11th December 1993

Regional Railways North West
The Cumbrian Grid

Locos Used 37422, 56099 & 56132

Route : 1T70 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37422 Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Chorley - Preston
56132 + 37422 Preston - Barrow Avoiding Line - Maryport - Carlisle
56099 + 37422 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston
37422 Preston - Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. 37422 initially added to provide train heat.

Sources : Andrew Wilson (joined the train at Preston/left at Manchester Piccadilly)
& additional information from David Garnett, Craig Sullivan & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Garnett)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Crewe 07.29d 18.39a 350.49
4.50 Sandbach 07/37 18/24 345.79
17.21 Alderley Edge 07/57 18/09 333.28
18.65 Wilmslow 07/58 18/03 331.64
22.59 Cheadle Hulme 08/03 17/56 327.70
24.36 Edgeley No.1 Jn 08/05 17/53 326.13
25.00 Stockport 08.08a ~ 08.10d 17.49a ~ 17.51d 325.49
25.62 Heaton Norris Jn 08/11 17/47 324.67
30.27 Slade Lane Jn 08/17 17/45 320.22
32.52 Manchester Piccadilly 08.22a ~ 08.23d 17.38a ~ 17.39d 317.77
33.09 Oxford Road 08/26 17/35 317.40
33.38 Deansgate 08/28 17/32 317.11
34.09 Ordsall Lane Jn 08/30 17/25 316.40
34.65 Salford Cresent 08/32 17/19 315.64
43.66 Bolton 08.43a ~ 08.44d 17.03a ~ 17.05d 306.63
46.45 Lostock Jn 08/52 16/59 304.04
54.32 Chorley 09/00 16/51 296.17
58.46 Euxton Jn 09/04 16/46 292.03
64.02 Preston 09L11a ~ 09L21d 16L25a ~ 16L40d 286.47
85.05 Lancaster 09.42a ~ 09.44d 16.00a ~ 16.02d 265.44
86.72 Morecambe South Jn 09/47 15/58 263.53
91.14 Carnforth North Jn 09/50 15/54 259.35

 

M.C Location Booked
91.20 Carnforth 09c51a ~ 09c53d
97.18 Arnside 10/03
108.47 Plumpton Jn 10/18
114.56 Dalton Jn 10*27a ~ 10*36d
115.52 Park South 10/39
122.06 Foxfield 10/48
126.53 Millom 10/54
135.03 Bootle 11/07
143.58 Sellafield 11.19a ~ 11.39d
153.04 St Bees 11/48
156.60 Corkickle 11/54
157.48 Whitehaven 11/57
159.00 Parton 12/02
160.14 Parton North Jn 12/08
164.28 Workington 12/16
169.65 Maryport 12/23
177.37 Aspatria 12/31
185.64 Wigton 12/41
197.36 Carlisle 13.00a ~ 15.00d
215.24 Penrith 15/18
234.46 Tebay 15/34
247.37 Oxenholme 15/44

Timings continue in first table.

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : loco change
* : operational stop
/ : passing time

All distances, in miles and chains (M & C), are taken from the timing sheet given out on the train. No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.

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