13th April 2002

Green Express Railtours
Steam Along the Cumbrian Coast

Locos Used 31128, 31452 & 8F 48151
Stock Used (1) 99722+4958+99329+99326+99317+1860+99723+99128+99127+99121

Green Express Railtours 174th railtour.

Route :
1Z45 : 05.41 Skipton to Carnforth (continued to Sellafield as 1T45)
1Z47 : 17.49 Carnforth to Blackburn (started from Sellafield as 1T46)

Locos Route (1)
31128 + 31452 Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Methley Jn - Normanton - Wakefield Kirkgate - Mirfield - Brighouse - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Burnley - Blackburn - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth
48151 Carnforth - Grange over Sands - (via Barrow avoiding line) - Ravenglass
48151 Ravenglass - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth
31128 + 31452 Carnforth - Wennington - Hellifield - Skipton - (same as outward route) - Hebden Bridge

Notes :
(1) coach 99312 also in formation when 48151 was on the train.

Sources : Scott Spencer, Alan Perryman, Nigel Keer & Mark Sutton
(with additional information from Green Express Railtours)
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