27th April 1991

Flying Scotsman Services Ltd
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 47517, 91013 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & 60009 'Osprey'
Stock Used ???

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Loco Route
91013 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster
47517 Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Horbury Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Blackburn
60009 Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
4472 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Blackburn
47517 Blackburn - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster
91013 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, Dave Lodwick & Ian McDonald

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) 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 621.51
31.74 Hitchin 08/03 21/34 617.22
44.10 Sandy 08/11 21/27 605.06
58.70 Huntingdon 08/20 21/18 590.26
79.29 Peterborough 08.32a ~ 08.34d 21.04a ~ 21.06d 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 20/43 543.38
109.56 Barkston South Jn 08/56 20/40 539.40
120.08 Newark Northgate 09.03a ~ 09.05d 20.31a ~ 20.32d 529.08
138.49 Retford 09/18 20/19 510.47
155.77 Doncaster 09L30a ~ 09L43d 19L53a ~ 20L05d 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 19.32a ~ 19.33d 474.16
177.24 Horbury Jn 10/15 19/28 471.72
184.30 Mirfield East 10/25 19/18 464.66
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 ~ 11L38d 18L00a ~ 18L25d 425.63
234.31 Clitheroe 12/00 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 16w25a ~ 16w45d 375.77
276.21 Ais Gill 13/35 16/21 372.75
283.04 Kirkby Stephen 13/45 16/05 366.12
293.66 Appleby 14x02 ~ 14x03 15x43 ~ 15x44 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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