25th July 1987

British Rail
InterCity Euston 150 Limited

Locos Used 40122, 86426 (also running as E3195) & steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used Mark 1's

Route : 1L01 throughout

Loco Route
40122 London Euston - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn
6201 Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
86426 Carlisle - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) One of two tours run to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Euston station (opened 20th July 1837), the other tour running on the following day.
(2) At the time 86426 was running duel-numbered as E3195/86426 and in an approximation of the original mid-60's electric blue livery (to celebrate 21 years of InterCity).

Sources : Gary Thornton & Harry Harper

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

Location Booked
Euston 08.30d
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 08.51d
Milton Keynes Central ??.??a ~ 09.29d
Crewe 11c26 ~ 11c28
Farington Jn 12/17
Blackburn 12L35a ~ 12L50d
Hellifield 13/26
Long Preston 13w30 ~ 13w45
Appleby 15p00a ~ 15p50d
Carlisle 16L39a ~ 17L05d
Preston 18c17 ~ 18c19
Crewe 19c02 ~ 19c04
Milton Keynes Central 20.38a ~ ??.??d
Watford Junction 21.02a ~ ??.??d
Euston 21.24a


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