26th September 2020

Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman'
Stock Used (1) (35447)+99128+99125+1961+3143+99122+3058+99371+5035+4905+99328+99304

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

Loco Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - 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]
86259 Carnforth [U&DGL] - Preston - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 35447 was only in the consist when 46115 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 07.12d [P16] [E] 07.12   22.33a [P2] 22.24
Camden South Jn 07/15 [E] 07/15   22/30 [B] 22/21
Camden Jn 07/15½ [DF] 07/16   22/29½ [B] 22/20
Willesden West London Jn 07/18½ [DF] 07/19   22/26½ [US] 22/16
Wembley Central 07/20½ [P3] [DF] 07/21   22/23½ [P6] [US] 22/12
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/22½ [P3] [DF] 07/23   22/19½ [P6] [US] 22/09
Watford Junction 07/26 [P6] [DF] 07/27   22.10a ~ 22.13d [P9] [US] 22.02 ~ 22.04
Bourne End Jn 07/30½ [DF] 07/32   22/01 [US] 21/52
Tring 07/34½ [P1] [DF] 07/37   21*48 ~ 21*56 [P4] [US] 21/48
Ledburn Jn 07/38½ [DF] 07/40   21/42 [US] 21/43
Bletchley 07/44 [P1] [DF] 07/47   21/32 [P4] [US] 21/37
Milton Keynes Central 07.47a ~ 07.58d [P5] [DF] 07.50 ~ 08.00 [P5]   21.20a ~ 21.28d [P2] [US] 21.24 ~ 21.33
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DF] 08/06   21/13 [UF-US] 21/16
Weedon 08/13 08/15   21/04 21/05
Hillmorton Jn 08/22 08/23   20/55 20/56
Rugby 08.24a ~ 08.28d [P1] [DS] 08.26 ~ 08.29   20.50a ~ 20.53d [P5] [UF] 20.50 ~ 20.54
Trent Valley Jn 08/30 [DS] 08/30   20/48 [US] 20/48
Newbold Jn 08/31 08/32   20/45½ [UF-US] 20/46
Brinklow 08/35 [DS-DF] 08/34   20/41½ [UF] 20/39
Attleborough South Jn 08/41 [DF] 08/39   20/33 [UF] 20/33
Nuneaton 08.43a ~ 08.46d [P2] [DF] 08.42 ~ 08.46   20.27a ~ 20.30d [P4] [UF] 20.28 ~ 20.31
Amington Jn 08/56 [DF] 08/58   20/18 [UF] 20/19
Lichfield North Jn 09/01 [DF] 09/03   20/12 [UF] 20/13
Rugeley North Jn 09/05½ [DF] 09/09   20/06 [UF] 20/08
Colwich 09/10 [DF] 09/11   20/03½ [UF] 20/07
Whitehouse Jn 09/12½ 09/13   20/01 [US-UF] 20/04
Trent Valley Jn 09/14½ 09/15   19/58 [US] 19/59
Stafford 09/15 [DF] 09/16   19/56½ [P4] [US] 19/58
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   19/53 [US] 19/55
Norton Bridge 09/19 [DF] 09/19   - -
Madeley 09/26 [DF] 09/27   19/45 [US] 19/46
Basford Hall Jn 09/31 [DF] 09/31   19/40 [US] 19/42
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P11] [DF] 09.40 ~ 09.45   19.27a ~ 19.36d [P12] [US] 19.29 ~ 19.38
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/47   19/23½ 19/25
Winsford 09/46 09/53   19/18 19/17
Hartford Jn 09/49½ 09/56   19/15 19/14
Acton Bridge 09/50½ 09/57   19/13½ 19/13
Weaver Jn 09/52½ 09/59   19/12 19/10
Acton Grange Jn 09/55½ 10/02   19/07½ 19/02
Warrington Bank Quay 09/57½ [P3] 10/04   19/06 [P2] 19/01
Dallam Jn 09/58½ 10/05   19/05 19/00
Winwick Jn 10/00 10/06   19/03½ 18/58
Golborne Jn 10/02 10/08   19/02 18/56
Springs Branch Jn 10/05 10/12   18/59 18/54
Wigan South Jn 10/06 10/13   18/58 18/53
Wigan North Western 10/07 [P5] 10/14   18/57 [P4] 18/52
Balshaw Lane 10/12 10/19   18/47 18/47
Euxton Jn 10/16 10/21   18/45 18/45
Farington Jn 10/19½ 10/26   18/42½ 18/40
Ribble Jn 10/22 [DF] 10/29   18/40½ [UF] 18/38
Preston 10.24a ~ 10.27d [P3] [DF] 10.31 ~ 10.33   18.31a ~ 18.39d [P6] [UF] 18.28 ~ 18.37
Fylde Jn 10/27½ 10/35   18/29 [UT] 18/26
Garstang & Catteral 10/34 10/41   18/20½ 18/18
Lancaster 10/41½ [DF] 10/51 [DF]   18/13½ [UF] 18/11
Morecambe South Jn 10/42½ 10/52   18/11 18/08
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10*51 ~ 11*24 10.59 ~ 11.22   17L09 ~ 18L03 17.17 ~ 18.03

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/27 11/23
Oxenholme Lake District 11/35 [P2] 11/35
Tebay 11/45½ 11/44
Shap Summit ? ?
Penrith North Lakes 11/58½ [P2] 11/58
Carlisle 12L14a [P3] ~ 13L33d [P3] 12.13 [P3] ~ 13.34 [P3]
Currock Jn 13/39 13/38
Wigton 13/52 [P1] 13/52
Maryport 14/14 14/14
Workington 14/22 14/22
Parton North Jn 14/31 ?
Parton 14/36½ ?
Whitehaven 14t43 ~ 14t45 14.39 ~ 14.42
St Bees 14t54 ~ 14t56 [P2] ?
Sellafield 15tw09 ~ 15tw25 15.05 ~ 15.29
Drigg 15/29½ [P1] 15/35
Ravenglass 15/32½ ?
Bootle 15/39 15/44
Silecroft 15/45 [P2] 15/50
Millom 15/50 15/54
Foxfield 15/59 [P1] 16/02
Askam 16/07½ 16/10
Park South Jn 16/13½ 16/20
Barrow-in-Furness 16/21½ [P2] 16/29
Dalton Jn 16/29½ ?
Ulverston 16/38½ 16/47
Grange-over-Sands 16/51½ [P1] ?
Arnside 16/56½ 17/02
Carnforth 17/06 [P1] ? ~ 17.13 [P1]
Carnforth North Jn 17/07 17/14

Timings continue in first table.

Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z84 : (46115 with 35447) : 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 08/27
Oxenholme Lake District 08/43
Tebay 09*03 ~ 09*59 [DGL]
Penrith North Lakes 10/23 [P2]
Upperby Bridge Jn 10/43
Upperby Jn 10/47
Upperby 10w49 ~ 12w30 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 12/33
London Road Jn 12/37
Petteril Bridge Jn 12.41 ~ 12.44
London Road Jn 12/48
Carlisle 12.51a [P3]

0Z87 : (86259) : Carlisle to Carnforth

Location Booked
Carlisle 12.30d [P3]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 12.31 ~ 12.33
Carlisle 12.35 ~ 14.28 [A]
Penrith North Lakes 14/45
Tebay 15/04
Oxenholme Lake District 15/17
Carnforth North Jn 15/31
Carnforth [U&DGL] 15.33a


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