4th March 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Winter Cumbrian Coast Express

Locos Used 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (2) (80217)+3058+99122+1961+3136+99371+99125+1861+4984+4973+99723

Route :
1Z86 : London Euston to Carlisle
1Z87 : Carlisle to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
86259 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Preston - Carnforth [U&DGL]
45699 Carnforth [U&DGL] - (via WCML) - Carlisle
45699 Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth [U&DGL]
86259 Carnforth [U&DGL] - Preston - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 45699 replaced unavailable 46115 'Scots Guardsman'.
(2) 80217 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 07.10d [P16] 07.10   22.48a [P2] 23.06 [P1]
Camden South Jn 07/13 [E] 07/12   22/44½ 23/01
Camden Jn 07/13½ [DF] 07/13   22/44 [B] 23/00
Willesden West London Jn 07/16½ [DF] 07/16   22/41 [US] 22/35
Wembley Central 07/18½ [P3] 07/18   22/37 22/32
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/20½ [DF] 07/20   22/35 [US] 22/30
Watford Junction 07/24 [P6] [DF] 07/24   22.27a ~ 22.29d [P9] [US] 22.22 ~ 22.24
Bourne End Jn 07/28½ [DF] 07/29   22/20 [US] 22/09
Tring 07/32½ [P1] [DF] 07/34   22/15 [P5] [US] 22/02
Ledburn Jn 07/36½ [DF] 07/37   22/06 [US] 21/54
Bletchley 07/42 [P1] [DF] 07/44   22/00 [P4] [US] 21/45
Milton Keynes Central 07.45a ~ 07.54d [P5] [DS] 07.47 ~ 07.54   21.39a ~ 21.56d [P2] [US] 21.27 ~ 21.29
Hanslope Jn 08/05 [DS-DF] 08/04   21/33 [UF-US] 21/21
Weedon 08/13 08/13   21/25 21/12
Hillmorton Jn 08/21½ 08/22   21/17 21/03
Rugby 08.23a ~ 08.28d [P1] 08.24 ~ 08.27   21.11a ~ 21.14d [P6] 20.59 ~ 21.01
Trent Valley Jn 08/30½ [DF] 08/29   21/09 [US] 20/57
Newbold Jn 08/31½ 08/30   21/07 [US] 20/56
Brinklow 08/35½ [DF] 08/33   ? ?
Attleborough Jn 08/41½ [DF] ?   ? ?
Nuneaton 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P3] [DF] 08.40 ~ 08.47   20.53a ~ 20.56d [P4] [UF] 20.40 ~ 20.45
Amington Jn 08/56 [DF] 08/56   20/43 [UF] 20/28
Lichfield North Jn 09/01 [DF] 09/01   20/38 [UF] 20/22
Rugeley North Jn 09/05½ [DF] 09/06   20/33 [UF] 20/17
Colwich 09/08½ [DF] 09/08   20/31 [UF] 20/15
Stafford 09/14½ [DF] 09/14   20/24 [UF] 20/08
Norton Bridge 09/18½ [DF] 09/18   20/19 [UF] 19/59
Madeley 09/25½ [DF] 09/26   20/12 [UF] 19/51
Basford Hall Jn 09/30½ 09/30   20/08 [UF] 19/46
Crewe 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P6] 09.34 ~ 09.41   19.55a ~ 20.04d [P11] 19.36 ~ 19.42
Crewe Coal Yard 09/41 09/43   19/52 ?
Winsford 09/46 09/49   19/46 19/26
Hartford Jn 09/49 09/52   19/43 19/22
Acton Bridge 09/50 09/54   19/40½ 19/21
Weaver Jn 09/52 09/55   19/39 19/19
Acton Grange Jn 09/55 09/58   19/35 19/15
Warrington Bank Quay 09/57 [P3] 10/00   19/33 [P2] 19/12
Dallam Jn 09/58 ?   19/32 ?
Winwick Jn 10/00 10/02   19/30 19/08
Golborne Jn 10/02 10/04   19/24 19/07
Springs Branch Jn 10/07 10/07   19/20 19/04
Wigan South Jn 10/07½ ?   19/19 ?
Wigan North Western 10/08 [P5] 10/08   19/18 [P4] 19/03
Balshaw Lane Jn 10/16 10/13   19/10 [UF] 18/57
Euxton Jn 10/18 10/15   19/03 18/55
Farington Jn 10/20 10/16   18/57 [US] 18/53
Preston 10.23a ~ 10.26d [P3] 10.23 ~ 10.26 [P4]   18.51a ~ 18.54d [P4] 18.45 ~ 18.49
Garstang & Catterall 10/34 10/34   18/39 18/34
Lancaster 10/42½ [DF] 10/44   18/31 [UF] 18/26
Morecambe South Jn 10/43½ 10/45   18/29½ 18/23
Carnforth [U&DGL] 10L51 ~ 11L21 10.52 ~ 11.21   17L45a ~ 18L24d 17.49 ~ 18.17

 

Location Booked Actual
Carnforth North Jn 11/24 11/24
Oxenholme Lake District 11/40 [P2] 11/41 [P2]
Tebay 11/56 11/57
Shap Summit 12/02½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 12/18 [P2] 12/17
Carlisle 12.40a [P3] ~ 14.06d [P3] 12.34 [P3] ~ 14.06 [P3]
Currock Jn 14/10 14/22
Wigton 14/23 14/35
Maryport 14/45 14/58
Workington 14/54 15/05
Parton North Jn 15/04 ?
Parton 15/09 ?
Whitehaven 15.13 ~ 15.14 15.22 ~ 15.24
St Bees 15t25 ~ 15t26 15.33 ~ 15.34
Sellafield 15w39 ~ 15w59 15.47 ~ 16.07
Drigg 16/06 16/13
Ravenglass 16/09 ?
Bootle 16/15 16/22
Millom 16/24 16/32
Foxfield 16/33 16/40
Askam 16/40 16/48
Park South Jn 16/46 16/52
Barrow-in-Furness 16/56 [P2] 17/01
Dalton Jn 17/04 ?
Ulverston 17/13 17/22
Grange-over-Sands 17/26 [P1] ?
Arnside 17/30 17/37
Carnforth 17/41 [P1] [P1]
Carnforth North Jn 17/42 17/46

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z87 : (45699 with 80217) : Carlisle - Upperby - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle

Location Booked
Carlisle 12.51d [P3]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 12.52 ~ 12.55
Carlisle 12/56 [B]
Upperby Jn 12/58
Upperby 13.00 ~ 13.40 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 13/42
London Road Jn 13/46
Petteril Bridge Jn 13.47 ~ 13.52
London Road Jn 13/53
Carlisle 13.56a [P3]


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