5th August 2023

Saphos Trains
English Riviera Express

Locos Used (2) 40013 'Andania', 47593 'Galloway Princess' & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 35461+3330+3231+3107+1863+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17013

Route :
1Z27 : Northampton to Kingswear
1Z28 : Kingswear to Northampton

Loco(s) Route
40013 (1) Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - (via WCML) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Melksham - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton
60007 (1) Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
60007 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481
40013 (1) Taunton Fairwater Yard Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - Westbury (3) - Heywood Road Jn - Bedwyn - Newbury - Theale - Southcote Jn - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Northampton

Notes :
(1) 47593 on rear.
(2) 40013 running as D213.
(3) The return leg was diverted via Westbury.


D213, diverted via Westbury on the return leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Northampton 05.16d [P1] 05.16 [P1]   23.28a [P1] 23.39
Hanslope Jn 05/28 [US] 05/29   23/16½ [DS] 23/27
Milton Keynes Central 05.35a ~ 05.43d [P2] [US] 05.37 ~ 05.43   23.07a ~ 23.10d [P3] [DS] 23.16 ~ 23.19
Bletchley 05/49 [P4] [US] 05/49   23/01½ [P3] [DS] 23/13
Leighton Buzzard 05.55a ~ 05.58d 05.55 ~ 06.00   22.51a ~ 22.54d [P3] [DS] 23.02 ~ 23.05
Ledburn Jn 06/02 [UF] 06/04   22/48½ [DS] 22/59
Tring 06/08 [P2] [UF] 06/11   22/42 [P3] [DS] 22/54
Berkhamsted 06.13a ~ 06.16d 06.15 ~ 06.18   22.34a ~ 22.36d 22.45 ~ 22.48
Bourne End Jn 06/19 [UF] 06/22   22/31½ [DS] 22/42
Hemel Hempstead 06.20a ~ 06.23d 06.23 ~ 06.26   22.26a ~ 22.28d [P3] [DS] 22.38 ~ 22.40
Watford North Jn 06/33 [US] 06/34   22/18 [DS] 22/31
Watford Junction 06.36a ~ 06.39d [P9] [US] 06.35 ~ 06.39   22.15a ~ 22.17d [P8] [DS] 22.25 ~ 22.30
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/46 [P6] [US] 06/47   22/09 [P5] [DS] 22/20
Wembley Central 06/51 [P6] [US] 06/51   22/04 [P5] [DS] 22/16
Sudbury Jn 06/53 [UR] 06/55   22/01 [DS] 22/14
Wembley Yard South Jn 06/54 06/56   22/00 22/12
Willesden No.7 06/58 06/59   21/57 [DR] 22/09
Acton Canal Wharf 07/01 07/01   21/54 22/06
Acton Wells Jn 07/04½ 07/04   21/52 22/04
Acton Main Line 07/06½ [DR] 07/12   21/50 [UR] 21/59
Acton West 07/08½ [DR] 07/14   21/49 [UR] 21/57
West Ealing 07/10½ [P3] [DR] 07/17   21/45 [P4] [UR] 21/54
Southall East Jn 07/14 [DR] 07/19   21/43 [UR] 21/51
Southall 07/14½ [P3] [DR] 07/20   21/42½ [P2] [UM] 21/50
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/18½ [DR] 07/23   21/41 [UM] 21/48
Slough 07/26½ [P4] [DR] 07/34   21/35 [P3] [UM] 21/43
Maidenhead 07/33½ [P3] [DR] 07/40   21/31 [P2] [UM] 21/39
Twyford 07/40½ [P3] [DR] 07/46   21/26 [P2] [UM] 21/34
Kennet Bridge Jn 07/46½ [DR] 07/51   21/22½ [UM] 21/30
Reading 07/49 [P13] [DR] 07/52 [P13]   21.09 ~ 21.20 [P11] [UM] 21.24 ~ 21.28
Reading West Jn 07/51 [DR] 07/54   - -
Goring & Streatley 07/59 [P3] [DR] 08/02   - -
Moreton Cutting 08/08½ [DM] 08/09   - -
Didcot East Jn 08/14½ [DM] 08/10   - -
Didcot Parkway 08/15 [P1] 08/14   - -
Foxhall Jn 08/16 08/15   - -
Wantage Road 08/25 08/22   - -
Challow 08*30 ~ 08*33 [DR] ? ~ 08.32   - -
Uffington 08/39 08/37   - -
Swindon 08*50 ~ 09*04 [P3] 08.50 ~ 08.58 [P3]   - -
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/13 09/06   - -
Chippenham 09/20½ [P1] 09/14   - -
Thingley East Jn 09/22½ 09/20   - -
Thingley Jn 09/24 09/22   - -
Melksham 09/28½ 09/27   - -
Bradford Jn 09/33½ 09/34   - -
Trowbridge 09/36 09/36   - -
Oxford Road Jn - -   21/06½ [UFM] 21/23
Southcote Jn - -   21/05 21/20
Theale - -   20/57 21/16
Newbury - -   20/45 21/00
Bedwyn - -   20/30½ [P2] 20/45
Woodborough - -   20/19½ 20/35
Lavington - -   20/11½ 20/25
Heywood Road Jn - -   20/05½ 20/18
Westbury 09/43 [P2] 09/42   DIV 20/16 [P3]
Fairwood Jn 09/46 09/45   20/03½ [UWA] 20/13
Clink Road Jn 09/52 09/49   20/00½ 20/10
Blatchbridge Jn 09/54 09/54   19/58½ 20/09
East Somerset Jn 09/58 09/59   19/54½ 20/05
Castle Cary 10/08½ [P2] 10/10   19/47 [P1] 19/58
Somerton GF 10/15½ 10/18   19/40 19/48
Athelney LC 10/21½ 10/26   19/34 19/38
Cogload Jn 10/25 10/28   19/31½ 19/34
Taunton 10L30a ~ 11L01d [P2] 10.33 ~ 11.03 [P2]   19.24a ~ 19.25d [P2] 19.27 ~ 19.28
Taunton Fairwater Sig.E481 - -   19L00 ~ 19L20 [UDR] 19.03 ~ 19.25
Norton Fitzwarren 11/03 11/06   18/59 ?
Whiteball 11/13 11/17   18/50 18/54
Tiverton Parkway 11/16½ [P1] 11/23   18/44½ [P2] 18/49
Tiverton Loop 11/18½ 11/24   18*34 ~ 18*42 [UPL] 18.37 ~ 18.45
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/33 11/36   18/18 18/22
Exeter St Davids 11/35 [P4] 11/38   18/16 [P5] 18/20
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 12*00 [P1] 11.57 ~ 12.02   17/55½ [P2] 17/54
Dawlish 12/04 12/06   17/51 17/50
Teignmouth 12/07 12/11   17/46½ 17/46
Newton Abbot 12/16½ [P1] 12/19   17/41 [P3] 17/39
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/17 12/20   17/40 17/38
Torquay 12/29 12/29   17/29½ 17/27
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.38d [P1] 12.34 ~ 12.42   17.21a ~ 17.25d [P2] 17.16 ~ 17.21
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.44 ?   17.05 ~ 17.18 ?
Kingswear 13.09a ?   16.35d ?


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z26 : (60007) : Bishops Lydeard to Taunton

Location Booked
Bishops Lydeard 10.23d
Norton Fitzwarren 10/35
Fairwater Yard 10.37 ~ 10.43
Taunton 10.47a [P2]

0Z29 : (60007) : Fairwater Yard to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Fairwater Yard 19.28d
Norton Fitzwarren 19/33
Bishops Lydeard 19.45a


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