25th March 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Winter Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman'
Stock Used (1) (99312)+99723+4973+4984+1861+99125+99371+3136+13320+1961+99122+3058

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) 99312 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] 22.48
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/12   22/44½ 22/45
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/13   22/44 [B] 22/44
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/16   22/41 [US] 22/41
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] [DF] 07/18   22/37 22/39
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [DF] 07/20   22/35 [US] 22/37
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/24   22.27a ~ 22.29d [P9] [US] 22.30 ~ 22.32
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/30   22/20 [US] 22/23
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/34   22/15 [P5] [US] 22/20
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/38   22/06 [US] 22/15
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/44   22/00 [P4] [US] 22/10
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.47 ~ 07.53   21.39a ~ 21.56d [P2] [US] 22.03 ~ 22.05
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/06   21/33 [UF-US] 21/57
Weedon 08/13 08/17   21/25 21/49
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ 08/25   21/17 21/40
Rugby 08.23a ~ 08.28d [P1] 08.27 ~ 08.30   21.11a ~ 21.14d [P6] 21.33 ~ 21.39
Trent Valley Jn 08/30½ [DF] 08/32   21/09 [US] 21/31
Newbold Jn 08/31½ 08/33   21/07 [US] 21/27
Brinklow 08/35½ [DF] 08/36   ? ?
Attleborough South Jn 08/42 [DF] 08/41   ? ?
Nuneaton 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.43 ~ 08.46   20.53a ~ 20.56d [P4] [UF] 21.15 ~ 21.17
Amington Jn 08/56 [DF] 08/55   20/43 [UF] 21/05
Lichfield North Jn 09/01 [DF] 09/01   20/38 [UF] 21/00
Rugeley North Jn 09/05 [DF] 09/06   20/33 [UF] 20/54
Colwich 09/08½ [DF] 09/08   20/31 [UF] 20/53
Stafford 09/14½ [DF] 09/15 [DF]   20/24 [UF] 20/45
Norton Bridge 09/18½ [DF] 09/19   20/19 [UF] 20/41
Madeley 09/25½ [DF] 09/26   20/12 [UF] 20/34
Basford Hall Jn 09/30½ 09/31   20/08 [UF] 20/29
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P6] 09.35 ~ 09.39   19.55a ~ 20.04d [P11] 20.17 ~ 20.36
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/41   19/52 ?
Winsford 09/46 09/47   19/46 20/08
Hartford Jn 09/49 09/50   19/43 20/04
Acton Bridge 09/50 09/52   19/40½ 20/03
Weaver Jn 09/52 09/53   19/39 20/01
Acton Grange Jn 09/55 09/57   19/35 19/57
Warrington Bank Quay 09/57 [P3] 09/58 [P3]   19/33 [P2] 19/55
Dallam Jn 09/58 ?   19/32 ?
Winwick Jn 10/00 10/00   19/30 19/51
Golborne Jn 10/02 10/02   19/24 19/50
Springs Branch Jn 10/07 10/06   19/20 19/47
Wigan South Jn 10/07½ ?   19/19 ?
Wigan North Western 10/08 [P5] 10/07   19/18 [P4] 19/46
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/16 10/14   19/10 [UF] 19/40
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/15   19/03 19/39
Farington Jn 10/20 10/18   18/57 [US] 19/37
Preston 10.23a ~ 10.26d [P3] 10.22 ~ 10.26   18.51a ~ 18.54d [P4] 19.30 ~ 19.33
Garstang & Catterall 10/34 10/34   18/39 19/20
Lancaster 10/42½ [DF] 10/44   18/31 [UF] 19/11
Morecambe South Jn 10/43½ 10/46   18/29½ 19/08
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10L51 ~ 11L21 10.54 ~ 11.36   17L45a ~ 18L24d 18.36 ~ 19.03

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/24 11/39
Oxenholme Lake District 11/40 [P2] 11/57
Grayrigg 11/49 ?
Tebay 11/56 12/12
Shap Summit 12/02½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 12/18 [P2] ? ~ ? [P3?]
Carlisle 12.40a [P3] ~ 14.06d [P3] 13.01 [P3] ~ 14.09 [P3]
Currock Jn 14/10 14/13
Wigton 14/23 14/27
Maryport 14/45 14/51
Workington 14/54 14/59
Parton North Jn 15/04 ?
Parton 15/09 ?
Whitehaven 15.13 ~ 15.14 15.17 ~ 15.21
St Bees 15t25 ~ 15t26 ?
Sellafield 15w39 ~ 15w59 15.43 ~ 16.09
Drigg 16/06 16/16
Ravenglass 16/09 ?
Bootle 16/15 16/27
Millom 16/24 16/37
Foxfield 16/33 16/45
Askam 16/40 16/54
Park South Jn 16/46 16/58
Barrow-in-Furness 16/56 [P2] 17/40
Dalton Jn 17/04 ?
Ulverston 17/13 18/02
Grange-over-Sands 17/26 [P1] ?
Arnside 17/30 18/19
Carnforth 17/41 [P1] 18/33
Carnforth North Jn 17/42 18/34

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z87 : (46115 with 99312) : Carlisle - Upperby - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
(Loco turning trip)

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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