19th September 2020
Railway Touring Company
The Pennine Blackpool Express
Tour cancelled, due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Route :
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston |
| 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' (1) | Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Blackpool North |
| steam: 35018 'British India Line' or 45690 'Leander' or 45699 'Galatea' or 46115 'Scots Guardsman' (2) | Blackpool North - Kirkham & Wesham - Preston |
| steam: 35018 'British India Line' or 45690 'Leander' or 45699 'Galatea' or 46115 'Scots Guardsman' | Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield [Goods Loops] - Settle Jn - Giggleswick - Bentham - Carnforth [U&DGL] |
| 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' | Carnforth [U&DGL] - Lancaster - Preston - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Steam loco on rear.
(2) 86259 on rear.
Source : Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) | |
| London Euston | 07.10d | 22.05a | |
| Watford Junction | - | 21.50a | |
| Milton Keynes Central | 08.00d | 21.15a | |
| Rugby | 08.25d | 20.38a | |
| Nuneaton | 08.45d | 20.20a | |
| Crewe | 09.45d | 19.15a | |
| Preston | 10.30d | 18.20a | |
| Blackpool North | 11.10a | 14.05d |