21st November 1987

Hertfordshire Railtours
Border City Pullman

Loco Used 47104, 86101
Stock MkII 'Manchester' Pullmans 549, 551, 506, 548, 552, 546, 586, 553, 504
DMUs Used 3 x 2-Car incl M53966

Reporting No: 1L06 (Pullman);  1L07 (DMUs)

Route :

Loco(s) Pullman
86101 Euston - Watford Jn - Milton Keynes Central - Weedon - Rugby - Tamworth - Crewe
47104 + 86101 DIT Crewe - Preston
86101 Preston - Carnforth - Carlisle
86101 Carlisle - Preston
47104 + 86101 DIT Preston - Crewe
86101 Crewe- (as outward route) - Watford Jn - Euston

 

Traction Route
DMU Carnforth - Dalton Jn - Park South Jn - Ravenglass - Workington - Maryport - Currock Jn - Bog Jn - Upperby Jn
DMU Upperby Jn - Carlisle

NB: Class 47 'Drag' Crewe - Preston each way was owing to advertised Engineering Works.

Source : Robin Addison (on the train from / to Milton Keynes to Carnforth and from Carlisle, and throughout the DMU tour)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robin Addison)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Euston 0800d 2136a
Willesden Jn 08/07 21/28
Watford Jn 0819a  ~  0820d 2114a  ~  2115d
Tring 08/31 21/04
Bletchley 08/41 20/54
Milton Keynes Central 0845a  ~  0846d 2049a  ~  2050d
Hanslope Jn 08/51 20/40
Weedon 09/00 20/31
Rugby 0914a  ~  0916d 2017a  ~  2020d
Nuneaton 09/28 20/02
Tamworth 09/37 19/53
Lichfield TV 09/41 19/49
Armitage 09/44 19/46
Colwich Jn 09/47 19/42
Stafford 09/54 19/37
Norton Bridge 09/58 19/34
Madeley Jn 10/05 19/26
Crewe 1018a  ~  1023d  L 1913a  ~  1918d  L
Coal Yard 10/25 19/10
Winsford 10/33 19/00
Weaver Jn 10/39 18/53
Acton Grange Jn 10/44 18/45
Warrington 10/45 18/44
Winwick Jn 10/48 18/41
Springs Branch Jn 10/55 18/35
Wigan NW 10/58 18/34
Balshaw Lane Jn 11/08 18/27
Euxton Jn 11/18 18/25
Preston 1124a  ~  1129d  L 1812a  ~  1817d  L
Lancaster 11/44 17/52
Carnforth 1151a  ~  1400d 17/48
Oxenholme 14/20 17/40
Tebay 14/30 17/31
Penrith 14/45 17/16
Carlisle 1503a 1700d

 

Location Booked
Carnforth 1240d
Grange-over-Sands 12/25
Ulverston 13/03
Dalton Jn 13/14
Park South Jn 13/17
Askam 13/22
Foxfield 13/31
Millom 13/37
Silecroft 13/41
Bootle 13/46
Drigg 13/53
Seascale 1356a  ~  1406d  PS
Sellafield 14/09  t
St Bees 14/18
Corkickle 14/23
Whitehaven 1425a  ~  1437d
Parton 14/40
Workington 14/52
Maryport 1500a  ~  1515d  PS
Aspatria 15/26
Wigton 15/36
Dalston 15/43
Currock Jn 15/47
Bog Jn 15/50
Upperby Jn 1554a  ~  1559d
Carlisle 1604a

Key;

PS: Photo Stop
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : loco change
t : token exchange
/ : passing time

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