Ian McDonald's ticket for the tour.
24th February 1990
Flying Scotsman Services
Limited
The Citadel Express
| Locos Used | at least steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa' |
| Stock Used | ??? |
Route : 1Z35 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| AC Electric | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe |
| Diesel | Crewe - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle |
| 60009 | Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton (1) |
| Diesel | Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Leeds |
| Diesel | Leeds - Dewsbury - Huddersfield - Marsden - Diggle - Guide Bridge - Stockport |
| AC Electric | Stockport - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) 60009 was booked to haul the train to Leeds but was changed for a diesel at
Skipton for reason(s) unknown.
Ian McDonald's ticket for the tour.
Source : Ian McDonald
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Euston | 07.25d | 21.37a | 655.47 |
| 5.65 | Willesden Junction | 07/31½ | 21/29 | 649.62 |
| 17.35 | Watford Junction | 07.40a ~ 07.41d | 21.17a ~ 21.18d | 638.12 |
| 31.53 | Tring | 07/52 | 21/07 | 623.74 |
| 46.46 | Bletchley | 08/01 | 20/57 | 609.01 |
| 49.65 | Milton Keynes Central | 08.05a ~ 08.06d | 20.53a ~ 20.54d | 605.62 |
| 56.47 | Hanslope Jn | 08/12 | 20/47 | 599.00 |
| 69.56 | Weedon | 08/20 | 20/39 | 585.71 |
| 82.40 | Rugby | 08/31 | 20/30 | 573.07 |
| 97.10 | Nuneaton | 08.43a ~ 08.44d | 20.12a ~ 20.13d | 558.37 |
| 110.12 | Tamworth LL | 08/54½ | 20/01 | 545.35 |
| 116.23 | Lichfield TV | 08/58½ | 19/57 | 539.24 |
| 127.08 | Colwich Jn | 09/05½ | 19/50 | 528.39 |
| 133.43 | Stafford | 09/10½ | 19/43 | 522.08 |
| 138.72 | Norton Bridge | 09/14½ | 19/40 | 516.55 |
| 149.74 | Madeley Jn | 09/22 | 19/32 | 505.53 |
| 158.00 | Crewe | 09L31a ~ 09L45d | 19.21a ~ 19.22d | 497.47 |
| - | Sandbach | - | 19/12 | 492.77 |
| - | Wilmslow | - | 18/52 | 478.62 |
| - | Stockport | - | 18L32a ~ 18L45d | 472.46 |
| - | Guide Bridge | - | 18/18 | 466.74 |
| - | Diggle | - | 17/56 | 457.44 |
| - | Marsden | - | 17/52 | 453.49 |
| - | Huddersfield | - | 17/43 | 446.43 |
| - | Dewsbury | - | 17/31 | 438.40 |
| - | Leeds | - | 17L02a ~ 17L19d | 429.31 |
| - | Apperley Jn | - | 16/50 | 422.38 |
| - | Guiseley Jn | - | 16/47 | 418.72 |
| - | Keighley | - | 16/37 | 412.31 |
| - | Skipton | - | 16c19 ~ 16c21 | 403.16 |
| 165.41 | Winsford | 09/54 | - | - |
| 175.20 | Weaver Jn | 10/01½ | - | - |
| 182.11 | Warrington Bank Quay | 10/07 | - | - |
| 193.71 | Wigan North Western | 10c17½ ~ 10c19½ | - | - |
| 203.45 | Euxton Jn | 10/32 | - | - |
| 206.21 | Farington Jn | 10/36 | - | - |
| 207.08 | Bamber Bridge | 10/41 | - | - |
| 215.18 | Blackburn | 10/52 | - | - |
| 239.44 | Hellifield | 11/26 | 16/07 | 393.22 |
| 242.69 | Settle Jn | 11/29 | 16/00 | 389.77 |
| 257.54 | Blea Moor | 11/46 | 15/41 | 375.12 |
| 265.04 | Garsdale | 11/57 | 15w07a ~ 15w27d | 367.62 |
| 268.06 | Ais Gill | 12/02 | 15/02 | 364.60 |
| 274.69 | Kirkby Stephen | 12/16 | 14/50 | 357.77 |
| 285.51 | Appleby | 12/28 | 14w05a ~ 14w35d | 347.15 |
| 315.41 | Petteril Bridge Jn | 13/07 | 13/33 | 317.25 |
| 316.33 | Carlisle | 13L10a | 13L30d | 316.33 |
