5th July 2008

Compass Tours
The Cumbrian Fellsman

Locos Used 47839 'Pegasus' & 47853 'Rail Express'
Stock Used 3386+3314+3345+3325+3344+3244+1250+5691+6024+5946+5952+5997+9507

Route:
1Z47 : Stafford to Carlisle
1Z93 : Carlisle to Hellifield
1Z94 : Hellifield to Stafford

Loco(s) Route
47839 (1) Stafford - Telford Central - Shrewsbury - Wem - Crewe - Wigan North Western - Lancaster - Carnforth - Dalton Jn - Park South - Sellafield - Maryport - Carlisle
47853 + 47839 Calisle - Appleby - Ribblehead - Hellifield
47839 + 47853 (2) Hellifield - Carnforth - (2) Preston - (reverse of outward route) - Stafford

Notes :
(1) Plus 47853 dead-in-tow.
(2) 47853 worked from Preston to Stafford only.

Sources : Compass Tours & Robert Sturgess (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Compass Tours & Robert Sturgess)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stafford 06.00d 06.00   22.06a 22.05
Stafford No.4 06/01 06/01   22/05 ?
Bushbury Jn 06/17 06/17   21/52 ?
Stafford Road Jn 06/22 06/22   21/45 ?
Oxley Signal Box 06/25 06/25   21/42 ?
Codsall 06.30a ~ 06.32d 06.26 ~ 06.32   21.33a ~ 21.36d 21.35 ~ 21.36
Cosford 06/38 06/35   21/27 ?
Shifnal 06.42a ~ 06.44d 06.40 ~ 06.44   21.19a ~ 21.22d 21.25 ~ 21.26
Telford Central 06.51a ~ 06.53d 06.51 ~ 06.55   21.10a ~ 21.13d 21.10 ~ 21.19
Wellington 06.58a ~ 07.00d 07.03 ~ 07.06   21.00a ~ 21.03d 21.00 ~ 21.06
Shrewsbury 07.15a ~ 07.17d 07.15 ~ 07.29   20.35a ~ 20.46d 20.40 ~ 20.45
Wem 07.32a ~ 07.34d 07.43 ~ 07.50   20.19a ~ 20.22d 20.20 ~ 20.25
Whitchurch 07.44a ~ 07.46d 08.00 ~ 08.02   20.06a ~ 20.09d 20.09 ~ 20.11
Nantwich 07.59a ~ 08.01d 08.14 ~ 08.16   19.47a ~ 19.50d 19.53 ~ 19.55
Crewe 08.14a ~ 08.16d 08.27 ~ 08.29   19.08a ~ 19.32d 19.40 ~ 19.45
Crewe Coal Yard 08/19 08/31   19/05 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 08/36 08/50   18/41 19/10
Winwick Jn 08/39 08/53   18/38 19/08
Wigan North Western 08/45 08/59   18/32 19/02
Preston 09/03 09/12   18/17 18.30a ~ 18.45d
Lancaster 09c23a ~ 09c25d 09.31 ~ 09.34   17/55 18/10
Carnforth North Jn 09/31 09/44   17/50 18/00
Carnforth 09/32 09/45   17/49 17/59

 

Location Booked Actual
Arnside 09/41 09/50
Dalton Jn 10/18 10/21
Askam 10/22 10/30
Millom 10/40 10/45
Bootle 10/57 10/50
Drigg 11/05 11/03
Sellafield 11/10 11/10
St Bees 11*24 ~ 11*33 11.24 ~ 11.35
Whitehaven 11/41 11/41
Workington 11/58 12/11
Maryport 12/27 12/37
Wigton 12/50 13/00
Carlisle 13.11a ~ 14.48d 13.16 ~ 15.03
London Road Jn 14/50 15/05
Appleby 15/26 15/42
Garsdale 15/50 16/00
Blea Moor 16/10 16/10
Ribblehead 16/13 16/16
Settle Jn 16/26 16/30
Hellifield 16.32a ~ 17.11d 16.36 ~ 17.22

Timings continue in first table.

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