10th August 1985

Steam Locomotive Operators Association
The Cumbrian Coast Express (1)

Locos Used at least steam : 850 'Lord Nelson' & 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 'chocolate and cream' Pullman stock, 'Pullman Rail's 1st Class Open Set or Pullman Train'

Route :

Loco Route
AC electric London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Carnforth
4498 Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands - Dalton Jn - Park South Jn - Ravenglass - Sellafield - Maryport
850 Maryport - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth
AC electric Carnforth - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Steve Poulton comments: The advertising flyer and the literature which arrived with my ticket called this railtour the 'Cumbrian Coast Express' but, on the day, the locomotive headboard said 'Cumbrian Coast Pullman'.
(2) Passengers could set down at Ravenglass (for the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway) or at Seascale ('for 3 hours on the beach') or stay on to Maryport.
(3) This was the first of two runs for this railtour. It ran again on Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 1985 with different steam locomotives.

Source : Steve Poulton (joined the train at Preston)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Steve Poulton)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Euston 07.12d 21.15a
Willesden Junction 07/18½ 21/07
Watford Junction 07.27½a ~ 07.28½d 20.54a ~ 20.55½
Tring 07/39½ 20/44½
Bletchley 07/44½ 20/34½
Hanslope Jn 07/56 20/24
Rugby 08/18½ 20/06½
Nuneaton 08/29 19/56½
Lichfield TV 08/42 19/43½
Stafford 08/54½ 19/31½
Madeley 09/05½ 19/20½
Crewe 09.17a ~ 09.20d 19.09a ~ 19.12d
Weaver Jn 09/32 18/53
Warringon Bank Quay 09/37½ 18/47½
Wigan North Western 09/46 18/39
Preston 10.02a ~ 10.04d 18.24a ~ 18.27d
Lancaster 10/21 18/02
Carnforth 10L26a ~ 10L37d 17L37a ~ 17L55d
Arnside 10/51 17/25
Grange-over-Sands 10p65a ~ 11p10d 17/21
Plumpton Jn 11/24 17/09
Ulverston 11/27 17/05
Dalton 11/39 16/53
Park South 11/41 16/49
Millom 12/02 16/25
Bootle 12/16 16/09
Ravenglass 12.21a ~ 12.23d 16.00a ~ 16.02d
Seascale 12.33a ~ 12.35d 15.49a ~ 15.50d
Sellafield 12w53a ~ 13w25d 15w25a ~ 15w45d
St Bees 13/35 15/15
Corkickle 13/39 14*47 ~ 15*10
Whitehaven 13/45 14/44
Workington 13/57 14/28
Maryport 14L05a 14L20d


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