18th June 1983

Manchester Reunion Railway Society
Cumberland Sausage

Locos Used at least 25210, 25211 & steam: 5690 'Leander' & 4472 'Flying Scotsman'

Route : 1L02 ?throughout?

Loco(s) Route
5690 Manchester Victoria - Pendleton - Bolton - Blackburn - Hellifield - Carnforth
????? (3) Carnforth - Morecambe
????? (3) Morecambe - Heysham Harbour
????? (3) Heysham Harbour - Morecambe
????? (3) Morecambe - Carnforth U&DL - Carnforth
5690 Carnforth - Ravenglass (1) - Sellafield
4472 Sellafield - Ravenglass - Carnforth Avoiding Line
Diesel Carnforth Avoiding Line - Hellifield - Blackburn - Bolton - Pendleton - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) As an alternative to continuing to Sellafield, a special was run on the Ravenglass & Eskdale, named the Chipolata!
(2) When photographed at Kents Bank Station the reporting headcode 1L02 was pasted in the brake coach behind the loco - was this headcode used throughout?
(3) 25210 & 25211 running top-n-tail, but which loco led each leg?


5690 'Leander' approaching Kents Bank station (photo: David Ingham)

Sources : Phil Wieland (On the train throughout) & Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked Only)
(From Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked
Manchester Victoria 09.19d
Pendleton Broad Street ??.??a ~ 09.27d
Bolton Trinity Street ??.??a ~ 09.45d
Blackburn ??.??a ~ 10.10d
Hellifield 10*48a ~ 11*20d
Carnforth 12L05a ~ 12L18d
Morcambe Promenade 12.31a ~ 12.40d
Heysham Harbour 12.55a ~ 13.10d
Morcambe Promenade 13.25a ~ 13.33d
Carnforth U&DL 13*46 ~ 14*13
Carnforth 14L15a ~ 14L30d
Grange-over-Sands 14p45a ~ 15p00d
Ravenglass 16.10a ~ 16.23d
Seascale 16/32
Sellafield 16.38a ~ 16.50d
Seascale 16/56
Ravenglass 17/07
Carnforth Avoiding Line 18L30 ~ 18L42
Hellifield 19/27
Blackburn 20.08a ~ ??.??d
Bolton Trinity Street 20.33a ~ ??.??d
Pendleton Braod Street 20.58a ~ ??.??d
Manchester Victoria 21.01a


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