26th October 1968

R.C.T.S. / Flying Scotsman Enterprises
The Moorlands' Rail Tour

Locos Used 324 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used 9386+4856+4935+4894+4924+1509+466+4992+4885+9206

Route : 1Z12 throughout

Loco(s) Route
4472 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Rainhill - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Golborne Jn - Wigan North Western - Preston - Carnforth - Penrith - Carlisle
4472 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Keighley - Engine Shed Jn - Normanton - Wakefield Kirkgate - Huddersfield - Diggle - Stalybridge - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Eccles - Newton-le-Willows - Rainhill - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Banked by 324 between Lime Street station and Edge Hill.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Adrian Vaughan, Tim Barber, Bevan Price & Anthony Williams

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tim Barber, Dick Franklin & Anthony Williams)

Location Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 07.53d 07.53½
Edge Hill 07/59 07/58
Huyton 08/05 08/04½
Rainhill 08.10a ~ 08.20d 08.09½ ~ 08.20
St Helens Junction 08/25 08/25½
Earlestown 08/29 08/30
Newton-le-Willows 08/31 08/34½
Lowton Jn 08/33 08/37
Golborne Jn 08/35 08/38
Bamfurlong 08/47 08/44½
Wigan North Western 08.51a ~ 08.54d 08.51½ ~ 08.56
Standish 09/04 09/03½
Euxton Jn 09/10 09/10½
Preston 09c16 ~ 09c18 09.18 ~ 09.28
Garstang and Catterall 09/28 09/41
Lancaster Castle 09/40 09/52
Carnforth 09/47 09/57
Oxenholme 10/07 10/12
Tebay 10/23 10/30½
Shap 10/33 10/42
Penrith 10/46 10/56½
Plumpton 10/50 11/01½
Carlisle 11c07a ~ 13c30d 11.15½ ~ 13.30
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/34 13/33½
Armathwaite 13/43 13/43
Lazonby and Kirkoswald 13/48 13/48
Appleby West 14/07 14/14½
Ais Gill Summit 14/38 14/45½
Blea Moor 14p53a ~ 15p23d 15.05 ~ 15.24
Settle 15/38 15/40
Hellifield 15/42 15/45½
Skipton 15/55 15.59 ~ 16.01½
Keighley 16/12 16/13
Engine Shed Jn 16c22 ~ 16c27 16.40 ~ 16.42
Normanton 16/45 17/02
Wakefield Kirkgate 17/03 17/09
Huddersfield 17w21 ~ 17w50 17.35 ~ 17.48
Diggle 18/12 18/12
Greenfield 18/16 18/16
Stalybridge 18/22 18/22
Miles Platting 18/32 18/32
Manchester Victoria Exchange 18c37 ~ 18c39 18.38 ~ 18.40
Cross Lane Jn 18/44 18/48
Eccles 18/47 18/50
Kenyon Jn 18/57 19/04
Earlestown No.2 19/04 19/08
St Helens Junction 19/08 19/12
Edge Hill 19/22 19/28
Liverpool Lime Street 19.30a 19.32


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