26th January 1980
Steam Locomotive 
Operators Association
The Cumbrian Mountain 
Express
(Southbound)
| Locos Used | 47530, 85037 & steam: 5305 & 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' | 
| Stock Used | booked for load 10 | 
Route : 1L20 throughout
| Loco | Route | 
| 85037 | Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle | 
| 4498 | Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton | 
| 5305 | Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Wennington - Carnforth | 
| 47530 | Carnforth - (via WCML) - Preston | 
Notes :
(1) This repeating tour made extensive use of service trains to/from 
Preston, from many locations.
(2) 5305 originally uploaded as 5407 in error.
Sources : John Cowlishaw, Tim Barber & Steve 
Poulton
 
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Cowlishaw & Tim Barber)
| Location | Booked | 
| Preston | 11.10d | 
| Carnforth | 11/29 | 
| Carlisle | 12L31a ~ 12L46d | 
| Appleby | 13w30a ~ 14w15d | 
| Ais Gill | 14/37 | 
| Garsdale | 15w05a ~ 15w10d | 
| Blea Moor | 15/43 | 
| Ribblehead | ??.??a ~ 15.48d | 
| Settle Jn | 16/03 | 
| Hellifield | 16/07 | 
| Skipton | 16L20a ~ 16L35d | 
| Hellifield | 16/49 | 
| Settle Jn | 16*54 ~ 17*07 | 
| Wennington | 17/28 | 
| Carnforth | 17L45a ~ 18L00d | 
| Lancaster | 18/06 | 
| Preston | 18.30a | 
Service Train Matrix (to/from Preston)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | 
| Barrow | 09.22d | 20.45a | 
| Birmingham New Street | 08.10d | 19.03a | 
| Blackpool North | 09.55d | 19.10a | 
| Bletchley | 07.58d | 21.56a | 
| Bolton | 10.07d | 19.18a | 
| Bradford | 08.40d | 21.57a | 
| Carlisle | 12.30d | 20.34a | 
| Carnforth | 10.18d | 18.20a | 
| Chester | 09.13d | 20.53a | 
| Coventry | 07.09d | 21.56a | 
| Crewe | 10.09d | 19.55a | 
| Derby | 07.25d | 21.08a | 
| Glasgow Central | 10.35d | 21.57a | 
| Hull | 07.50d | 00.10a | 
| Kirkham | 10.14d | 18.49a | 
| Lancaster | 11.10d | 18.40a | 
| Leeds | 09.20d | 21.25a | 
| Leicester | 08.35d | 21.17a | 
| Liverpool Lime Street | 09.45d | 21.00a | 
| Llandudno Junction | 08.01d | 22.06a | 
| London Euston | 07.45d | 21.26a | 
| Manchester Victoria | 09.50d | 19.36a | 
| Newcastle | 10.40d | 22.50a | 
| Northampton | 08.22d | 21.33a | 
| Nottingham | 07.15d | 21.41a | 
| Nuneaton | 09.11d | 20.42a | 
| Rhyl | 08.28d | 21.38a | 
| Rugby | 08.57d | 20.58a | 
| Shrewsbury | 08.10d | 22.39a | 
| Stafford | 08.413d | 20.30a | 
| Stoke-on-Trent | 08.17d | 20.17a | 
| Warrington Bank Quay | 10.29d | 19.30a | 
| Watford Junction | 08.01d | 21.06a | 
| Wigan North Western | 10.20d | 20.26a | 
| Wolverhampton | 08.28d | 20.45a | 
| York | 08.18d | 22.42a |