12th March 2022

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (1) (17025)+3136+1961+3058+99350+99127+99122+1861+4940+4994+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - 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 07.08d [P16] [E] 07.07   22.33a [P16] 22.01
Camden South Jn 07/11 [E] 07/10   22/29½ [D] 21/57
Camden Jn 07/11½ [DF] 07/11   22/29 [D] 21/56
Willesden West London Jn 07/14½ [DF] 07/14   22/26 [UF] 21/52
Wembley Central 07/16½ [P3] [DF] 07/17   22/20 [P4] [UF] 21/50
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/18½ [P3] [DF] 07/19   22/14 [P4] [UF] 21/47
Watford Junction 07/22 [P6] [DF] 07/23   22.05a ~ 22.07d [P7] [UF] 21.38 ~ 21.41
Bourne End Jn 07/26½ [DF] 07/28   21/57 [UF] 21/29
Tring 07/30½ [P1] [DF] 07/35   21/52 [P2] [UF] 21/24
Ledburn Jn 07/34½ [DF] 07/39   21/45 [UF] 21/19
Bletchley 07/40 [P1] [DF] 07/45   21/39 [P2] [UF] 21/12
Milton Keynes Central 07.43a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.48 ~ 07.53   21.20a ~ 21.35d [P5] [UF] 21.05 ~ 21.08
Hanslope Jn 08/05½ [DS-DF] 08/05   21/12½ [UF] 20/59
Weedon 08/13½ 08/15   21/03 20/49
Hillmorton Jn 08/22 08/23   20/55 20/41
Rugby 08.24a ~ 08.26d [P2] [DS] 08.26 ~ 08.29   20.49a ~ 20.53d [P5] [UF] 20.35 ~ 20.39
Trent Valley Jn 08/28 [DS] 08/30   20/47 [US] 20/34
Newbold Jn 08/29 [DS] 08/31   20/45 [UF-US] 20/30
Brinklow 08/33 [DF] 08/34   20/41 [UF] 20/28
Attleborough South Jn 08/39 [DF] 08/38   20/32½ [UF] 20/22
Nuneaton 08.41a ~ 08.43d [P3] [DF] 08.41 ~ 08.43   20.27a ~ 20.29d [P4] [UF] 20.17 ~ 20.20
Amington Jn 08/52 [DF] 08/52   20/18½ [UF] 20/05
Lichfield North Jn 08/57 [DF] 08/57   20/13½ [UF] 19/58
Rugeley North Jn 09/01½ [DF] 09/02   20/08½ [UF] 19/53
Colwich 09/06 [DF] 09/04   20/06½ [UF] 19/52
Whitehouse Jn 09/08½ [DF] 09/07   20/04 [US-UF] 19/49
Trent Valley Jn 09/10 [DF] 09/09   20/01 [US] 19/47
Stafford 09/10½ [DF] 09/10   20/00 [P4] [US] 19/46
Little Bridgeford Jn 09/13½ [DF] 09/12   19/56 [US] 19/43
Norton Bridge 09/14 [DF] 09/13   ? ?
Madeley 09/21 [DF] 09/20   19/48 [US] 19/35
Basford Hall Jn 09/26 [DF] 09/24   19/43 [US] 19/30
Crewe 09.30a ~ 09.32d [P11] [DF] 09.29 ~ 09.33   19.29a ~ 19.39d [P11] [US] 19.22 ~ 19.26
Crewe Coal Yard 09/35 09/36   19/27 19/19
Winsford 09/40 09/42   19/21 19/14
Hartford Jn 09/43½ 09/45   19/15 19/10
Acton Bridge 09/44½ 09/46   19/13½ 19/09
Weaver Jn 09/46½ 09/48   19/12 19/08
Acton Grange Jn 09/49½ 09/51   19/02½ 19/09
Warrington Bank Quay 09/51½ [P3] 09/53   19/01 [P2] 19/03
Dallam Jn 09/52½ 09/54   19/00 19/02
Winwick Jn 09/54 09/55   18/58½ 19/00
Golborne Jn 09/56 09/57   18/57 18/58
Springs Branch Jn 09/59 10/00   18/54 18/56
Wigan South Jn 09/59½ 10/01   18/52½ 18/55
Wigan North Western 10/00 [P5] 10/02   18/51½ [P4] 18/54
Balshaw Lane 10/05 [DS] 10/07   18/46 18/48
Euxton Jn 10/07 10/09   18/44½ 18/46
Farington Jn 10/09 10/11   18/42 18/42
Ribble Jn 10/13 [DF] 10/14   18/39½ [UF] 18/40
Preston 10.14a ~ 10.18d [P3] [DF] 10.17 ~ 10.20   18.31a ~ 18.38d [P6] [UF] 18.27 ~ 18.39
Fylde Jn 10/19½ 10/22   18/29 [UF] 18/25
Barton & Broughton 10/23 10/26   18/25 18/20
Garstang & Catteral 10/26½ 10/29   18/19½ 18/16
Lancaster 10/34½ [DF] 10/38   18/12½ [UF] 18/08
Morecambe South Jn 10/36½ 10/39   18/11 18/05

