30th March 2002

Green Express Railtours
Steam Along the Cumbrian Coast

Locos Used 31602, 33108 & 8F 48151
Stock Used 5032+4984+4940+99318+4994+1860+99723+4951+99125+99371+99127+99121

Green Express Railtours 171st railtour.

Route :
1Z48 : 06.34 Oldham Mumps to Sellafield
1Z49 : 15.00 Sellafield to Oldham Mumps

Locos Route (1)
31602 + 33108 Manchester Victoria - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Chorley - Carnforth
48151 Carnforth - Grange over Sands - (via Barrow avoiding line) - Ravenglass
48151 Ravenglass - (via Barrow avoiding line) - Grange over Sands - Carnforth
31602 + 33108 Carnforth - (reverse of outward route?) - Manchester Victoria - Rochdale - Shaw - Oldham Mumps

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.  In the morning the train was booked to pick-up round the Oldham loop (starting at Oldham Mumps) but passengers were shipped onto the FNW service train from the loop stations to Manchester Victoria as the stock was over 1hr late arriving from Carnforth. Time was regained during the day and the train arrived back on time.

Sources : Alan Perryman & Duncan Jennings
(with additional information from Green Express Railtours) & Mark Sutton

Timings (booked only)
(from : Green Express Railtours)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Oldham Mumps 06.24a ~ 06.34d   20.16a ~ 20.21d
Shaw 06.40a ~ 06.42   20.08a ~ 20.10d
New Hey 06/46   20/04
Milnrow 06.48a ~ 06.50d   20.00a ~ 20.02d
Rochdale East Jn 06/53   19/57
Rochdale 06.55a ~ 06.57d   19.49a ~ 19.56d
Mills Hill 07.05a ~ 07.07d   19.39a ~ 19.41d
Vitriol Works 07/10   19/36
Thorpes Bridge Jn 07/15   19/32
Brewery Jn 07.18a ~ 07.45d   19.13a ~ 19.28d
Miles Platting Jn 07/47   19/10
Manchester Victoria 07.50a ~ 07.52d   19.04a ~ 19.06d
Deal Street 07/56   19/02
Ordsall Lane Jn  ??/??   ??/??
Salford Crescent 08/04   18.46a ~ 18.58d
Bolton 08.16a ~ 08.19d   18.29a ~ 18.31d
Lostock Jn 08/25   18/25
Chorley 08.35a ~ 08.37d   18.12a ~ 18.14d
Euxton Jn 08/43   18/06
Preston 08.50a ~ 09.09d   17/56
Lancaster 09/34   17/36
Morecambe South Jn 09/37   17/31
Carnforth North Jn 09/44   17/27
Carnforth 9L45a ~ 10.15d   16L58a ~ 17L26d
Arnside 10/26   16/44
Grange over Sands 10/32   16/38
Ulverston 10/47   16/23
Dalton Jn 10/58   16/12
Park South Jn 11/05   16/01
Foxfield 11/14   15/51
Millom 11/21   15/44
Bootle 11/31   15/33
Ravenglass 11.38a   15.24d

Key;
a : arrival time
d : departure time
L : loco change
/ : passing time

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