7th January 1989

Flying Scotsman Services
Cumbrian Mountain Express
(Northbound)

Locos Used ??? & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used ETHEL unit (ex-class 25) + ?????

Route :

Loco Route
????? London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Carnforth
????? Carnforth - Wennington - Settle Jn - Hellifield
35028 Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
86213 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Ian McDonald queries if the photo below is from the 7th January rather than 14th (as provided to upload on SBJ) as 35028 is facing north not south?


7th January? 35028 & ETHEL unit at Hellifield (photo: Bob Mitchell)

Source : Ian McDonald

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Euston 08.05d 21.05a 640.07
5.65 Willesden Junction 08/11½ 20/57 634.22
17.35 Watford Junction 08.20a ~ 08.21d 20.43a ~ 20.44d 622.52
31.53 Tring 08/32 20/33½ 608.34
46.46 Bletchley 08/41½ 20/24 593.41
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/49½ 20/14 583.40
69.56 Weedon 08/57½ 20/06 570.31
82.40 Rugby 09/08 19/57½ 557.47
97.10 Nuneaton 09.18a ~ 09.19½d 19.44a ~ 19.45½d 542.77
110.12 Tamworth LL 09/29½ 19/35 529.75
116.23 Lichfield TV 09/33½ 19/31 523.64
127.08 Colwich Jn 09/40 19/24½ 512.79
133.43 Stafford 09/46½ 19/20 506.44
138.72 Norton Bridge 09/50 19/16½ 501.15
149.74 Madeley Jn 09/57 19/10 490.13
158.00 Crewe 10.08a ~ 10.11d 18.54a ~ 19.02d 482.07
165.41 Winsford 10/19 18/42 474.46
175.20 Weaver Jn 10/23½ 18/37½ 465.65
182.11 Warrington Bank Quay 10/29 18/29½ 457.76
193.71 Wigan North Western 10/33 18/21 446.16
203.45 Euxton Jn 10/55½ 18/14 436.42
209.01 Preston 11/00 18/08 431.06
229.79 Lancaster ? 17/45 410.08
236.19 Carnforth 11L26a ~ 11L38d 17/40 403.68

 

M.C Location Booked
236.47 Carnforth East Jn 11/41
245.63 Wennington 11/55
260.65 Settle Jn 12/20
264.10 Hellifield 12L26a ~ 12L50d
267.35 Settle Jn 12/56
282.20 Blea Moor 13/21
289.50 Garsdale 13w35a ~ 14w00d
292.52 Ais Gill 14/05
299.35 Kirkby Stephen 14/20
310.17 Appleby 14w45a ~ 15w45d
340.07 Petteril Bridge Jn 16/32
340.79 Carlisle 16L35a ~ 16L55d
358.68 Penrith 17/09½
377.67 Tebay 17/23
391.00 Oxenholome 17/32

Timings continue in first table.

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