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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