15th March 1969

Stephenson Locomotive Society / Manchester Locomotive Society
Ravenglass & Rowrah Tour

DMU Used 2x Cravens 2-car units (class 113)
R&ER Loco(s) Used steam : 'River Mite'

Route : 1T90 throughout

DMU/Loco Route
DMU as listed Lancaster - Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands - Plumpton Jn – North Lonsdale Crossing (1)
DMU as listed North Lonsdale Crossing – Plumpton Jn
DMU as listed Plumpton Jn – Ulverston - Dalton Jn – Park South Jn – Askam - Foxfield - Millom - Sellafield –  Egremont – Moor Row
DMU as listed Moor Row – Rowrah Jn
DMU as listed Rowrah Jn – Arlecdon
DMU as listed Arlecdon – Rowrah
DMU as listed Rowrah – Moor Row – Mirehouse Jn – Corkickle No.2 Jn – Corkickle
DMU as listed Corkickle – Whitehaven Preston Street Jn (Corkickle No.2 Jn)
DMU as listed Whitehaven Preston Street Jn  (Corkickle No.2 Jn) – Whitehaven Preston Street Goods (2)
DMU as listed Whitehaven Preston Street Goods – Whitehaven Preston Street Jn  (Corkickle No.2 Jn)
DMU as listed Whitehaven Preston Street Jn  (Corkickle No.2 Jn) – Corkickle
DMU as listed Corkickle - St Bees - Ravenglass
'River Mite' Ravenglass – Dalegarth
'River Mite' Dalegarth – Ravenglass
DMU as listed Ravenglass – Millom – Foxfield – Askam – Barrow-in-Furness – Ulverston – Arnside – Carnforth – Lancaster

Notes :
(1) Given by Kevin Driscoll as Conishead Priory branch, as far as Ulverston Canal.
(2) To level crossing.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Sources : Peter Robinson, Kevin Driscoll & Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Lancaster 10.30d 10.32
6.19 Carnforth ??.??a ~ 10.40d ??.?? ~ 10.41
? Grange-over-Sands 10/54 ?
23.47 Plumpton Jn 11c06 ~ 11c11 11.01 ~ 11.03
[24.14] Conishead Priory Branch 11.16a ~ 11.31d (11.06) ~ 11.27
24.61 Plumpton Jn 11.36a ~ 11.41d (11.30) ~ 11.32
? Ulverston 11/45 ?
? Dalton 11/56 11/42
? Askam 12/04 11/49
? Foxfield 12/12 11/56
? Millom 12/19 12/01
? Sellafield 12/43 12.21 ~ 12.35
? Egremont 12/52 ?
73.02 Moor Row 12.57a ~ 13.02d 12.52 ~ 13.02
[78.10] Rowrah Jn 13.17a ~ 13.22d 13.16 ~ 13.18
[78.55] Arlecdon 13.27a ~ 13.57d 13.21 ~ 13.38
79.20 Rowrah 14.02a ~ 14.12d 13.41 ~ 14.01
84.28 Moor Row 14/25 14/17
87.41 Corkickle ??.?? ~ ??.?? 14.25 ~ 14.35
87.59 Whitehaven Preston Street Jn ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
[88.03] Whitehaven Preston Street Goods 14.35a ~ 14.45d 14.37 ~ 14.55
88.27 Whitehaven Preston Street Jn ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
88.45 Corkickle ??.?? ~ ??.?? ??.?? ~ 15.01
? St Bees 14/50 ?
? Ravenglass 15.10a ~ 15.20d 15.27 ~ 18.30
? Dalegarth 16p00a ~ 16p45d ?
? Ravenglass 17.35a ~ 18.30d ?
? Barrow-in-Furness ? 19/15
161.53 Carnforth 19.57a ~ ??.??d 19.50 ~ 19.52
167.72 Lancaster 20.05a 20.03

n.b. distances for some of the reversal points have been [estimated].

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