19th September 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (1) 17025 + load 10

Route : 
1Z62 : Crewe to Carlisle
1Z64 : Carlisle to Crewe

Loco Route
47245 Crerwe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Deal Street Jn - Ordsall Lane Jn - Eccles - Parkside Jn - Lowton Jn - Golborne Jn - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Hellifield GL
45690 Hellifield GL - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
45690 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carnforth U&DGL
47245 Carnforth U&DGL - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes : 
(1) 17025 was only in the consist when 45690 was on the train.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly // Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.55d 07.12   21.36a ?
Crewe North Jn 06/56 ?   21/35 ?
Crewe Sydney Bridge 06/58 07/15   21/32 21/10½
Sandbach 07/03 07/19   21/19 21/07½
Holmes Chapel 07/07 07/22   21/15 21/05
Goostrey 07/09 07/23   21/13 21/03
Chelford Loop 07/12½ ?   20.48 ~ 21.09 20.47½ ~ 20.58
Chelford 07/13 07/26   20/46½ 20/44
Alderley Edge 07/19 07/29   2/42 20/40
Wilmslow 07.19a ~ 07.23d 07.31 ~ 07.34   20.35a ~ 20.39d 20.34 ~ 20.36½
Handforth 07/25½ 07/37   20/33 20/31
Cheadle Hulme 07/28½ 07/41   20/30 20/27½
Adswood Road Jn 07/30½ 07/42   20/27½ 20/26
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/32½ 07/44   20/26 20/25
Edgeley Jn No.2 07/33 ?   20/26 ?
Stockport 07.34a ~ 07.42d 07.45 ~ 07.48½   20.21a ~ 20.25d 20.20 ~ 20.23
Heaton Norris Jn 07/45 07/51   20/18½ 20/12
Ash Bridge Jn 07/47 07/53   20/11 20/06
Denton Station Jn 07/51 ?   20/07½ ?
Denton Jn 07/52½ 08/01   20/06 19/59
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/58½ 08/07   19/59 ?
Baguley Fold Jn 08/05½ ?   19/53½ ?
Philips Park West Jn 08/06½ 08/13   19/52½ 19/47
Miles Platting 08/07 08/14   19/52 19/47
Collyhurst Street 08/07½ ?   19/51½ ?
Manchester Victoria East Jn 08/10 ?   19/49 ?
Manchester Victoria 08.11a ~ 08.17d 08.18 ~ 08.22   19.39a ~ 19.48d 19.38 ~ 19.43
Manchester Victoria West Jn 08/18 ?   19/38 ?
Deal Street Jn 08/19 08/24   19/36½ 19/37
Ordsall Lane Jn 08/24 08/26   19/34 19/34
Eccles 08/29 08/30½   19/29 19/31½
Patricroft 08/30 ?   ? ?
Astley 08/35 08/35   19/24 ?
Parkside Jn 08/43 08/43   19/16½ 19/20
Lowton Jn 08/44½ ?   19/15 ?
Golborne Jn 08/46 08/45   19/13½ 19/17
Bamfurlong Jn 08/49½ ?   ? ?
Springs Branch Jn 08/51 08/51   19/09 19/11
Wigan South Jn 08/52 ?   19/08½ ?
Wigan Station Jn 08/52½ ?   19/08 ?
Wigan North Western 08.53a ~ 08.56d 08.53 ~ 08.56   19.04a ~ 19.07d 19.07 ~ 19.09½
Boars Head G.F. 08/59½ ?   19/01½ ?
Balshaw Lane 09/07 09/06   18/55½ 18/56
Euxton Balshaw Lane 09/08 09/07½   18/53 18/53
Euxton Jn 09/10 09/10½   18/49 18/48
Leyland 09/13 09/13   18/47½ 18/46
Farington Jn 09/16 09/17   18/46 18/44½

 

Location Booked Actual
Lostock Hall Jn 09/19 09/19
Bamber Bridge 09/20½ 09/21½
Pleasington 09/30 09/29½
Cherry Tree 09/32 09/32
Mill Hill 09/33½ 09/33
Bolton Branch Jn 09/35 ?
Blackburn 09.36a ~ 09.39d 09.37 ~ 09.40
Daisyfield Jn 09/42 09/43
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire 09/45 ?
Langho 09/52 ?
Whalley 09/55½ ?
Clitheroe 10/02 10/07
Horrocksford Jn 10/03 ?
Hellifield 10/29 10/37
Hellifield Goods Loops 10L31 ~ 10L56 10.37 ~ 11.05
Settle Jn 11/05 11/10
Settle 11/07½ ?
Helwith Bridge 11/12½ ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/15 ?
Ribblehead 11/22 11/36
Blea Moor 11/26 11/40
Dent 11/32½ ?
Garsdale 11/37 ?
Ais Gill 11/40½ ?
Mallerstang 11/45 ?
Kirkby Stephen 11/49 12/03
Crosby Garrett 11/51½ ?
Helm Tunnel 11/55½ ?
Ormside 11/57½ ?
Appleby 12.00 ~ 12.15 12.14 ~ 12.27
Long Marton 12/19½ ?
Kirkby Thore S.B. 12/22 ?
Culgaith S.B. L.C. 12/25 12/40
Langwathby 12/29½ ?
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/33 ?
Armathwaite 12/39 ?
Low House Crossing S.B. 12/41 12/55
How & Co Sidings 12/45 12/59
Petteril Bridge Jn 12/52 13/03
London Road Jn 12/53 ?
Carlisle 12.56a ~ 15.52d 13.06 ~ 15.54
Plumpton UGL 16.13 ~ 16.21 16.20 ~ 16.22
Penrith North lakes 16/29 16/31
Penrith South Jn 16/30 ?
Clifton & Lowther 16/33½ ?
Shap Harrisons Didings Loop 16/39½ ?
Hardendale Quarry 16/42 ?
Shap Summit 16/43½ ?
Tebay 16/50 16/54
Lowgill 16/53½ ?
Grayrigg 16/55½ ?
Lambrigg 16/57 ?
Oxenholme Lake District 17/02 17/05½
Milnthorpe 17/08½ ?
Carnforth North Jn 17/17 17/19½
Carnforth U&DGL 17L20 ~ 18L02 17.21½ ~ 17.55
Morecambe South Jn 18/09 18/04
Lancaster 18/11½ 18/08
Garstang & Catteral 18/21 18/17
Barton & Broughton PL 18/26½ ?
Fylde Jn 18/31 ?
Preston 18.32a ~ 18.41d 18.27 ~ 18.39
Preston South Jn 18/42½ ?
Ribble Jn 18/43 ?
Skew Bridge 18/44 ?
Farington Curve Jn 18/45 18/43

Timings continue in first table.

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