13th April 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Pennine Blackpool Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (2) (17025)+99304+5032+4984+99311+13320+3136+99350+99712+99351+99122

Route :
1Z86 : London Euston to Blackpool North
1Z87 : Blackpool North to Hellifield Goods Loops
1Z88 : Hellifield Goods Loops to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston
86259 (1) Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Blackpool North
45690 Blackpool North - Kirkham & Wesham - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield [Goods Loops] - Settle Jn - Giggleswick - Bentham - Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston
86259 Preston - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 45690 on rear.
(2) 17025 was only in the consist when 45690 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 07.10d [P16] 07.12   22.27a [P1] 22.25
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/15   22/23½ [B] 22/19
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/16   22/22 [B] 22/18
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/19   22/18 [US] 22/15
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] [DF] 07/21   22/14 [P6] [US] 22/13
North Wembley Jn 07/19 ?   22/12 [UF-US] 22/12
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [P3] [DF] 07/23   22/10 [P4] [UF] 22/10
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/27   22.01a ~ 22.05d [P7] [UF] 22.02 ~ 22.04
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/32   21/54½ [UF] 21/53
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/36   21/50½ [P2] [UF] 21/49
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/40   21/42½ [UF] 21/44
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/46   21/36 [P2] [UF] 21/38
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.50 ~ 07.53   21.21a ~ 21.32d [P5] [UF] 21.23 ~ 21.33
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/04   21/13 [UF] 21/14
Weedon 08/13 08/13   21/05 21/02
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ 08/22   20/57 20/54
Rugby 08.24a ~ 08.29d [P2] 08.25 ~ 08.28   20.51a ~ 20.55d [P5] 20.42 ~ 20.51
Trent Valley Jn 08/31 [DF] 08/30   20/48½ [UN] 20/40
Newbold Jn 08/32 ?   20/46½ [US] 20/39
Brinklow 08/36 [DF] 08/33   20/42½ 20/36
Attleborough South Jn 08/42 [DF] 08/38   20/35 20/30
Nuneaton 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.41 ~ 08.44   20.26a ~ 20.32d [P4] [UF] 20.25 ~ 20.28
Amington Jn 08/56 [DF] 08/53   20/16 [UF] 20/15
Lichfield North Jn 09/01 [DF] 08/58   20/11 [UF] 20/10
Rugeley North Jn 09/05½ [DF] 09/03   20/06 [UF] 20/05
Colwich 09/08½ [DF] 09/05   20/04 [UF] 20/03
Whitehouse Jn 09/11½ ?   19*56 ~ 20*00 [US-UF] ? ~ 20.00
Trent Valley Jn 09/13½ ?   19/51½ [US] 19/50
Stafford 09/14 [DF] 09/12   19/50½ [US] 19/49
Norton Bridge 09/18½ [DF] ?   19/46 [US] 19/45
Madeley 09/25½ [DF] 09/24 [DS?]   19/35 [US] 19/37
Basford Hall Jn 09/30½ 09/29   19/30 19/33
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P6] 09.37 ~ 09.41   19.08a ~ 19.26d [P12] [US] 19.13 ~ 19.29
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/43   1904½ 19/10
Winsford 09/46 09/48   18/59 19/03
Hartford Jn 09/49½ 09/51   18/56 18/59
Acton Bridge 09/50½ 09/53   18/54½ 18/58
Weaver Jn 09/52½ 09/54   18/53 18/57
Acton Grange Jn 09/55 09/58   18/49½ 18/53
Warrington Bank Quay 09/56½ [P3] 09/59   18/48 [P2] 18/52
Dallam Jn 09/57½ ?   18/47 18/51
Winwick Jn 09/59 10/02   18/45½ 18/47
Golborne Jn 10/01 10/03   18/44 18/44
Springs Branch Jn 10/07½ 10/07   18/41 18/41
Wigan South Jn 10/08½ ?   18/40½ 18/40
Wigan North Western 10/10½ [P5] 10/09   18/40 [P4] 18/40
Balshaw Lane 10/17 10/16   18/35 18/34
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/17   18/33½ 18/33
Farington Curve Jn 10/20½ ?   18/29½ 18/30
Ribble Jn 10/21½ ?   18/28½ 18/29
Preston 10L24a ~ 10L51d [P4] 10.27 ~ 10.54   17L42a ~ 18L27d [P6] [UF] 17.42 ~ 18.28

 

Location Booked Actual
Fylde Jn 10/54 ?
Kirkham & Wesham 11/03 [P2] 11/05
Poulton-le-Fylde 11/11 [P1] 11/13
Devonshire Road Jn 11/15 11/17
Blackpool North 11.18a [P1] ~ 14.04d [P2] 11.19 [P1] ~ 14.04 [P1]
Devonshire Road Jn 14/07 14/06
Poulton-le-Fylde 14/12 [P2] 14/14
Kirkham & Wesham 14/21 [P3] 14/23
Fylde Jn 14/33 [SL] 14/38
Preston 14.36 ~ 14.39 [P1] [US] 14.41 ~ 14.46
Ribble Jn 14/41½ 14/47
Farington Curve Jn 14/43 14/50
Lostock Hall Jn 14/46 14/53
Blackburn 15/01 [P2] 15/06
Daisyfield Jn 15/03½ 15/08
Langho 15/12½ [P2] ?
Clitheroe 15/24½ [P2] 15/24
Horrocksford Jn 15/25½ ?
Hellifield 15/53 15/45
Hellifield [Goods Loops] 15w55 ~ 16w18 [DGL] 15.46 ~ 16.18
Settle Jn 16/24½ 16/27
Giggleswick 16/28 ?
Bentham 16/46 ?
Wennington 16/52 ?
Carnforth 17/09½ [P1] 17/10
Carnforth North Jn 17/11 17/11
Morecambe South Jn 17/16 17/17
Lancaster 17/18 [UF] 17/19 [UF]
Garstang & Catteral 17/30 17/30

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z85 : (45690 with 17025) : Carnforth to Preston

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 07.31d
Carnforth H.S. 07.41 ~ 07.46
Carnforth 07.51 ~ 07.53
Carnforth North Jn 07/56
Morecambe South Jn 08/01
Lancaster 08/03
Garstang & Catteral 08/15
Preston 08.29 ~ 10.25
Ribble Jn 10.28 ~ 10.32
Preston 10.35a [P4]

0Z87 : (86259) : Blackpool North to Preston

Location Booked
Blackpool North 14.50d [P1]
Devonshire Road Jn 14/51
Poulton-le-Fylde 14/54
Kirkham & Wesham 15/05
Fylde Jn 15/20
Preston 15.22 ~ 17.52
Ribble Jn 17.55 ~ 18.09
Preston 18.11a [P6]

5Z88 : (45690 with 17025) : Preston to Carnforth

Location Booked
Preston 18.01d [P6]
Ribble Jn 18.04 ~ 18.14
Preston 18.16 ~ 18.52
Ribble Jn 18/54
Farington Curve Jn 18/56
Farington Jn 18.59 ~ 19.10
Lostock Hall Jn 19.18 ~ 19.22
Farington Curve Jn 19/31
Ribble Jn 19/32
Preston 19.35 ~ 19.45
Fylde Jn 19/49
Garstang & Catteral 19/59
Lancaster 20/10
Morecambe South Jn 20/12
Carnforth North Jn 20/17
Carnforth 20/18
Carnforth H.S. 20.21 ~ 20.25
Carnforth Steamtown 20.35a


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