6th July 1991

Flying Scotsman Services Ltd
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 86241 & steam: 46203 'Princess Margaret Rose' & 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used ???

Route :
1C99 : London Euston to Appleby
1A99 : Appleby to London Euston

Loco Route
86241 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn
71000 Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Appleby
46203 Appleby - (reverse of outward route) - Farington Jn
86241 Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Ian McDonald believes this was the first 'CME' where the loco changes were made on the Farington Jn to Lostock Hall Jn curve.


Ian McDonald's ticket for the tour.

Source : Ian McDonald

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)

Miles Location Booked (out)   Booked Actual Miles
0.00 Euston 07.45d   21.22a ? 575.6
5.8 Willesden Junction 07/53   21/09 ? 569.8
17.4 Watford Junction 08.01a ~ 08.02d   20.58a ~ 20.59d ? 558.2
31.7 Tring 08/13   20/45 ? 543.9
46.6 Bletchley 08/23   20/34 ? 529.0
49.8 Milton Keynes Central 08.26a ~ 08.27d   20.28a ~ 20.29d ? 525.8
56.6 Hanslope Jn 08/33   20/22 ? 519.0
69.7 Weedon 08/41   20/14 ? 505.9
82.5 Rugby 09/01   20/06 ? 493.1
97.1 Nuneaton 09.11a ~ 09.12d   19.50a ~ 19.52d ? 478.5
110.1 Tamworth LL 09/22   19/36 ? 465.5
116.3 Lichfield TV 09/26   19/31 ? 459.3
127.1 Colwich Jn 09/33   19/24 ? 448.5
133.5 Stafford 09/39   19/18 ? 442.1
138.9 Norton Bridge 09/43   19/08 ? 436.7
149.9 Madeley Jn 09/50   18/56 ? 425.7
158.0 Crewe 09.58a ~ 10.00d   18.26a ~ 18.48d ??.?? ~ 19.33 417.6
174.3 Weaver Jn 10/13   18/10 ? 401.3
182.2 Warrington Bank Quay 10/18   18/03 ? 393.4
193.9 Wigan North Western 10.35a ~ 10.37d   17.48a ~ 17.51d ? 381.7
203.6 Euxton Jn 10/51   17/38 ? 372.0
207.4 Farington Jn 10/54   17L07 ~ 17L32 ? 368.2
208.4 Lostock Hall Jn 10L58 ~ 11L21   16/59 ? 367.2
209.3 Bamber Bridge 11/24   16/57 ? 366.3
217.4 Blackburn 11w36 ~ 11w49   16w30 ~ 16w45 ? 358.2
218.0 Daisyfield Jn 11/53   16/26 ? 357.6
228.4 Clitheroe 12/06   16/13 ? 347.2
241.7 Hellifield 12/23   15/56 ? 333.9
243.0 Long Preston 12/25   15w32 ~ 15w52 ? 332.6
245.0 Settle Jn 12/28   15/27 ? 330.6
263.1 Blea Moor 12/48   15/10 ? 312.5
266.2 Garsdale 13w00a ~ 13w20d   14.57a ~ 14.58d ? 309.4
269.2 Ais Gill 13/23   14/54 ? 306.4
277.0 Kirkby Stephen 13/32   14/45 ? 298.6
287.8 Appleby 13.47a   14.30d ? 287.8


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