30th September 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross/Peter Pan' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (1) (17025)+99723+5032+4940+1860+99121+99350+3058+99712+99351+13320

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

Loco Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Carnforth [U&DGL]
45690 Carnforth [U&DGL] - (via WCML) - Carlisle
45690 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) 17025 was only in the consist when 45690 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] 22.42
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/13   22/44½ 22/39
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/13   22/44 [B] 22/38
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/17   22/41 [US] 22/35
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] [DF] 07/19   22/37 22/33
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [DF] 07/21   22/35 [US] 22/31
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/25   22.27a ~ 22.29d [P9] [US] 22.23 ~ 22.24
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/30   22/20 [US] 22/09
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/35   22/15 [P5] [US] 22/02
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/38   22/06 [US] 21/56
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/45   22/00 [P4] [US] 21/50
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.48 ~ 07.53   21.39a ~ 21.56d [P2] [US] 21.43 ~ 21.46
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/04   21/33 [UF-US] 21/37
Weedon 08/13 08/13   21/25 21/28
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ 08/21   21/17 21/19
Rugby 08.23a ~ 08.28d [P1] 08.23 ~ 08.27   21.11a ~ 21.14d [P6] 21.14 ~ 21.17
Trent Valley Jn 08/30½ [DF] 08/29   21/09 [US] 21/12
Newbold Jn 08/31½ 08/30   21/07 [US] 21/11
Brinklow 08/35½ [DF] 08/32   ? ?
Attleborough South Jn 08/42 [DF] 08/37   ? ?
Nuneaton 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.39 ~ 08.47   20.53a ~ 20.56d [P4] [UF] 20.56 ~ 20.59
Amington Jn 08/56 [DF] 08/56   20/43 [UF] 20/46
Lichfield North Jn 09/01 [DF] 09/01   20/38 [UF] 20/41
Rugeley North Jn 09/05 [DF] 09/06   20/33 [UF] 20/36
Colwich 09/08½ [DF] 09/08   20/31 [UF] 20/34
Stafford 09/14½ [DF] 09/14   20/24 [UF] 20/27
Norton Bridge 09/18½ [DF] 09/17   20/19 [UF] 20/20
Madeley 09/25½ [DF] 09/24   20/12 [UF] 20/13
Basford Hall Jn 09/30½ 09/29   20/08 [UF] 20/07
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P6] 09.34 ~ 09.39   19.55a ~ 20.04d [P11] 19.57 ~ 20.03
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/41   19/52 ?
Winsford 09/46 09/47   19/46 19/47
Hartford Jn 09/49 09/50   19/43 19/43
Acton Bridge 09/50 09/52   19/40½ 19/42
Weaver Jn 09/52 09/53   19/39 19/41
Acton Grange Jn 09/55 09/57   19/35 19/37
Warrington Bank Quay 09/57 [P3] 09/58   19/33 [P2] 19/36
Dallam Jn 09/58 ?   19/32 ?
Winwick Jn 10/00 10/00   19/30 19/33
Golborne Jn 10/02 10/02   19/24 19/31
Springs Branch Jn 10/07 10/06   19/20 19/28
Wigan South Jn 10/07½ ?   19/19 ?
Wigan North Western 10/08 [P5] 10/07   19/18 [P4] 19/26
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/16 10/13   19/10 [UF] 19/20
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/14   19/03 19/18
Farington Jn 10/20 10/16   18/57 [US] 19/16
Preston 10.23a ~ 10.26d [P3] 10.20 ~ 10.27 [P3]   18.51a ~ 18.54d [P6] 19.06 ~ 19.11
Garstang & Catterall 10/34 10/35   18/39 18/53
Lancaster 10/42½ [DF] 10/44   18/31 [UF] 18/46
Morecambe South Jn 10/43½ 10/45   18/29½ 18/43
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10L51 ~ 11L21 10.52 ~ ??.??   17L45a ~ 18L24d 17.45 ~ 18.38 [U&DGL2]

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/24 11/29
Oxenholme Lake District 11/40 [P2] 11/48
Grayrigg 11/48½ ?
Tebay 11/56 12/05
Shap Summit 12/02½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 12/18 [P2] 12/27
Carlisle 12.41a [P3] ~ 14.06d [P3] 12.43 [P3] ~ 14.09 [P3]
Currock Jn 14/10 14/14
Wigton 14/23 14/27
Maryport 14/45 14/50
Workington 14/54 14/57
Parton North Jn 15/04 ?
Parton 15/09 ?
Whitehaven 15.13 ~ 15.14 15.14 ~ 15.17 [P2]
St Bees 15t25 ~ 15t26 15.27 ~ 15.28
Sellafield 15w39 ~ 15w59 15.40 ~ 16.04
Drigg 16/06 16/10
Ravenglass 16/09 ?
Bootle 16/15 16/20
Millom 16/24 16/30
Foxfield 16/33 16/39
Askam 16/40 16/47
Park South Jn 16/46 16/50
Barrow-in-Furness 16/56 [P2] 16/59 [P2]
Dalton Jn 17/04 ?
Ulverston 17/13 17/15
Grange-over-Sands 17/26 [P1] ?
Arnside 17/30 17/31
Carnforth 17/41 [P1] [P1]
Carnforth North Jn 17/42 17/42

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z87 : (45690 with 17025) : 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 13w00 ~ 13w40 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 13/42
London Road Jn 13/46
Petteril Bridge Jn 13.47 ~ 13.54
London Road Jn 13/55
Carlisle 13.58a [P3]


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