26th June 1979

British Rail
Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 40016 & steam : 5690 'Leander' & 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used load 12

Route : 1L40 (throughout?)

Loco Route
40016 Blackpool North - Preston
40016 Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth
5690 Carnforth - Arnside - Grange-over-Sands - Plumpton Jn - Ulverston - Dalton Jn - Park South Jn - Askham - Foxfield - Millom - Bootle - Ravenglass - Seascale - Sellafield
35028 Sellafield - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth
40016 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston
40016 Preston - Blackpool North

Notes :
(1) Brian Basterfield comments: Following the huge success of the 1978 Summer 'Cumbrian Coast Express' operation, BR decided to increase the number of trains in 1979, and to add a second train, the 'North Yorkshireman', which would run to Skipton, via Grange over Sands. And two extra locomotives, 35028 'Clan Line' and 5690 'Leander', were brought in to support the two Carnforth based LNER pacifics, 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley', and 4472 'Flying Scotsman'.

Sources : Brian Basterfield, Roger Geach & Bernard Mills

Timings (Advertised & Actual)
(from Brian Basterfield, Roger Geach & Bernard Mills)

Location Advertised Actual   Advertised Actual
Blackpool North 10.20d ?   20.10a ?
Preston ??.??a ~ 11.10d ?   19.29a ~ ??.??d ?
Garstang ? ?   ? ?
Lancaster ??.??a ~ 11.40d ?   19.03a ~ ??.??d ?
Morecambe South Jn ? ?   ? ?
Carnforth ??L??a ~ 12L05d ??.?? ~ 12.06   18L35a ~ ??.??d 18.43 ~ 18.55
Arnside ? ?   ? ?
Grange over Sands  (30min stop) ?   ? ?
Plumpton Jn ? ?   ? ?
Dalton Jn ? ?   ? ?
Park South Jn ? ?   ? ?
Askham ? ?   ? ?
Foxfield ? ?   ? ?
Millom ? ?   ? ?
Bootle ? ?   ? ?
Ravenglass 14.04a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ 17.08d ?
Seascale 14.22a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ 16.53d ?
Sellafield 14L31a 14.27   16L45d ?


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