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 10/40 10/41
Oxenholme Lake District 10/51 [P2] 10/50
Grayrigg 10/58 10/57
Tebay 11/04 11/02
Shap Summit 11/11 11/09
Shap Harrisons Sidings 11/14 11/13
Penrith North Lakes 11/23 [P2] 11/20
Carlisle 11L43a [P3] ~ 13L25d [P3] 11.42 [P3] ~ 13.25 [P3]
Currock Jn 13/31 13/29
Wigton 13/49 [P1] 13/44
Maryport 14/11 14/07
Workington 14/20 14/17
Parton North Jn 14/32 ?
Parton 14/37 ?
Whitehaven 14t43 ~ 14t45 14.42 ~ 14.45
St Bees 14t55 ~ 14t56 14.56 ~ 14.57
Sellafield 15tw08 ~ 15tw25 15.10 ~ 15.28
Drigg 15/32 15/35
Ravenglass 15/35 ?
Bootle 15/42 15/45
Silecroft 15/49 15/51
Millom 15/55 15/55
Foxfield 16/03 16/03
Askam 16/12 16/12
Park South Jn 16/21 16/19
Barrow-in-Furness 16/29 [P2] 16/29
Dalton Jn 16/37 ?
Ulverston 16/46 16/47
Grange-over-Sands 16/59 [P1] ?
Arnside 17/04 17/04
Carnforth 17/18 [P1] ?
Carnforth North Jn 17/19 17/18
Carnforth South Jn 17L21 ~ 18L04 [GL2] 17.20 ~ 18.00

Timings continue in first table.

Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z85 : (45690 with 17025) : Carnforth to Carlisle

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 09.01d
Carnforth H.S. 09.11 ~ 09.16
Carnforth 09/21
Carnforth North Jn 09.23 ~ 09.29
Oxenholme Lake District 09/44
Grayrigg 09/54
Tebay 10/00
Shap Summit 10/10
Shap Harrisons Sidings 10/14
Penrith North Lakes 10/23
Upperby Bridge Jn 10/41
Upperby Jn 10.46 ~ 10.58 [UTGL]
London Road Jn 11.03 ~ 11.06
Carlisle 11.10 ~ 11.15 [A]
Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs 11.19a

5Z87 : (45690 with 17025) : Carlisle to Carlisle

Location Booked
Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs 12.52d
Carlisle 12.55 ~ 12.58
Carlisle Sig.CE291 13.00 ~ 13.03
Carlisle 13.05a [P3]

0Z87 : (86259) : Carlisle to Carnforth

Location Booked
Carlisle 15.53d [B]
Penrith North Lakes 16/10
Eden Valley 16/14
Shap Summit 16/23
Tebay 16/27
Grayrigg 16*36 ~ 16*46 [UPL]
Oxenholme Lake District 16/54
Carnforth North Jn 17/05
Carnforth South Jn 17*08 ~ 17*23 [UPL]
Morecambe South Jn 17/27
Lancaster 17.31 ~ 17.36 [P3]
Morecambe South Jn 17/41
Carnforth South Jn 17.47a [GL2]


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