19th July 1984
S.L.O.A.
The Cumbrian Mountain
Express Express
(Northbound)
Locos Used | 40122 (running as D200), 85026, 86320 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' |
Stock Used | Booked 'nominally' for load 13 |
Route : 1T40 throughout
Loco | Route |
86320 | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon, Trent Valley) - Carnforth |
40122 | Carnforth - Wennington - Settle Jn - Hellifield |
4472 | Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle |
85026 | Carlisle - (via WCML) - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Weedon) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Advertised to run from London
Euston every Thursday from June 28th to September 13th. Usually ran as either;
'Northbound' - to Carnforth with electric traction for steam to Hellifield then
steam over the S&C to Carlisle; electric traction back to Euston or
'Southbound' - to Carlisle with electric traction for steam over the S&C to
Hellifield then steam to Carnforth; electric traction back to Euston. A similar
service was booked to run every Sunday from 1st July to 9th September from
London Kings Cross.
Ian McDonald's ticket
Source : Ian McDonald
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)
Miles | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Miles |
0.0 | Euston | 08.20d | 22.00a | 648.1 |
5.4 | Willesden Junction | 08/26½ | 21/52½ | 642.7 |
17.4 | Watford Junction | 08.35a ~ 08.36d | 21.38½a ~ 21.39½d | 630.7 |
31.7 | Tring | 08/47 | 21/29 | 616.4 |
46.7 | Bletchley | 08/57 | 21/18½ | 601.4 |
? | Hanslope Jn | ? | 21/08 | 591.5 |
82.6 | Rugby | 09/23 | 20/49½ | 565.5 |
? | Coventry | - | 20/37½ | 554.0 |
? | Birmingham New Street | - | 20.17a ~ 20.19d | 534.8 |
? | Wolverhampton | - | 20/01 | 522.0 |
97.0 | Nuneaton | 09/35 | - | - |
116.3 | Lichfield TV | 09/48 | - | - |
133.5 | Stafford | 10.06a ~ 10.08d | 19/44 | 506.8 |
150.1 | Madeley | 10/21 | 19/31 | 498.0 |
158.1 | Crewe | 10.33a ~ 10.40d | 19.19½a ~ 19.22½d | 482.2 |
? | Winsford | ? | 19/08 | 474.5 |
174.4 | Weaver Jn | 10/52 | 19/03½ | 466.0 |
182.2 | Warrington Bank Quay | 10/58 | 18/56½ | 458.2 |
193.9 | Wigan North Western | 11/07 | 18/48 | 446.4 |
209.0 | Preston | 11.24a ~ 11.26d | 18.32a ~ 18.35d | 431.3 |
230.0 | Lancaster | 11/44 | 18/12 | 410.3 |
236.3 | Carnforth | 11L52a ~ 12L05d | 18/07 | 404.0 |
Miles | Location | Booked |
236.7 | Carnforth East Jn | 12/07 |
246.0 | Wennington | 12/20 |
252.5 | Clapham | 12/30 |
261.1 | Settle Jn | 12/46 |
264.4 | Hellifield | 12L52a ~ 13L15d |
267.7 | Settle Jn | 13/22 |
275.7 | Horton-in-Ribblesdale | 13/39 |
281.7 | Blea Moor | 13/49 |
286.6 | Dent | 14p00a ~ 14p34d |
289.8 | Garsdale | 14w40a ~ 15w05d |
292.9 | Ais Gill | 15/10 |
299.7 | Kirkby Stephen | 15/18 |
311.4 | Appleby | 15p45a ~ 16p15d |
331.6 | Armathwaite | 16/48 |
340.3 | Petteril Bridge Jn | 17/02 |
341.2 | Carlisle | 17L05a ~ 17L:20d |
359.0 | Penrith | 17/35 |
378.1 | Tebay | 17/49½ |
391.1 | Oxenholme | 17/59 |
Timings continue in forst table
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