30th March 1991

Flying Scotsman Services Ltd
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 47402, 91031 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & 60009 'Osprey'
Stock Used ???

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Loco Route
91031 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster
47402 Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Horbury Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Blackburn
4472 Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
60009 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Blackburn
47402 Blackburn - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster
91031 Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) The tour booklet carried a comment that, due to operating difficulties in the Skipton area, the train on this date was being diverted to run via Blackburn both ways.


Ian McDonald's ticket for the tour.

Sources : David Morgan & Ian McDonald

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian McDonald)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 07.37d ?   22.06a ? 649.16
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/42 ?   22/01 ? 646.55
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/44 ?   21/59 ? 644.18
12.57 Potters Bar 07/49 ?   21.52a ~ 21.54d ? 636.39
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/53 ?   21/47 ? 628.71
27.45 Stevenage 07.58a ~ 07.59d ?   21.38a ~ 21.40d 23.18 ~ ??.?? 621.51
31.74 Hitchin 08/03 ?   21/34 23/15 617.22
44.10 Sandy 08/11 ?   21/27 23/07 605.06
58.70 Huntingdon 08/20 ?   21/18 23/00 590.26
79.29 Peterborough 08.32a ~ 08.34d ?   21.04a ~ 21.06d 22.44 ~ 22.47 572.67
84.64 Tallington 08/40 ?   20/57 ? 564.32
99.61 Stoke Summit 08/49 ?   20/48 ? 549.35
105.38 Grantham 08/53 ?   20/43 22/25 543.38
109.56 Barkston South Jn 08/56 ?   20/40 ? 539.40
120.08 Newark Northgate 09.03a ~ 09.05d ?   20.31a ~ 20.32d ??.?? ~ 22.14 529.08
138.49 Retford 09/18 ?   20/19 ? 510.47
155.77 Doncaster 09L30a ~ 09L43d ?   19L53a ~ 20L05d 21.10 ~ 21.48 493.19
160.65 Ardwick Jn 09/49 ?   19/48 ? 488.31
165.74 South Kirkby Jn 09/54 ?   19/44 ? 483.22
171.73 Hare Park Jn 10/00 ?   19/38 ? 447.23
173.22 Crofton Park Jn 10/07 ?   19/37 ? 475.74
175.00 Wakefield Kirkgate 10.10a ~ 10.11d ??.?? ~ 10.32   19.32a ~ 19.33d ??.?? ~ 20.45 474.16
177.24 Horbury Jn 10/15 ?   19/28 20/38 471.72
184.30 Mirfield East 10/25 ?   19/18 20/22 464.66
185.33 Heaton Lodge Jn 10/27 ?   19/16 ? 463.63
193.60 Milner Royd Jn 10/36 ?   19/06 ? 455.36
199.26 Hebden Bridge 10/43 ?   19/00 ? 449.70
203.21 Hall Royd Jn 10/48 ?   18/54 ? 445.75
207.53 Copy Pit Summit 10/52 ?   18/47 ? 441.43
212.72 Gannow Jn 11/03 ?   18/40 ? 436.24
218.07 Accrington 11/09 ?   18/34 ? 431.09
222.66 Daisyfield Jn 11/16 ?   18/27 ? 426.30
223.33 Blackburn 11L18a ~ 11L48d ?   18L00a ~ 18L25d 18.55 (?a or d?) 425.63
234.31 Clitheroe 12/04 ?   17/43 ? 414.65
247.59 Hellifield 12/22 ?   17/25 ? 401.37
251.04 Settle Jn 12/27 ?   17/20 ? 398.12
265.69 Blea Moor 12/47 ?   17/00 ? 383.27
273.19 Garsdale 13w00a ~ 13w30d 13.52 ~ 14.02   16/46 ? 375.77
276.21 Ais Gill 13/35 ?   16/41 ? 372.75
283.04 Kirkby Stephen 13/45 ?   16/25 ? 366.12
293.66 Appleby 14x02 ~ 14x03 14/28   15w44 ~ 16w05 ??.?? ~ 16.30 355.30
323.56 Petteril Bridge Jn 14/41 ?   15/09 ? 325.40
324.48 Carlisle 14.45a ?   15.05d ? 324.48


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