25th March 2020
West Coast Railways
The Salopian Express
Tour postponed to 28/05/20 (then cancelled), due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Route:
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| Diesel Loco | Dumfries - Annan - Gretna Green - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carnforth [U&DGL] |
| steam: 35018 'British India Line' or 45690 'Leander' or 45699 'Galatea' or 46115 'Scots Guardsman' (1) | Carnforth [U&DGL] - (via WCML) - Crewe - Nantwich - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury |
| steam: 35018 'British India Line' or 45690 'Leander' or 45699 'Galatea' or 46115 'Scots Guardsman' (1) | Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth [U&DGL] |
| Diesel Loco | Carnforth [U&DGL] - (reverse of outward route) - Dumfries |
Notes :
(1) Diesel Loco on rear?
Sources : Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Advertised Only)
(from WCR website)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) | |
| Dumfries | 05.48d | 00.15a | |
| Annan | 06.08d | 23.55a | |
| Gretna Green | 06.19d | 23.45a | |
| Carlisle | 07.07d | 23.23a | |
| Penrith North Lakes | 07.34d | 22.58a | |
| Lancaster | 09.14d | 21.37a | |
| Preston | 10.13d | 19.59a | |
| Shrewsbury | 13.04a | 17.10d |
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