28th January 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Winter Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman'
Stock Used (1) (80217)+3058+99122+1961+3136+99127+99125+1861+4973+99723

Route :
1Z86 : London Euston to Carlisle
1Z87 : Carlisle to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Carnforth [U&DGL]
46115 Carnforth [U&DGL] - (via WCML) - Carlisle
46115 Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth [U&DGL]
86259 Carnforth [U&DGL] - Preston - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 80217 was only in the consist when 46115 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 07.10d [P16] 07.10   22.48a [P2] 22.51
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/13   22/44½ 22/48
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/13½   22/44 [B] 22/47
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/17   22/41 [US] 22/43
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] 07/19   22/37 22/41
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [DF] 07/21   22/35 [US] 22/39
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/25   22.27a ~ 22.29d [P9] [US] 22.32 ~ 22.34
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/30   22/20 [US] 22/15
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/35   22/15 [P5] [US] 22/10
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/38   22/06 [US] 22/06
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/45   22/00 [P4] [US] 22/00
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.48 ~ 07.53   21.39a ~ 21.56d [P2] [US] 21.43 ~ 21.56
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/03   21/33 [UF-US] 21/37
Weedon 08/13 08/13   21/25 21/28
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ 08/21   21/17 21/20
Rugby 08.23a ~ 08.28d [P1] 08.24 ~ 08.28   21.11a ~ 21.14d [P6] 21.15 ~ 21.18
Trent Valley Jn 08/30½ [DF] 08/30   21/09 [US] 21/13
Newbold Jn 08/31½ 08/31   21/07 [US] 21/11
Brinklow 08/35½ [DF] 08/34   ? ?
Attleborough Jn 08/41½ [DF] 08/38   ? ?
Nuneaton 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.41 ~ 08.47   20.53a ~ 20.56d [P4] [UF] 20.58 ~ 21.00
Amington Jn 08/56 [DF] 08/56   20/43 [UF] 20/48
Lichfield North Jn 09/01 [DF] 09/01   20/38 [UF] 20/43
Rugeley North Jn 09/05½ [DF] 09/06   20/33 [UF] 20/38
Colwich 09/08½ [DF] 09/08   20/31 [UF] 20/34
Stafford 09/14½ [DF] ? ~ 09.16 [DF]   20/24 [UF] 20/23
Norton Bridge 09/18½ [DF] 09/24   20/19 [UF] 20/19
Madeley 09/25½ [DF] 09/31   20/12 [UF] 20/11
Basford Hall Jn 09/30½ 09/35   20/08 [UF] 20/07
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P6] 09.39 ~ 09.42   19.55a ~ 20.04d [P11] 19.55 ~ 20.03
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/44   19/52 ?
Winsford 09/46 09/50   19/46 19/45
Hartford Jn 09/49 10/00   19/43 19/41
Acton Bridge 09/50 10/02   19/40½ 19/40
Weaver Jn 09/52 10/03   19/39 19/37
Acton Grange Jn 09/55 10/07   19/35 19/32
Warrington Bank Quay 09/57 [P3] 10/08   19/33 [P2] 19/25
Dallam Jn 09/58 10/09   19/32 ?
Winwick Jn 10/00 10/10   19/30 19/18
Golborne Jn 10/02 10/12   19/24 19/15
Springs Branch Jn 10/07 10/16   19/20 19/11
Wigan South Jn 10/07½ ?   19/19 ?
Wigan North Western 10/08 [P5] 10/17   19/18 [P4] 19/10
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/16 10/23   19/10 [UF] 19/03
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/25   19/03 19/01
Farington Jn 10/20 10/27   18/57 [US] 18/59
Preston 10.23a ~ 10.26d [P3] 10.32 ~ 10.35   18.51a ~ 18.54d [P4] 18.52 ~ 18.55
Garstang & Catteral 10/34 10/43   18/39 18/41
Lancaster 10/42½ [DF] 10/53   18/31 [UF] 18/33
Morecambe South Jn 10/43½ 10/56   18/29½ 18/30
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10L51 ~ 11L21 11.04 ~ 11.29 [U&DGL2]   17L45a ~ 18L24d 17.50 ~ 18.24

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/24 11/32
Oxenholme Lake District 11/40 [P2] 11/53
Tebay 11/56 12/07
Shap Summit 12/02½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 12/18 [P2] 12/26
Carlisle 12.40a [P3] ~ 14.06d [P3] 12.43 [P3] ~ 14.07 [P3]
Currock Jn 14/10 14/11
Wigton 14/23 14/25
Maryport 14/45 14/48
Workington 14/54 14/56
Parton North Jn 15/04 ?
Parton 15/09 ?
Whitehaven 15.13 ~ 15.14 15.13 ~ 15.17
St Bees 15t25 ~ 15t26 15.27 ~ 15.28
Sellafield 15w39 ~ 15w59 15.40 ~ 16.08
Drigg 16/06 16/14
Ravenglass 16/09 ?
Bootle 16/15 16/24
Millom 16/24 16/33
Foxfield 16/33 16/42
Askam 16/40 16/49
Park South Jn 16/46 16/53
Barrow-in-Furness 16/56 [P2] 17/01
Dalton Jn 17/04 ?
Ulverston 17/13 17/18
Grange-over-Sands 17/26 [P1] ?
Arnside 17/30 17/33
Carnforth 17/41 [P2] 17/44
Carnforth North Jn 17/42 17/47

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z87 : (46115 with 80217) : Carlisle - Upperby - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle

Location Booked
Carlisle 12.51d [P3]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 12.52 ~ 12.55
Carlisle 12/56 [B]
Upperby Jn 12/58
Upperby 13.00 ~ 13.40 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 13/42
London Road Jn 13/46
Petteril Bridge Jn 13.47 ~ 13.52
London Road Jn 13/53
Carlisle 13.56a [P3]


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