Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
3rd September 2016
Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Mountain Express
| Locos Used | 47237, 47760 & steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman' |
| Stock Used (3) | (80217)+9392+99327+4854+99318+99347+99348+99371+1961+99351+326 |
Route :
1Z54 : Crewe to Carlisle
1Z56 : Carlisle to Crewe
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47237 + 47760 (1) | Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Oxford Road - Castlefield Jn - Ordsall Lane Jn - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Westhoughton - Crow Nest Jn - Hindley - Wigan North Western - Preston |
| 46115 | Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle |
| 46115 | Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth U&DGL |
| 47760 + 47237 (2) | Carnforth U&DGL - Lancaster - Preston - Wigan North Western - Lowton Jn - Parkside Jn - Eccles - Ordsall lane Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) 47760 dead-in-tow?
(2) 47237 dead-in-tow?
(3) 80217 was only in the consist when 46115 was on the
train.
(4) This tour was originally booked to run out
via Shap and return via the S&C, however it was amended to run as shown, due
to a landslip at Eden Brows near Armathwaite.
Source : Nick Bartlett
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Crewe | 06.42d [P6] | 06.41 | 21.23a [P5] | 21.29 [P5] | |
| Sydney Bridge Jn | 06/45 | 06/44 | 21/19 | 21/17 | |
| Sandbach | 06/51 [P2] | 06/48 | 21/14 [P1] | 21/13 | |
| Alderley Edge | 07/04 | 06/59 | 21/04 | 21/03 | |
| Wilmslow | 07.07a ~ 07.10d [P3] | 07.01 ~ 07.09 | 20.58a ~ 21.01d [P4] | 20.58 ~ 21.00 | |
| Cheadle Hulme | 07/16 [P1] | 07/15 | 20/53 [P2] | 20/52 | |
| Adswood Road Jn | 07/18 | 07/16 | 20/49 | 20/49 | |
| Edgeley Jn No.1 | 07/20 | 07/18 | 20/43 | 20/44 | |
| Stockport | 07.22a ~ 07.26d [P4] | 07.21 ~ 07.26 | 20.32a ~ 20.42d [P1] | 20.40 ~ 20.42 | |
| Heaton Norris Jn | 07/29 | 07/28 | 20/30½ | 20/38 | |
| Slade Lane Jn | 07/32 | 07/32 | 20/26½ | 20/34 | |
| Ardwick Jn | 07/34 | 07/35 | 20/22½ | 20/28 | |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 07.37a ~ 07.40d [P14] | 07.37 ~ 07.41 [P14] | 20.15a ~ 20.20d [P13] | 20.23 ~ 20.26 | |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 07/42½ [P2] | 07/42 | 20/13 [P1] | 20/21 | |
| Castlefield Jn | 07/44½ | ? | 20/11½ | ? | |
| Ordsall Lane Jn | 07/46½ | 07/45 | 20/10 | 20/18 | |
| Salford Crescent | 07/48½ [P2] | 07/47 | - | - | |
| Bolton | 08.04a ~ 08.07d [P4] | 07.57 ~ 08.06 | - | - | |
| Lostock Jn | 08/14 | 08/11 | - | - | |
| Westhoughton | 08/22½ | ? | - | - | |
| Crow Nest Jn | 08/32 | 08/18 | - | - | |
| Hindley | 08/33 | 08/19 | - | - | |
| Eccles | - | - | 20/05 | 20/15 | |
| Astley | - | - | 20/00 | 20/10 | |
| Parkside Jn | - | - | 19/53½ | 20/03 | |
| Lowton Jn | - | - | 19/52 | ? | |
