1st April 2002

Green Express Railtours
Steam Along the Cumbrian Coast

Locos Used 45112, 37668 & 66549
Stock Used 5032+4984+4940+99318+4994+1860+99723+4951+99125+99371+99127+99121

Route :
1Z48 : Milton Keynes Central to Ravenglass
1Z49 : Ravenglass to Milton Keynes Central

Green Express Railtours 172nd railtour.

Locos Route (1)
45112 Milton Keynes - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn
66549 set back into siding at Whitacre Jn
37668 (2) Whitacre Jn (siding) - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford
37668 (3) Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton - Coventry - Rugby - Northampton - Milton Keynes Central

Notes :
(1) Train was booked to go to Carnforth for onward travel with 8F 48151 to Ravenglass but 45112 failed near Nuneaton and was rescued by 37668 after 66549 shunted the train back into a siding out of harms way. The tour was cancelled upon arrival at Stafford.
(2) plus 45112 dead-in-tow.
(3) 45112 dead on the rear of the train.

Source : various, including uk.railway newsgroup & Green Express Railtours
and Craig Nicholson (who notes a big thank you should go to the organiser for his persistence).

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

Below are the booked timings for the tour. In the event the tour only made it as far as Stafford on the outward leg.

Location Outward   Return
Milton Keynes Central 04.57d   22.19a
Hanslope Jn 05/02   22/12
Northampton 05.20a ~ 05.21d   22.00a ~ 22.02d
Long Buckby 05/33   21/50
Rugby 05.43a ~ 05.44d   21.29a ~ 21.39d
Nuneaton 06.00a ~ 06.01d   21.12a ~ 21.14d
Whitacre Jn 06/11   20/47
Water Orton 06/20   2/43
Landor Street Jn 06/38   20/36
Proof House Jn 06/43   20/31
Birmingham New Street 06.48a ~ 07.01d   20.25a ~ 20.28d
Soho South Jn 07/06   20/21
Galton Jn 07/09   20/19
Dudley Port 07/16   20/15
Wolverhampton 07.23a ~ 07.25d   20.00a ~ 20.09d
Wolverhampton North Jn 07/26   19/57
Bushbury Jn 07/30   19/56
Stafford No. 4 07/38   19/45
Stafford 07.40a ~ 07.42d   19.42a ~ 19.43d
Norton Bridge 07/49   19/36
Madeley 07/58   19/27
Crewe Basford Hall Jn 08/05   19/23
Crewe 08/11   19/18
Crewe Coal Yard 08/12   19/17
Winsford SB 08/20   19/08
Hartford 08.24a ~ 08.26d   19.02a ~ 19.04d
Weaver Jn 08/31   18.47a ~ 18.56d
Acton Grange Jn 08/35   18/40
Warrington Bank Quay 08.37a ~ 08.39d   18.34a ~ 18.36d
Winwick Jn 08/44   18/30
Springs Branch Jn 08/49   18/23
Wigan North Western 08/50   18/22
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/01   18/11
Euxton Jn 09/03   18/08
Preston 09/10   17.53a ~ 17.58d
Lancaster 09/34   17/34
Morecambe South Jn 09/36   17/31
Carnforth North Jn 09/44   17/23
Carnforth 09L45a ~ 10L15d   16L58a ~ 17L22d
Arnside 10/26   16/44
Grange over Sands 10/32   16/38
Ulverston 10/47   16/25
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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