28th September 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (1) (17025)+99723+5032+4994+1860+99351+99347+99371+99712+99121+13320

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

Loco Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Carlisle
45690 Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth [U&DGL]
86259 Carnforth [U&DGL] - Preston - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 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] [E] 07.10   22.30a [P1] 22.16
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/12   22/23½ [X] 22/12
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/13   22/23 [D] 22/11
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/16   22/20 [UF] 22/08
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] [DF] 07/18   22/16 [P4] [UF] 22/06
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [P3] [DF] 07/20   22/12 [P4] [UF] 22/03
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/24   22.03a ~ 22.05d [P7] [UF] 21.56 ~ 21.58
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/30   21/56 [UF] 21/47
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/34   21/51 [P2] [UF] 21/40
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/38   21/42 [UF] 21/36
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/44   21/36 [P2] [UF] 21/30
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.47 ~ 07.54   21.21a ~ 21.32d [P5] [UF] 21.21 ~ 21.26
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/05   21/15 [UF] 21/13
Weedon 08/13 08/14   21/06 21/05
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ [DN] 08/22   20/57 20/56
Rugby 08.24a ~ 08.27d [P2] [DS] 08.25 ~ 08.28   20.53a ~ 20.55d [P5] [UF] 20.46 ~ 20.54
Trent Valley Jn 08/29 [DS] 08/30   20/49 [US] 20/44
Newbold Jn ? ?   20/46½ [UF-US] 20/43
Brinklow 08/36½ [DS-DF] 08/36   20/42 [UF] ?
Attleborough South Jn 08/42½ [DF] 08/44   20/33 [UF] ?
Nuneaton 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.47 ~ 08.50   20.27a ~ 20.30d [P4] [UF] 20.29 ~ 20.31
Amington Jn 08/57 [DF] 08/58   20/18 [UF] 20/19
Lichfield North Jn 09/02 [DF] 09/04   20/12 [UF] 20/13
Rugeley North Jn 09/06 [DF] 09/09   20/06 [UF] 20/08
Colwich 09/10 [DF] 09/11   20/03½ [UF] 20/07
Whitehouse Jn ? ?   20/01 [US-UF] 20/04
Trent Valley Jn ? ?   19/54 [US] 19/59
Stafford 09/15½ [DF] 09/16   19/53 [P4] [US] 19.53 ~ 19.57
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   19/49 [US] 19/49
Norton Bridge 09/21½ [DF] 09/19   - -
Madeley 09/28½ [DF] 09/27   19/41 [US] 19/40
Basford Hall Jn 09/33½ [DF] 09/31   19/36 [US] 19/36
Crewe 09.37a ~ 09.39d [P12] [DF] 09.38 ~ 09.41   19.27a ~ 19.32d [P12] [US] 19.30 ~ 19.33
Crewe Coal Yard 09/42 09/43   19/25 ?
Winsford 09/47 09/48   19/17½ 19/19
Hartford Jn 09/50½ 09/51   19/14½ 19/16
Acton Bridge 09/51½ 09/52   19/13 19/15
Weaver Jn 09/53½ 09/54   19/11½ 19/12
Acton Grange Jn 09/56½ 09/57   19/07 19/03
Warrington Bank Quay 09/58½ [P3] 09/59   19/03½ [P2] 19/01
Dallam Jn 09/59 ?   19/02½ ?
Winwick Jn 10/01 10/01   19/01 18/57
Golborne Jn 10/03 10/03   18/59½ 18/55
Springs Branch Jn 10/07½ 10/07   18/56½ 18/53
Wigan South Jn 10/11 10/08   18/56 18/52
Wigan North Western 10/11½ [P5] 10/09   18/55 [P4] 18/51
Balshaw Lane 10/18 10/15   18/46½ 18/46
Euxton Jn 10/19 10/17   18/45 18/44
Farington Jn 10/22 ?   18/42½ ?
Ribble Jn 10/24 ?   18/40½ ?
Preston 10.25a ~ 10.28d [P3] [DF] 10.25 ~ 10.28   18.29a ~ 18.39d [P6] [UF] 18.23 ~ 18.36
Fylde Jn 10/29 ?   18/27 [UT] ?
Garstang & Catteral 10/34 10/36   18/18½ 18/13
Lancaster 10/41½ [DF] 10/44   18/11½ [UF] 18/05
Morecambe South Jn 10/42½ 10/45   18/10 18/03
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10*50 ~ 11*24 10.52 ~ ?   17L15 ~ 18L02 17.16 ~ 17.57

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/26 11/25
Oxenholme Lake District 11/35 [P2] 11/36
Tebay 11/45½ 11/45
Shap Summit 11/49½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 11/58½ [P2] 12/00
Carlisle 12L14a [P3] ~ 13L32d [P3] 12.14 ~ 13.32
Currock Jn 13/38 13/36
Wigton 13/51 [P1] 13/52
Maryport 14/13 14/15
Workington 14/22 14/25
Parton North Jn 14/32 ?
Parton 14/37 ?
Whitehaven 14t43 ~ 14t45 14.45 ~ 14.49
St Bees 14t56 ~ 14t57 [P2] 14.59 ~ 15.00
Sellafield 15tw10 ~ 15tw28 15.14 ~ 15.30
Drigg 15/35 [P1] 15/37
Ravenglass 15/38 ?
Bootle 15/45 15/47
Silecroft 15/52 [P2] 15/54
Millom 15/58 15/58
Foxfield 16/06 [P1] 16/05
Askam 16/14 16/16
Park South Jn 16/19 16/19
Barrow-in-Furness 16/27 [P2] 16/29
Dalton Jn 16/35 16/36
Ulverston 16/44 16/46
Grange-over-Sands 16/57 [P1] ?
Arnside 17/02 17/03
Carnforth 17/12 [P1] ?
Carnforth North Jn 17/13 17/14

Timings continue in first table.

Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z87 : (45690 with 17025) : Carnforth to Carlisle

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 07.52d
Carnforth Headshunt 08.02 ~ 08.07
Carnforth 08/12
Carnforth North Jn 08/13
Carnforth [U&DGL] 08.15 ~ 08.25
Carnforth North Jn 08/28
Oxenholme Lake District 08/44
Tebay 09*04 ~ 09*56 [DGL]
Penrith South Jn 10/21
Penrith North Lakes 10*25 ~ 11*04 [P3]
Upperby Bridge Jn 11/32
Upperby Jn 11.37 ~ 11.40
Upperby 11w42 ~ 12w51 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 12/53
London Road Jn 12/58
Petteril Bridge Jn 13.00 ~ 13.04
London Road Jn 13/06
Carlisle 13.08a [P3]

0Z89 : (86259) : Carlisle to Carnforth

Location Booked
Carlisle 15.15d [A]
Penrith North Lakes 15/33
Tebay 15/52
Oxenholme Lake District 16/06
Oxenholme Loop 16*08 ~ 16*48 [UGL]
Carnforth North Jn 17/07
Carnforth [U&DGL] 17.10a


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