29th August 1979

British Rail
North Yorkshireman

Locos Used at least 40016 & steam : 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 13 Mk 1's

Route :

Loco Route
40016? Blackpool North - Preston
40016 Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands
4498 Grange-over-Sands - Arnside - Carnforth F & M Jn - Carnforth East Jn - Wennington - Clapham  - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton
4498 Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Clapham - Wennington - Carnforth
40016 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston
40016? Preston - Blackpool North

Notes :
(1) Brian Basterfield comments: 4498 had a 13 coach load, but never really needed to be extended. We ran comfortably to time throughout, in fact the class 40 brought us in to Preston at the end of the tour 11 minutes early. This was the second and final time I ever traversed the top side of the Carnforth triangle. 40016 worked Preston to Grange, and Carnforth to Preston.  Service train haulage from Birmingham to Preston and return included Electrics 86034, 87031, & 86214.

Source : Brian Basterfield

Timings (Advertised & Actual)
(from Brian Basterfield & Alan Taylor)

Location Advertised   Actual
Blackpool North 10.20d   ?
Preston ??.??a ~ 11.10d   ??.?? ~ 11.29
Garstang ?   11/41
Lancaster ??.??a ~ 11.40d   11.56 ~ 11.57
Morecambe South Jn ?   12/01
Carnforth  ??.??a ~ 11.54d   12.11 ~ 12.13
Arnside ?   12/22
Grange over Sands 12L10a ~ 13L40d   12.27 ~ 13.40
Arnside ?   13/47
Carnforth F & M Jn ?   13/55
Carnforth East Jn ?   13/56
Wennington (20min stop)   14.12 ~ 14.33
Clapham ?   14/49
Settle Jn ?   15.59 ~ 16.06
Hellifield  ?   15/16
Skipton 15.24a ~ 17.30d   15.32 ~ 17.30
Hellifield ?   17/48
Settle Jn ?   17/54
Clapham ?   18/08
Wennington ?   18/17
Carnforth E Jn ?   18/34
Carnforth 18L34a ~ ??L??d   18.34 ~ 18.42
Morecambe South Jn ?   18/49
Lancaster 19.03a ~ ??.??d   18.53 ~ 18.54
Garstang ?   19/08
Preston 19.29a ~ ??.??d   19.18 ~ ??.??
Blackpool North 20.10a   ?


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