14th March 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 47237 & 47580 'County of Essex' & steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman'
Stock Used (2) (80217)+99723+4960+5032+1861+3093+99347+99128+3058+1961+3143+13320

Route :
1Z86 : London Euston to Carlisle
1Z87 : Carlisle to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
47237 + 47580 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Carnforth U&DGL
46115 Carnforth U&DGL - (via WCML) - Carlisle
46115 Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth U&DGL
47237 + 47580 (4) Carnforth U&DGL - Preston - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - London Euston

Notes : 
(1) 47237 & 47580 replaced unavailable 86259 'Les Ross'.
(2) 80217 was only in the consist when 46115 was on the train.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to be outward the Cumbrian Coast and return via Shap. 
(4) Carnforth to Euston - Loco confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 07.09d [P15] 07.09   23.44a [P1] 23.39
Camden South Jn 07/12 [E] 07/12   23/41 [B] 23/35
Camden Jn 07/12½ [DF] 07/13   23/40½ [US] 23/34
Willesden WL Jn 07/15½ [DF] 07/16   23/35½ [US] 23/28
Wembley Central 07/18 07/18   23/31½ 23/25
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [DF] 07/20   23/27½ [US] 23/23
Watford Junction 07/25 [P6] [DF] 07/24   23.17a ~ 23.21d [P9] [US] 23.14 ~ 23.17
Bourne End Jn 07/31 [DF] 07/30   23/08 [US] 23/06
Tring 07/35 [P1] [DF] 07/34   22*50 ~ 23*02 [P4] [US] 23/02?
Ledburn Jn 07/40 [DF] 07/39   22/40 [US] 22/58
Bletchley 07/48 [P1] [DF] 07/47   22/34 [P4] [US] 22/52
Milton Keynes Central 07.55a ~ 07.58d [P5] [DS] 07.50 ~ 07.58 [P3]   22.26a ~ 22.30d [P1] [US] 22.45 ~ 22.47
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/07   22/20½ [US] 22/38
Weedon 08/14½ 08/17   - -
Northampton - -   22/11½ [UM] 22/31
Long Buckby - -   22/02 22/21
Daventry North Jn - -   21/55 22/16
Hillmorton Jn 08/22 08/26   21/53 22/14
Rugby 08.24a ~ 08.29d [P1] 08.28 ~ 08.33   21.47a ~ 21.51d [P5] 22.06 ~ 22.12
Trent Valley Jn 08/31 [DF] 08/34   21/45 [US] 22/05
Newbold Jn 08/32½ 08/35   21/44 21/59
Brinklow 08/37 [DF] 08/38   21/40½ 21/56
Attleborough Jn 08/43 [DF] 08/43   21/33 ?
Nuneaton 08.45a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.45 ~ 08.49   21.27a ~ 21.31d [P5] [US] 21.45 ~ 21.45
Amington Jn 08/57 [DF] 08/59   21/17½ [US] 21/34
Lichfield North Jn 09/02 [DF] 09/04   21/12½ [US] 21/28
Rugeley North Jn 09/07 [DF] 09/09   21/06½ [US] 21/22
Colwich 09/10 [DF] 09/10   21/04½ [US] 21/20
Stafford 09/15½ [DF] 09/18   20/58½ [UF] 21/15
Norton Bridge 09/20 [DF] 09/23   20/54 [UF] 21/11
Madeley 09/28½ [DF] 09/30   20/47½ [UF] 21/03
Basford Hall Jn 09/33½ 09/34   20/43½ 20/59
Crewe 09.36a ~ 09.39d [P6] 09.38 ~ 09.42   20.38a ~ 20.40d [P5] 20.53 ~ 20.56
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41½ 09/44   20/36 20/52
Winsford 09/46½ 09/49   20/30½ 20/47
Hartford Jn 09/49 09/52   20/26½ 20/43
Acton Bridge 09/51½ 09/54   20/25 20/42
Weaver Jn 09/54 09/55   20/23½ 20/40
Acton Grange Jn 09/57 09/59   20/18 20/36
Warrington Bank Quay 09/59 [P3] 10/00   20/16½ [P2] 20/33
Dallam Jn 10/00 ?   20/15½ ?
Winwick Jn 10/02 10/02   20/14 20/26
Golborne Jn 10/04 10/05   20/12½ 20/23
Springs Branch Jn 10/08½ 10/12   20/09½ 20/20
Wigan South Jn 10/09 ?   20/09 ?
Wigan North Western 10/09½ [P5] 10/13   20/08½ [P4] 20/19
Balshaw Lane 10/15½ 10/18   20/03½ 20/13
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/20   20/02 20/12
Farington Jn 10/20 10/21   19/59½ 20/07
Preston 10.23a ~ 10.27d [P4] 10.24 ~ 10.28   19.49a ~ 19.56d [P4] [UF] 19.49 ~ 19.52
Garstang & Catterall 10/35½ 10/37   19/38 19/39
Lancaster 10/43 [DF] 10/48   19/31 [UF] 19/30
Morecambe South Jn 10/44½ 10/49   19/29 19/26
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10L52 ~ 11L23 10L55 ~ 11L21   18L34 ~ 19L23 18L40 ~ 19L20

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/26 11/24
Oxenholme Lake District 11/45 [P2] 11/43
Tebay 12/03 12/00
Shap Summit 12/09½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 12/25 [P3] 12/23
Carlisle 12.42a [P3] ~ 14.39d [P3] 12.45 ~ 14.39
Currock Jn 14/43 14/43
Wigton 15/00 ? ~ 14.59
Maryport 15/22 15/25
Workington 15/31 15/37
Parton North Jn 15/39 ?
Parton 15/44 ?
Whitehaven 15t48 ~ 15t50 15.55 ~ 15.58
St Bees 15t58 ~ 16t01 16.08 ~ 16.09
Sellafield 16w15 ~ 16w41 16.20 ~ 16.50
Drigg 16/46 16/57
Ravenglass 16/49 ?
Bootle 16/56 17/07
Millom 17/06 17/18
Foxfield 17/16 17/26
Askam 17/24 17/35
Park South Jn 17/30 17/39
Dalton Jn 17.35 ~ 17.45 17/43?
Ulverston 18/00 17/59
Grange-over-Sands 18/13 ?
Arnside 18/18 18/17
Carnforth 18/31 ?
Carnforth North Jn 18/32 18/38

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z87 : (46115 + 80217) : Carlisle - Upperby - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Carlisle 13.22d
Upperby Jn 13/25 [GL]
Upperby 13.27 ~ 14.10 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 14/12 [GL]
London Road Jn 14/16
Petteril Bridge Jn 14.17 ~ 14.20
London Road Jn 14/21
Carlisle 14.24a [P3]


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