.07a ~ 23.10d [P4] 22.50 ~ 23.01
Uffington 06/32 06/31   22/56 22/38
Challow 06/34 [UR] 06/33   22/54 22/36
Wantage Road 06*39 ~ 06*53 ? ~ 06.47   22/51 22/34
Steventon 07/00 [RL] 06/51   22/47 22/31
Milton Jn 07/02 06/53   22/45½ 22/30
Didcot Sig.SB940 07*04 ~ 07*36 ?   - -
Foxhall Jn 07/38 07.35   22/44 22/27
Didcot North Jn 07/41 07/39   22/36 22/24
Kennington Jn 07/51½ 07/46   22/28 22/17
Oxford 07.58a ~ 08.01d [P4] [DM] 07.51 ~ 08.01   22.22a ~ 22.25d [P3] 22.10 ~ 22.14
Oxford North Jn 08/03 08/03   22*09 ~ 22*19 [UR] ? ~ 22.06
Wolvercote Jn 08/05 08/05   22/05 [UR] 21/46
Heyford 08/12 [P2] 08/12   21/57 [P1] 21/40
Aynho Jn 08/16 08/16   21/50 21/35
Banbury 08.22a ~ 08.31d [P1] 08.22 ~ 08.30   21.41a ~ 21.44d [P3] 21.27 ~ 21.30
Reservoir Jn 08/33 08/33   21/39 21/25
Fenny Compton 08/40 08/39   21/34 21/19
Leamington Spa 08.53a ~ 08.56d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.55   21.19a ~ 21.22d [P3] 21.06 ~ 21.09
Warwick Parkway 09.03a ~ 09.06d [P2] 09.01 ~ 09.05   21.08a ~ 21.11d [P1] 20.57 ~ 21.00
Hatton 09/11 09/09   21/04 20/54
Dorridge 09/17 [P2] 09/15   20/59 [P1] 20/48
Bentley Heath LC 09/18 09/16   20/58 20/47
Solihull 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.20 ~ 09.24   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P1] 20.41 ~ 20.44
Tyseley 09/30 [P2] [FL] 09/30   20/46 [P1] 20/37
Small Heath South Jn 09/31 09/31   20/45 [FL] 20/36
Bordesley Jn 09/33 09/34   20/43 [ML] 20/33
St Andrews Jn 09/34 09/35   20/42 20/32
Landor Street Jn 09/37 [ML] 09/37   20/40 20/30
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/42 09/42   20/36 20/25
Water Orton 09/43 09/43   20/35 [ML] 20/24
Kingsbury Jn 09/46½ 09/45   20/32 20/20
Tamworth HL 09.52a ~ 09.55d [P3] 09.50 ~ 09.54   20.21a ~ 20.24d [P4] 20.08 ~ 20.13
Wichnor Jn 10/02½ 10/00   20/14 20/00
Branston Jn 10/05½ 10/03   19*46 ~ 20*08 ? ~ 19.56
Burton Leicester Jn 10/06 10/04   19/41 ?
Burton-on-Trent 10/06½ [P1] 10/05   19/39 19/38
Clay Mills Jn 10/08½ 10/07   19/30 [DTG] 19/28
North Stafford Jn 10/11 10/09   19/25 19/23
Stenson Jn 10/12 10/10   19/24 19/22
L.N.W. Jn 10/15 [UTF] 10/13   19/19 19/18
Derby 10c17 ~ 10c19 [P1] [A] 10.15 ~ 10.17 [P1]   19c15 ~ 19c17 [P2] [DTF] 19.15 ~ 19.17 [P2]
St Mary's South Jn 10/21 [DF] 10/19   19/13 [B] 19/13
Ambergate Jn 10/30 10/26   19/02 19/00
Clay Cross North Jn 10/40 [EL] 10/35   18/51 18/48
Chesterfield South Jn 10/42½ [DBH] 10/37   18/48 18/46
Chesterfield 10/44 [P3] 10/38   18/46 [P2] 18/45
Tapton Jn 10/45 10/39   18*26 ~ 18*44 ? ~ 18.43
Barrow Hill North Jn 10/49 10/42   18/21 18/10
Beighton Jn 10/56 10/48   18/13 18/03
Treeton Jn 11/00 10/51   18/09 18/00
Masborough Jn 11/09 10/55   18/04 17/56
Aldwarke Jn 11/12 10/58   18/00 17/53
Swinton 11/14 11/00   17/58 17/50
Moorthorpe 11/24 [P2] 11/08   17/50 17/41
Pontefract Baghill 11/31½ 11/15   17/40 17/34
Ferrybridge North Jn 11/34 11/18   17/37 17/30
Milford Jn 11/42 11/24   17/30 17/23
Milford Loop 11*44 ~ 11*54 [DPL] 11.26 ~ 11.49   - -
Church Fenton 12/03 [P2] [NNL] 11/56   17/23 [P1] 17/18
Colton Jn 12/14 [NNL] 12/00   17/16 [NNL] 17/14
York 12/21 [P5] 12/07   17/10 [P3] [NNL] 17/07
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/22 ?   17/09 ?
Strensall SB 12/28 12/16   16/59 16/59
Barton Hill 12/35 ?   16/54 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/40 12/26   16/51 ?
Malton 12/49 12/35   16/44 16/41
Weaverthorpe LC 13/00½ 12/51   16/35 16/30
Seamer 13/07 ?   16/27 16/24
Scarborough 13.17a [P1] 13.00   16.20d [P1] 16.20


Associated E.C.S. Workings

31/07/20 :
5Z32 : (47805 + 47501) : Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads 04.03d [UT]
Bristol East Jn 04/05
North Somerset Jn 04/06
Keynsham 04.11 ~ 04.13
Bath Spa 04/21
Bathampton Jn 04/25
Bradford Jn 04/35
Trowbridge 04/37
Westbury 04.45a [P2]

01/08/20 :
5Z34 : (47501 + 47805) : Westbury to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked Actual
Westbury 00.20d [P2] [P2]
Trowbridge 00/27  
Bradford Jn 00/29  
Bathampton Jn 00/41  
Bath Spa 00/45  
Keynsham 00.53 ~ 00.55  
North Somerset Jn 01/01  
Bristol East Jn 01/02  
Bristol Temple Meads 01.05a [P6]  


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