21st September 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Pennine Blackpool Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (2) (17025)+13320+99121+99712+99371+99347+99351+1860+4994+5032+99723

Route :
1Z86 : London Euston to Carnforth [U&DGL]
1Z87 : Carnforth [U&DGL] to Blackpool North
1Z88 : Blackpool North to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Carnforth [U&DGL]
45690 Carnforth [U&DGL] - Bentham - Giggleswick - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Blackpool North
86259 (1) Blackpool North - Kirkham & Wesham - Preston
86259 Preston - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 45690 on rear.
(2) 17025 was only in the consist when 45690 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 07.10d [P16] 07.09   22.26a [P16] 22.03
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/12   22/21 [D] 21/59
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/13   22/20½ [D] 21/58
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/17   22/17 [UF] 21/55
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] [DF] 07/23   22/13 [P4] [UF] 21/53
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [P3] [DF] 07/26   22/11 [P4] [UF] 21/51
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/31   22.02a ~ 22.06d [P7] [UF] 21.42 ~ 21.44
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/38   21/54½ [UF] 21/34
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/42   21/50½ [P2] [UF] 21/30
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/46   21/42½ [UF] 21/27
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/52   21/36 [P2] [UF] 21/21
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.55 ~ 08.01   21.20a ~ 21.32d [P5] [UF] 21.08 ~ 21.15
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/07   21/12 [UF] 21/03
Weedon 08/13 08/18   21/03 20/53
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ 08/25   20/55 20/45
Rugby 08.24a ~ 08.29d [P2] 08.28 ~ 08.32   20.49a ~ 20.53d [P5] 20.40 ~ 20.43
Trent Valley Jn 08/31 [DS] 08/34   20/47 [UN] 20/38
Newbold Jn ? ?   20/46 [UF-US] 20/37
Brinklow 08/36½ [DS-DF] 08/40   ? ?
Attleborough South Jn 08/42½ [DF] 08/46   ? ?
Nuneaton 08.45a ~ 08.48d [P3] [DF] 08.49 ~ 08.51   20.25a ~ 20.29d [P4] [UF] 20.25 ~ 20.27
Amington Jn 08/57 [DF] 09/00   20/15½ [UF] 20/16
Lichfield North Jn 09/02 [DF] 09/04   20/10½ [UF] 20/12
Rugeley North Jn 09/06 [DF] 09/09   20/05½ [UF] 20/07
Colwich 09/09½ [DF] 09/11   20/03½ [UF] 20/05
Whitehouse Jn ? ?   20/01 [US-UF] 20/03
Trent Valley Jn ? ?   19/57 [US] ?
Stafford 09/15 [DF] 09/17   19/56 [P4] [US] 19/57
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   19/53 [US] 19/54
Norton Bridge 09/19 [DF] 09/19   - -
Madeley 09/26 [DF] 09/26   19/45 [US] 19/46
Basford Hall Jn 09/31 [DF] 09/30   19/40 [US] 19/42
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P6] 09.33 ~ 09.38 [P6]   19.13a ~ 19.36d [P12] [US] 19.13 ~ 19.39 [P12]
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/40   1909 ?
Winsford 09/46 09/46   19/00½ 19/01
Hartford Jn 09/49½ 09/50   18/57½ 18/58
Acton Bridge 09/50½ 09/51   18/56 18/56
Weaver Jn 09/52½ 09/53   18/54½ 18/55
Acton Grange Jn 09/55 09/56   18/51 18/52
Warrington Bank Quay 09/56½ [P3] 09/57   18/49½ [P2] 18/50
Dallam Jn 09/57½ 09/58   18/48½ ?
Winwick Jn 09/59 10/00   18/47 18/47
Golborne Jn 10/01 10/02   18/45½ 18/45
Springs Branch Jn 10/07 10/07   18/42½ 18/42
Wigan South Jn 10/08½ 10/09   18/42 18/41
Wigan North Western 10/10½ [P5] 10/11   18/41½ [P4] 18/40
Balshaw Lane 10/17 10/16   18/36½ 18/35
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/18   18/35 18/33
Farington Curve Jn ? ?   ? ?
Ribble Jn 10/22½ ?   18/30½ [UF] ?
Preston 10.24a ~ 10.27d [P3] [DF] 10.23 ~ 10.27   18L05a ~ 18L29d [P4] [UF] 18.04 ~ 18.28 [P4]

 

Location Booked Actual
Fylde Jn 10/28½ ?
Garstang & Catteral 10/35 10/34
Lancaster 10/42 [DF] 10/42
Morecambe South Jn 10/43 10/43
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10L49 ~ 11L37 10.50 ~ 11.36
Carnforth North Jn 11/39 11/38
Carnforth 11/40 [P2] 11/40
Wennington ? ?
Bentham ? ?
Giggleswick ? ?
Settle Jn 12/27 12/26
Hellifield 12/33 12/33
Horrocksford Jn 13/02 ?
Clitheroe 13/03 [P1] 13/02
Langho 13/15 [P1] ?
Daisyfield Jn 13/28½ ?
Blackburn 13w32 ~ 13w58 [UDG] 13.30 ~ 13.57
Lostock Hall Jn 14/14 14/17
Farington Curve Jn 14/23½ [DS] 14/20
Ribble Jn 14/26 [DS] ?
Preston 14/27½ [P1] 14/29
Fylde Jn 14/30 ?
Kirkham & Wesham 14/39 [P2] 14/40
Poulton-le-Fylde 14/48 [P1] 14/48
Devonshire Road Jn 14/52 14/52
Blackpool North 14.55a [P1] ~ 17.35d [P1] 14.54 ~ 17.34
Devonshire Road Jn 17/38 17/36
Poulton-le-Fylde 17/42 [P2] 17/40
Kirkham & Wesham 17/51 [P3] 17/48
Fylde Jn 18/03½ [UF] ?

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z87 : (86259) : Carnforth to Blackpool North

Location Booked
Carnforth [U&DGL] 11.00d
Carnforth North Jn 11/03
Carnforth 11/04
Carnforth Headshunt 11.06 ~ 13.49
Carnforth 13.54 ~ 13.56
Carnforth North Jn 13/57
Morecambe South Jn 14/02
Lancaster 14/04
Garstang & Catteral 14/14
Oxheys Loop 14*25 ~ 14*31
Fylde Jn 14/35
Preston 14.37 ~ 15.00 [GL]
Fylde Jn 15/01
Kirkham & Wesham 15/10
Poulton-le-Fylde 15/17
Devonshire Road Jn 15/20
Blackpool North 15.23a [P1]

5Z88 : (45690 with 17025) : Preston to Carnforth

Location Booked
Preston 18.20d [P4]
Fylde Jn 18/21
Garstang & Catteral 18/33
Lancaster 18/47
Morecambe South Jn 18/50
Carnforth North Jn 18/55
Carnforth 18.57 ~ 18.59
Carnforth Headshunt 19.01 ~ 19.06
Carnforth Steamtown 19.16a


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