19th May 1990

Flying Scotsman Services
Sellafield Sightseer

Locos Used 47841 'The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman
Stock Used (1) 121+122+123+124+132+129+357+' Hadrian Bar'+350+351+1675+352+353

Route :

Loco Route
47841 Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
47841 Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Whitchurch - Crewe - (via WCML) - Carnforth South Jn - Carnforth No.2 Up & Down Goods
4472 Carnforth No.2 Up & Down Goods - Carnforth - Arnside - Ulverston - Dalton Jn - Park South Jn - Millom - Sellafield
4472 Sellafield - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth No.2 Up & Down Goods
47841 Carnforth No.2 Up & Down Goods - (reverse of outward route) - Newport
47841 Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Support coach no. 130 added to consist when 4472 was hauling the train. Train formation as given out with the ticket letter (but unknown which end would lead from Bristol) was;
M+N+P+R+S+T+X+E+F+*+G+H
(2) John Cassey comments: This trip was sponsored by British Nuclear Fuels and included a coach trip round the Sellafield site and access to their display centre to show the nuclear industry was safe.

Source : John Cassey (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


47841 at Bristol Temple Meads (photo: John Cassey)


4472 at Sellafield (photo: John Cassey)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Cassey)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 07.20d 23.30a
Newport 08.05d 22.41a
Abergavenny 08.30d 22.17a
Hereford 09.00d 21.50a
Shrewsbury 09.49d 20.50a
Crewe 10.28d 20.14a
Carnforth 12.04d 18.63d (1)
Sellafield 13.58a 17.05d

Note (1) : Yes, the times given out with the tickets did state a departure time from Carnforth of 18.63!

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