Timings (Advertised Only)
(from John Debens)
23rd April 1984
S.L.O.A.
The Cumbrian Mountain Express
(Southbound)
| Locos Used | at least steam: 44767 'George Stephenson' & 92220 'Evening Star' |
| Stock Used | 13 coaches |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| ac electric | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Carlisle |
| 92220 | Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield |
| 44767 | Hellifield - Settle Jn - Wennington - Carnforth |
| ac electric | Carnforth - (reverse of outward route) - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Weedon) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) S.L.O.A. tour booking code for this tour was 'C15'. Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Included a photo run-past at Ribblehead.
Was booked for haulage by 850 'Lord Nelson' from Hellifield to Carnforth however
Idris Williams confirms 44767 was used instead.
(2) Travel from many joining stations was possible with service trains being
used to/from the main tour for an all-inclusive price.
Sources : Henry Allum, John Debens & Idris Williams
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Euston | 07.50d | 20.55a |
| Watford Junction | 08.07d | 20.30a |
| Birmingham New Street | (08.07d) | 19.17a |
| Crewe | 09.52d | 18.15a |
| Preston | 10.38d | 17.25a |
| Carnforth | (08.28d) | 16.45a |
| Carlisle | 12.10a | (19.59a) |
Times in brackets denote a connecting service train.
Service Train Connections
(from
John Debens)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Bangor | 06.40d | 21.23a |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 07.35d | 18.49a |
| Birmingham International | 07.27d | 19.38a |
| Blackburn | 09.27d | 17.59a |
| Blackpool North | 09.50d | 18.46a |
| Bolton | 10.07d | 18.24a |
| Chester | 08.05d | 19.50a |
| Colne | 08.42d | 18.41a |
| Coventry | 07.09d | 20.00a |
| Derby | 08.17d | 19.50a |
| Edinburgh | 09.06d | 22.41a |
| Glasgow | 09.20d | 22.07a |
| Holyhead | 06.12d | 21.55a |
| Huddersfield | 08.14d | 20.25a |
| Lancaster | 09.05d | 18.30a |
| Leeds | 09.07d | 19.40a |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 09.00d | 20.23a |
| Llandudno Junction | 06.59d | 21.00a |
| Manchester Victoria | 09.50d | 18.42a |
| Milton Keynes Central | 07.30d | 20.57a |
| Morecambe | 08.53a | 19.07d |
| Newcastle | 09.37d | 23.24a |
| Newport | 05.45d | 21.39a |
| Northampton | 07.23d | 20.36a |
| Nottingham | 07.30d | 20.36a |
| Rhyl | 07.21d | 20.37a |
| Rugby | 07.56d | 19.54a |
| Runcorn | 09.17d | 19.01a |
| Sheffield | 07.39d | 20.28a |
| Skipton | 09.45d | 18.54a |
| Stafford | 08.40d | 19.17a |
| Stockport | 08.47d | 19.03a |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 09.08d | 18.59a |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 10.03d | 18.12a |
| Wigan North Western | 10.16d | 18.00a |
| Wolverhampton | 08.25d | 19.31a |
| York | 08.05d | 20.29a |
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