10th September 2004

The Railway Touring Company
The Citadel Express

Locos Used 90024 & steam: 71000
Stock Used 99141+21245+3131+3133+1671+3144+3110+3100+1813+4946+5008+4996+5278

Route:
1Z71 : Euston to Carlisle
1Z72 : Carlisle to Euston

Loco(s) Route
?90024? London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Preston
71000 Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle
71000 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston
90024 Preston - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes:
(1) 99141 only in consist when 71000 was on the train.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Euston 06.39d 07.01   23.19a 23.07
Camden South Jn 06/42 07/04   23/16 23/04
Camden Jn 06/42½ 07/04   23/15½ 23/03
Willesden West London Jn 06/46 07/08   23/12½ 23/00
Wembley Central 06/49½ 07/10   23/07½ 22/58
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/52 07/12   23/05½ 22/56
Watford Junction 06.58a ~ 07.00d 07.17 ~ 07.19   22.38½a ~ 22.40½d 22.50 ~ 22.52
Bourne End 07/12 07/25   22/32½ 22/40
Tring 07/19 07/32   22/29 22/34
Ledburn Jn 07/27½ 07/43   22/25 22/28
Bletchley 07/33 07/51   22/14 22/21
Milton Keynes Central 07.36a ~ 07.38d 07.59 ~ 08.01   22.07½a ~ 22.09½d 22.13 ~ 22.14
Hanslope Jn 07/44 08/07   22/02 22/07
Weedon 07/52 08/15   21/54 21/59
Rugby 08/02 08/23   21/45 21/49
Nuneaton 08/12 08/37   21/25 21/37
Tamworth LL 08/21 08/48   21/12 21/26
Lichfield TV LL 08/25 08/56   21/06 21/21
Armitage Jn 08/28 09/01   21/03 21/05
Colwich 08/33 09/05   20/59 21/00
Stafford 08/41½ 09/10   20/52 20/51
Norton Bridge 08/51 09/13   20/46½ 20/44
Madeley 08/58 09/20   20/40 20/36
Basford Hall Jn 09/04 09/25   20/35 20/29
Crewe 09.08a ~ 09.13d 09.28 ~ 09.31   20.23a ~ 20.31d 20.10 ~ 20.27
Winsford SB 09/21 09/38   20/08 20/02
Weaver Jn 09/26 09/43   20/03 19/55
Acton Grange Jn 09/36½ 09/46   19/57½ 19/50
Warrington Bank Quay 09/38 09/48   19/54 19/49
Winwick Jn 09/41 09/50   19/48 19/47
Springs Branch Jn 09/46 09/54   19/40½ 19/42
Wigan North Western 09/48 09/55   19/39½ 19/40
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/53 10/01   19/34½ 19/35
Euxton Jn 09/54 10/02   19/33 19/33
Preston 10L01a ~ 10L22d 10.10 ~ 10.37   18L58a ~ 19L26d 18.55 ~ 19.26
Lancaster 10.50a ~ 11.16d 11.01 ~ 11.01   18/28 18/33
Morecambe South Jn 11/20 ?   18/23 18/29
Carnforth North Jn 11/24 11/06   17/58 18/22
Oxenholme 11.44a ~ 12.17d 11.20 ~ 12.06   17.02a ~ 17.44d 17.04 ~ 17.45
Tebay 12/37 12/24   16/44 16/51
Penrith 13.04a ~ 13.13d 12.42 ~ 12.42   16/12 16/29
Carlisle 13.42a 13.00   15.46d 15.59


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