3rd December 1983

Steam Locomotive Operators Association
Cumbrian Mountain Express
(Northbound)

Locos Used 31183, 31184, 45125, 81021 & steam : 34092 'City of Wells'
Stock Used Booked for load 12

Route : 1Z31 throughout

Loco(s) Route
81021 London Euston - (via WCML, ?Weedon? & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Sandbach - Stockport
45125 Stockport - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Diggle - Hudersfield - Morley - Leeds
34092 Leeds - Wortley Jn - Guiseley Jn - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
31183+31184 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Brampton - Hexham - Blaydon - Norwood Jn - Low Fell - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Sources : David Ingham, Tony Jakeman & Dave Kirwin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dave Kirwin)

Miles Location Booked Actual
000.0 Euston 06.40d 06.40
005.4 Watford Junction 06/47 ?
017.5 Watford Junction 06.56a ~ 06.57d 07.03 ~ 07.06
046.7 Bletchley 07/19 ?
082.6 Rugby 07/45½ 08/02
097.1 Nuneaton 07.57a ~ 07.58d ?
133.5 Stafford 08/27½ ?
158.1 Crewe 08.50½a ~ 08.55d 09.00 ~ 09.03
162.7 Sandbach 09/02½ ?
183.1
000.0		 Stockport 09L22a ~ 09L35d 09.30 ~ 09.45
005.6 Guide Bridge 09/45½ 09/58
007.7 Stalybridge 09/52½ 10/03
014.8 Diggle 10/03 ?
025.8 Huddersfield 10/19 ?
038.3 Morley 10/39 ?
042.9
000.0		 Leeds 10L39a ~ 10L49d ??.?? ~ 10.53
000.9 Wortley Jn 11/04 ?
? Guiseley Jn 11/16 ?
017.0 Keighley 11/27 ?
026.2 Skipton 11c41 ~ 11c42 ?
036.0 Hellifield 11pw57a ~ 12pw17d ??.?? ~ 12.38
039.3 Settle Jn 12/23 12/45
047.3 Horton 12/34 ?
053.3 Blea Moor 12/43 ?
058.2 Dent 12/54 ?
061.4 Garsdale 13pw05a ~ 13pw25d 13/54
064.5 Ais Gill 13/31 ?
071.3 Kirkby Stephen 13/38 14/09
083.0 Appleby 14p00a ~ 14p15d 14.20 ~ 14.21
095.8 Long Meg 14/40 14/37
111.9 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/01 14/57
112.8
000.0		 Carlisle 15L05a ~ 15L15d ??.?? ~ 15.33
000.9 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/18 15/37
010.9 Brampton 15/32 ?
023.1 Haltwhistle 15/46 ?
031.8 Haydon Bridge 15/56 ?
039.4 Hexham 16/04 ?
044.7 Riding Mill 16/08 ?
049.6 Prudhoe 16/17 ?
051.7 Wylam 16/19 ?
056.2 Blaydon 16c26 ~ 16c28 ??/??
? Norwood Jn 16/34 ?
060.7 Low Fell 16/40 ?
? Ouston Jn 16/50 ?
072.3 Durham 16/59 17/32
081.5 Ferryhill 17/08 ?
094.4 Darlington 17/18 ?
108.6 Northallerton 17/28 ?
116.3 Thirsk 17/34 ?
138.5 York 17.57a ~ 17.59d 18.41 ~ ??.??
? Colton Jn 18/07 ?
? Temple Hirst Jn 18/21 ?
? Shaftholme Jn 18/27 ?
170.5 Doncaster 18c33 ~ 18c35 ?
187.8 Retford 18/51 ?
206.2 Newark 19/05 ?
211.0 Grantham 19/19 ?
226.2 Stoke 19/27 ?
241.7 Tallington 19/37 ?
250.0 Peterborough 19.45a ~ 19.47d ?
267.6 Huntingdon 20/03 ?
282.2 Sandy 20/14 ?
294.6 Hitchin 20/28 ?
302.6 Woolmer Green 20/36 ?
313.7 Potters Bar 20/44 ?
321.5 Alexandra Palace 20/51 ?
323.9 Finsbury Park 20/53 ?
326.3 Kings Cross 20.57a ?


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