1st May 1976

British Rail
Centenary of the Settle & Carlisle Railway 1876-1976
(Merry Maker Trip No. 25)

Locos Used 87001 'Stephenson' & 47449
Stock Used Booked for 12 coaches (mark 3 rake + mark 1 RBK & BG)
Booked formation: 4xTSO, RBK, FO (dining), TSO (dining), 4xFO, BG

Route : 1L01 throughout

Loco(s) Route
87001 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Carlisle
47449 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Farington Jn
87001 Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes:
(1) Stops on the S&C were detailed thus;
a) Dent: stop to view scenery and civil engineering - also to see vintage saloon train.
b) Ribblehead: stop  stop to view scenery and civil engineering.
c) Settle: stop to visit town, exhibition steam locomotives etc, and walk to Giggleswick (the passengers who walked to Giggleswick were picked up at Hellifield).


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Andrew Fairholm & Chris Waite

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Waite)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.00 Euston 08.50 22.09a 616.20
5.28 Willesden WL Jn 08/56½ 22/02 610.92
17.43 Watford Junction 09.05a ~ 09.06d 21.49½a ~ 21.50½d 598.77
31.66 Tring 09/17 21/38 584.54
46.65 Bletchley 09/26 21/28½ 569.55
56.56 Hanslope Jn 09/32 21/22½ 559.64
69.71 Weedon 09/40 21/14 546.49
82.54 Rugby 09/50 21/05 533.66
97.11 Nuneaton 10/00 20/51½ 519.09
110.01 Tamworth LL 10/08 20/40½ 506.19
116.26 Lichfield TV 10/12 20/36½ 499.94
120.99 Armitage 10/15 20/33½ 495.21
127.15 Colwich 10/19 20/30 489.05
129.58 Milford & Brocton 10/20½ 20/28½ 486.62
133.55 Stafford 10/27 20/25 482.65
138.94 Norton Bridge 10/30½ 20/21½ 477.26
149.94 Madeley 10/37½ 20/15 466.26
158.01 Crewe 10/46 20c05 ~ 20c07 458.19
161.19 Coppenhall Jn 10/50 20/01 455.01
166.80 Winsford Jn 10/53½ 19/54 449.40
174.50 Weaver Jn 10/58 19/49 441.70
180.25 Acton Grange Jn 11/01½ 19/43 435.95
182.11 Warrington Bank Quay 11/03½ 19/41½ 434.09
185.55 Winwick Jn 11/05½ 19/39 433.65
192.57 Springs Branch 11/10½ 19/34 423.63
193.85 Wigan North Western 11/11½ 19/33 422.35
203.52 Euston Jn 11/18½ 19/23 412.68
???.?? Farington Jn ??/?? 19L00 ~ 19L18 409.98

 

Miles Location Booked
208.97 Preston 11c22½ ~ 11c24½
230.01 Lancaster 11/40½
236.10 Carnforth 11/44½
249.10 Oxenholme 11/53
261.99 Tebay 12/03½
281.26 Penrith 12/16½
299.11 Carlisle 12L33½a ~ 12L45d
299.99 Petteril Bridge Jn 12/48
329.91 Appleby 13/23
347.42 Ais Gill 13/45
353.86 Dent 13p55a ~ 14p38d
358.64 Blea Moor 14/46
359.89 Ribblehead 14p49a ~ 15p29d
370.75 Settle 15p47a ~ 17p50d
372.61 Settle Jn 17/54
375.95 Hellifield 17.58a ~ 18.00d
389.43 Clitheroe 18/21
399.52 Daisyfield Jn 18/40
400.09 Blackburn 18c42 ~ 18c45
401.96 Cherry Tree 18/49
408.21 Bamber Bridge 18/55
409.09 Lostock Hall Jn 18/56½

Timings continue in first table.

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