24th July 2004

Past Time Rail
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 67011 & steam: 60009

Route:
1Z68 : Nottingham to Carlisle
1Z69 : Carlisle to Nottingham

Loco Route
67011 Nottingham - Beeston - Trent Jn - Loughborough - Leicester - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe - (via WCML) - Carlisle
60009 Carlisle - (via S&C) - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - (via WCML) - Crewe
????? Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham

Sources : various including Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nottingham 06.43d 06.43   23.02a 23.06
Mansfield Jn 06/46 06/46   23/00 23/04
Beeston 06.49a ~ 06.51d 06.50 ~ 06.50   22.56a ~ 22.57d 22.57 ~ 23.00
Trent East 06/55 06/56   22/51 22/54
Trent South Jn 06/56 06/57   22/50 22/53
Loughborough 07.03a ~ 07.05d 07.03 ~ 07.05   22.41a ~ 22.43d 22.42 ~ 22.46
Sileby Jn 07/09 07/10   22/37 22/38
Syston South Jn 07/11 07/12   22/35 22/36
Leicester 07.17a ~ 07.24d 07.17 ~ 07.24   22.28a ~ 22.30d 22.26 ~ 22.30
Wigston North Jn 07/30 07/29   22/24 22/20
Hinckley 07/41 07/40   22/08 22/09
Nuneaton 07.48a ~ 07.51d 07.44 ~ 07.51   21.59a ~ 22.01d 21.59 ~ 22.03
Abbey Jn 07/55 07/53   21/54 21/56
Whitacre Jn 08/06 08/03   21/42 21/44
Water Orton 08/11 08/12   21/35 21/41
Water Orton West Jn 08/13 ?   21/33 ?
Park Lane Jn 08/16 08/15   21/28 21/37
Ryecroft Jn 08/37 08/32   21/10 21/20
Walsall 08/39 08/43   21/07 21/17
Pleck Jn 08/43 08/45   21/05 21/13
Darlaston Jn 08/46 08/48   21/03 21/11
Portobello Jn 08/49 08/52   20/59 21/07
Bushbury Jn 08/59 08/56   20/54 21/04
Stafford 09.11a ~ 09.14d 09.08 ~ 09.14   20.39a ~ 20.41d 20.47 ~ 20.50
Norton Bridge 09/2 009/21   20/34 20/41
Madeley 09/29 09/28   20/24 20/32
Basford Hall Jn 09/36 09/33   20/19 20/24
Crewe 09.40a ~ 09.47d 09.35 ~ 09.47   19L43a ~ 20L13d 20.00 ~ 20.21
Crewe Coal Yard SB 09/50 ?   19/42 ?
Winsford SB 09/56 09/55   19/29 19/47
Weaver Jn 10/01 10/00   19/21 19/40
Acton Grange Jn 10/05 10/03   19/14 19/34
Warrington Bank Quay 10/07 10/07   19/12 19/30
Dallam Jn 10/08 ?   19/11 ?
Winwick Jn 10/10 10/11   19/08 19/24
Springs Branch Jn 10/15 10/16   19/00 19/17
Wigan North Western 10/17 10/17   18/58 19/15
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/28 10/23   18/53 19/03
Euxton Jn 10/30 10/25   18/49 19/01

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Farington Curve Jn 10/35 10/27
Ribble Jn 10/42 ?
Preston 10.44a ~ 11.07d 10.51 ~ 11.09
Lancaster 11/25 11/26
Morecambe South Jn 11/27 11/27
Carnforth North Jn 11/30 11/32
Oxenholme 11/40 11/41
Tebay 11/53 11/53
Penrith 12/11 12/08
Carlisle 12L27a ~ 13L20d 12.23 ~ 13.20
London Road Jn 13/22 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/23 13/24
Low House SB 13/48 ?
Culgaith 14/13 ?
Kirby Thore SB 14/17 ?
Appleby 14.27a ~ 15.24d ?
Kirkby Stephen 15/44 15/54
Garsdale 16/01 ?
Blea Moor 16/13 ?
Ribblehead 16/16 ?
Settle Jn 16/36 ?
Long Preston 16.41a ~ 16.58d ?
Hellifield 17/02 17/18
Horrocksford Jn 17/32 ?
Clitheroe 17/35 17/42
Daisyfield Jn 17/56 ?
Blackburn 17/58 18/13
Cherry Tree 18.04a ~ 18.24d ?
Lostock Hall Jn 18/36 18/52
Farington Jn 18/44 ?

Timings continued in first table.

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