| Golborne Jn | - | - | 19/50½ | 20/00 | |
| Springs Branch Jn | - | - | 19/46 | 19/54 | |
| Wigan Station Jn | 08/37 | ? | 19/45 | ? | |
| Wigan North Western | 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P1] | 08.25 ~ 08.44 | 19.42a ~ 19.44d [P4] | 19.48 ~ 19.52 | |
| Balshaw Lane Jn | 08/55 | 08/55 | 19/34 | 19/40 | |
| Euxton Jn | 08/58 | 08/57 | 19/32 | 19/38 | |
| Farington Jn | 09/01½ | 08/58 | 19/29 | 19/35 | |
| Preston | 09L06a ~ 10L10d [P4] | 09.12 ~ 10.06 [P4] | 19.23a ~ 19.25d [P4] | 19.27 ~ 19.31 | |
| Garstang & Catteral | 10/23 | 10/20 | 19/12 | 19/13 | |
| Lancaster | 10/34 [DF] | 10/31 [DF] | 19/02½ [UF] | 19/02 | |
| Morecambe South Jn | 10/36 | 10/32 | 19/00½ | 18/59 | |
| Carnforth [U&DGL] | 10w44 ~ 11w21 | 10.39 ~ 11.26 | 17L46 ~ 18L54 | 17.57 ~ 18.52 |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Carnforth North Jn | 11/23 | 11/29 |
| Oxenholme Lake District | 11/39 [P2] | 11/47 |
| Tebay | 11/55 | 12/02 |
| Shap Summit | 12/01½ | ? |
| Penrith North Lakes | 12/17 [P2] | 12/21 |
| Carlisle | 12.37a [P3] ~14.06d [P3] | 12.37 [P3] ~ 14.10 [P3] |
| Currock Jn | 14/10 | 14/14 |
| Wigton | 14/24 | 14/31 |
| Maryport | 14/47 | 14/53 |
| Workington | 14/55 | 15/03 |
| Parton North Jn | 15/03 | ? |
| Parton | 15/11 | ? |
| Whitehaven | 15.15 ~ 15.17 | 15.20 ~ 15.23 |
| St Bees | 15t27 ~ 15t28 | 15.35 ~ 15.35 |
| Sellafield | 15w39 ~ 16w01 | 15.47 ~ 16.06 |
| Drigg | 16/08 | 16/13 |
| Ravenglass | 16/11 | ? |
| Bootle | 16/17 | 16/24 |
| Millom | 16/26 | 16/34 |
| Foxfield | 16/35 | 16/43 |
| Askam | 16/42 | 16/52 |
| Park South Jn | 16/48 | 16/56 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 16/58 [P2] | 17/05 |
| Dalton Jn | 17/06 | ? |
| Ulverston | 17/15 | 17/24 |
| Grange-over-Sands | 17/27 [P1] | ? |
| Arnside | 17/32 | 17/40 |
| Carnforth | 17/43 [P2] | 17/53 |
| Carnforth North Jn | 17/44 | 17/55 |
Timings continue in first table.
Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings
5Z53 : (46115 with 80217) : Carnforth to Preston
| Location | Booked |
| Carnforth Steamtown | 07.33d |
| Carnforth H.S. | 07.43 ~ 07.48 |
| Carnforth | 07/53 |
| Carnforth North Jn | 07/54 |
| Morecambe South Jn | 08/01 |
| Lancaster | 08/04 |
| Garstang & Catteral | 08/16 |
| Preston | 08.30 ~ 08.31 |
| Farington Curve Jn | 08/35 |
| Farington Jn | 08.38 ~ 08.41 |
| Lostock Hall Jn | 08.46 ~ 08.49 |
| Farington Curve Jn | 08/55 |
| Preston | 09.02a |
5Z55 : (46115 with 80217) : Carlisle - Petteril
Bridge Jn - Upperby - Carlisle
(loco turning trip)
| Location | Booked |
| Carlisle | 12.50d [P3] |
| Carlisle Sig.CE335 | 12.51 ~ 12.53 |
| Carlisle | 12/54 |
| London Road Jn | 12/56 |
| Petteril Bridge Jn | 12.57 ~ 12.59 |
| London Road Jn | 13/00 |
| Upperby Jn | 13/04 |
| Upperby | 13.06 ~ 13.53 [UTGL] |
| Upperby Jn | 13/55 |
| Carlisle | 13.57a [P3] |
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