9th October 1982

S.L.O.A.
The Pennine Pullman

Locos Used 40155, 85026 & steam : 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used Booked for load 12

Route : 1Z98 throughout

Loco Route
85026 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston
40155 Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Cherry Tree - Blackburn
4498 Blackburn - Darwen - Bolton - Windsor Bridge Jn - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Ashton Moss North Jn - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge Jn - Thornhill LNW Jn - Morley - Whitehall Jn - Leeds (1)
4498 Leeds - Wortley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Clapham - Carnforth
85026 Carnforth - (via WCML) - Preston
85026 Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle

Notes :
(1) Loco was turned on the Whitehall triangle.


4498 approaching Leeds from the Shipley direction (photo: Paul Barrett)

Sources : Paul Barrett, Bob Mitchell, David Ingham, Bill Jamieson & Angus Thomson
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Angus Thomson)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Miles Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 Carlisle 09.00d 09.00   19.27a 19.08 351.1
17.8 Penrith 09/16½ 09/16   19/08 18/55 333.3
37.0 Tebay 09/31 09/30   ? ? ?
49.9 Oxenholme 09/40½ 09/39   18/43 18/31 301.2
62.8 Carnforth 09/49 09/50   233.7 17L20a ~ 17L30d 17.12 ~ 17.24   18/34 18/21 288.3
69.1 Lancaster 09/54 09/55   240.0 17/37 17/31   18/29 18/16 282.0
90.1 Preston 10L16a ~ 10L36d 10.20 ~ 10.37   261.0 17.57a 17.46   18.12d 18.00 261.0

 

Miles Location Booked Actual
91.7 Farington Curve Jn 10/39 10/41
93.2 Lostock Hall Jn 10/42 10/43
94.1 Bamber Bridge 10/43½ 10/45
100.3 Cherry Tree 10/52 10/55
102.2 Blackburn 10L55a ~ 11L05d 11.00 ~ 11.14
106.4 Darwen 11/15 11/23
113.1 Bromley Cross 11p25a ~ 11p40d 11/38
116.2 Bolton 11/46 ?
123.3 Agecroft Jn 11/56 ?
124.9 Windsor Bridge Jn 11/59 11/56
126.7 Manchester Victoria 12w05 ~ 12w25 12.02 ~ ??.??
127.9 Miles Platting 12/31 ?
132.2 Ashton Moss North Jn 12/39 ?
133.2 Ashton 12/41 ?
134.4 Stalybridge 12/45 ?
139.3 Greenfield 12/56 ?
141.5 Diggle Jn 13/01 ?
145.4 Marsden 13/07 ?
152.5 Huddersfield 13/15 13/17
156.2 Heaton Lodge Jn 13/23 13/20
159.0 Thornhill LNW Jn 13/27 13/24
165.0 Morley 13/37 13/34
169.0 Whitehall Jn 13/44 13/41
169.6 Leeds 13w47a ~ 14w47d 13.49 ~ 14.48
170.5 Wortley Jn 14/51 14/53
180.3 Shipley, Leeds Jn 15/08 15/08
186.6 Keighley 15/19 15/17
195.8 Skipton 15p35a ~ 15p52d 15.28 ~ 15.42
205.6 Hellifield 16/10 15/56
208.9 Settle Jn 16/15 16/02
217.3 Clapham 16p30a ~ 16p50d 16.25 ~ 16.48
224.0 Wennington 17/02 16/58
233.3 Carnforth East Jn 17/18 17/10

Timings continue in first table.

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