30th December 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Train postponed from 29/12 to 30/12 for reason(s) unknown.

Locos Used WCRC class 47 & steam: 44871 & 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z44 : Manchester Victoria to Carlisle
1Z46 : Carlisle to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
44871 + 45690 (2) Manchester Victoria - Ordsall Lane Jn - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Lostock Jn - Chorley - Euxton Jn - (via WCML) - Carlisle
44871 + 45690 (2) Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - Euxton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) 45690 replaced unavailable 45407.
(2) WCRC 47xxx on rear.
(3) 44871 carried a wreath on the smokebox door, in memory of West Coast Railways fireman Paul Kane, who died on 18/12/10 while working on the footplate of A4 60019 Bittern.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roy Roberts)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 07.48d 07.48   19.16a 19.07
Deal Street Jn 07/50 ?   19/14 ?
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/52 07/53   19/11 19/02
Salford Crescent 07/56 07/56   19/09 19/00
Bolton 08.08a ~ 08.10d 08.10 ~ 08.12   18.49a ~ 18.52d 18.44 ~ 18.46
Lostock Jn 08/15 08/17   18/45 18/39
Chorley 08/28 08/27   18/32 18/22
Euxton Jn 08/37 08/33   18/27 18/18

 

Location Booked Actual
Preston 08.45a ~ 08.57d 08.40 ~ 08.59
Lancaster 09/23 09/23
Morecambe South Jn 09/25 09/25
Carnforth U&DGL 09.30 ~ 10.20 09.32 ~ ??.??
Carnforth Jn 10/23 10/29
Oxenholme Lake District 10/40 10/46
Tebay 10/57 11/03
Penrith 11/19 11/25
Carlisle 11.43a ~ 14.11d 11.44 ~ 14.14
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/14 14/18
How & Co Siding 14/22 14/26
Low House SB 14/28 ?
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 14/37 ?
Culgaith 14/47 14/46
Kirkby Thore SB 14/51 14/50
Appleby 14/57 14/57
Ormside 15/00 ?
Crosby Garrett 15/09 ?
Kirkby Stephen 15/16 15/11
Mallerstang 15/24 ?
Ais Gill 15/32 ?
Garsdale 15/36 ?
Blea Moor 15/48 ?
Ribblehead 15/51 ?
Settle Jn 16/06 15/58
Hellifield GLS 16.12 ~ 17.08 ?
Hellifield 17/09 17/06
Horrocksford Jn 17/31 ?
Clitheroe 17/32 17/29
Langho 17/44 ?
Daisyfield Jn 17/55 17/49
Blackburn 17.58a ~ 18.01d 17.50 ~ 17.55
Lostock Hall Jn 18/23 18/14

Timings continue in first table.

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