The Railtour Files

Loco(s)	Route
E3196	London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe
449	Crewe - (via WCML) - Carnforth
45407 + 44871 (2)	Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands - (via Barrow avoiding line) - Foxfield - Ravenglass (3)
44871 + 45407 (2)	Ravenglass - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth
419	Carnforth - (via WCML) - Crewe
E????	Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Believed to have been the first working of the 'Cumbrian Coast Express'.
(2) 44871 & 45407 worked tender-to-tender.
(3) Chris Totty comments: Three special steam hauled trains ran on the R&ER with the first leaving Ravenglass at 13:30. Each train stayed at Dalegarth for about 20 minutes with the first departure back to Ravenglass at 14:35 - at least one was hauled out from Ravenglass to Dalegarth by 'River Mite' and one returned hauled by 'River Irt'. Webmasters note: presumably there was a third loco involved, identity of this is required.

Sources : Chris Totty, Peter Robinson & Nigel Wassell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Totty)

M.C	Location	Booked (out)	Booked (rtn)	M.C
0.00	Euston	07.55d	22.37a	236.19
5.30	Willesden Junction	08/02	22/30	230.69
17.34	Watford Junction	08.10½a ~ 08.11½s	22.17a ~ 22.18d	218.65
31.53	Tring	08/22½	22/07½	204.46
46.52	Bletchley	08/32½	21/57	189.47
56.45	Hanslope Jn	08/39	21/50½	179.40
69.56	Weedon	08/48	21/41½	166.43
82.43	Rugby	08/58½	21/32	153.56
97.09	Nuneaton	09/09	21/19	139.10
110.01	Tamworth	09/17½	21/10	126.08
116.21	Lichfield	09/21½	21/06	119.78
120.79	Armitage	09/24½	21/03	115.20
127.12	Colwich	09/28	20/59½	109.07
129.46	Milford & Brocton	09/30	20/57½	106.53
133.44	Stafford	09/36½	20/54	102.55
138.75	Norton Bridge	09/40½	20/50½	97.24
149.75	Madeley	09/48	20/43	86.24
158.01	Crewe	09L56½~ 10L05	20L25 ~ 20L35	78.18
161.20	Coppenhall Jn	10/10	20/21½	75.02
165.38	Winsford Jn	10/15	20/10	70.64
174.25	Weaver Jn	10/20	20/04½	61.77
180.13	Acton Grange Jn	10/24	19/59½	56.09
182.14	Warrington Bank Quay	10/25½	19/58	54.08
185.53	Winwick Jn	10/29	19/55	50.49
192.45	Springs Branch Jn	10/39	19/45	43.57
193.74	Wigan North Western	10/44½	19/43½	42.28
203.48	Euxton Jn	10/56	19/35	32.56
209.04	Preston	11/04½	19/26½	27.18
230.03	Lancaster	11/24½	19/04	6.19
236.22 0.00	Carnforth	11L34 ~ 11L50	17.00a ~ 18.55d	0.00 50.10
9.12	Grange-over-Sands	12/04	16/46	40.78
18.79	Ulverston	12/19	16/32	31.11
24.09	Dalton Jn	12/26	16/23	26.01
25.15	Park South Jn	12/29	16/20	24.75
27.16	Askam	12/34	16/15	22.74
32.47	Foxfield	12/42	16/11	17.43
37.12	Millom	12/49	16/02	12.78
45.44	Bootle	13/02	15/48	4.46
50.10	Ravenglass	13.10a	15.40d	0.00

Locos Used	at least 419, 449, E3196 & steam: 44871 & 45407
on R&ER	at least 'River Mite' & 'River Irt'
Stock Used	at least 11 Mark 1 and/or Mark 2

Location	train 1	train 2	train 3
Ravenglass	13.30d	13.40d	13.50d
Dalegarth	14.10a ~ 14.35d	14.20a ~ 14.45d	14.30a ~ 14.55d
Ravenglass	15.15a	15.25a	15.35a