26th January 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 47772 'Carnforth TMD' & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used 17025+3143+99125+1961+99348+99347+99352+1861+99328+99722+21266

Route :
1Z64 : Manchester Victoria to Carlisle
1Z65 : Carlisle to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45690 (1) Manchester Victoria - Salford Crescent - Bolton
47772 + 45690 (2) Bolton - Chorley - Euxton Jn - Farington Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield [Goods Loop]
45690 (1) Hellifield [Goods Loop] - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
45690 (1) Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) 47772 on rear.
(2) 47772 piloted 45690 from Bolton to Hellifield, due to a T.P.W.S. defect on the steam locomotive.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 07.18d [P3] 07.19
Deal Street Jn 07/21 07/23
Salford Central 07/21½ 07/24
Salford Crescent 07/24 [P1] 07/26
Bolton 07.43a ~ 07.48d [P4] 08.23 ~ 08.42 [P4]
Lostock Jn 07/52½ 08/47
Chorley 08/09 08/55
Euxton Jn 08/15½ 08/58
Farington Jn 08/21 09/05
Lostock Hall Jn 08/24 09/09
Blackburn 08.41a ~ 08.45d [P1] 09.23 ~ 09.28 [P1]
Daisyfield Jn 08/48 09/30
Langho 09/02 ?
Clitheroe 09/15 09/48
Horrocksford Jn 09/16 ?
Hellifield 09/43 10/06
Hellifield [Goods Loops] 09w45 ~ 10w40 [DGL] 10.08 ~ 10.56
Settle Jn 10/46 11/02
Helwith Bridge ? ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 10/55½ ?
Ribblehead 11/02 11/22
Blea Moor 11/05 11/25
Garsdale 11/16 ?
Ais Gill Summit ? ?
Mallerstang ? ?
Kirkby Stephen 11/26 11/44
Crosby Garrett ? ?
Ormside ? ?
Appleby 11w39 ~ 12w30 11.55 ~ 12.30
Kirkby Thore SB 12/38 12/36
Culgaith SB 12/41 12/39
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/49 ?
Low House Crossing SB 12/56 12/56
How & Co Sidings 13/00 13/00
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/12 13/05
London Road Jn 13*14 ~ 13*21 13/06?
Carlisle 13.25a [P3] ~ 15.17d [P3] 13.09 [P3] ~ 15.17
Penrith North Lakes 15/41 [P1] 15/41
Eden Valley Loop 15*47 ~ 16*28 [UGL] 15.48 ~ 16.28
Shap Summit 16/41 16/43
Tebay 16/48 16/48
Oxenholme Lake District 17/01 [P1] 17/00
Carnforth North Jn 17/16 17/16
Carnforth [U&DGL] 17w18 ~ 18w01 17.18 ~ 18.02
Morecambe South Jn 18/10 18/09
Lancaster 18/12 [UF] 18/12
Garstang & Catteral 18/24½ 18/22
Preston 18.36a ~ 18.40d [P6] [UF] 18.34 ~ 18.38
Farington Jn 18/44½ 18/43
Euxton Jn 18/48 18/46
Chorley 18.53 ~ 18.53 18/50?
Lostock Jn 19/07½ 19/00
Bolton 19.13a ~ 19.15d [P3] 19.05 ~ 19.10 [P3]
Salford Crescent 19/25 [UB] 19/22
Ordsall Lane Jn 19/30½ 19/27
Salford Central 19/31½ 19/29
Deal Street Jn 19/32 19/31
Manchester Victoria 19.36a [P3] 19.32


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z63 : (47772 with 45690 on rear) : Carnforth to Brewery Jn
5Z63 : (45690 with 47772 on rear) : Brewery Jn to Manchester Victoria
5Z66 : (47772 with 45690 on rear) : Manchester Victoria to Carnforth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Carnforth Steamtown 02.07d 23.42a
Carnforth H.S. 02.17 ~ 02.27 23.22 ~ 23.32
Carnforth 02.32 ~ 04.33 21.19 ~ 23.19
Carnforth North Jn 04/36 21/17
Morecambe South Jn 04/39 21/12
Lancaster 04/43 21/09
Garstang & Catteral 04/55 20/55
Barton & Broughton Loop - 20*40 ~ 20*47
Preston 05/10 20/31
Euxton Jn 05/18 20/25
Balshaw Lane 05/20 -
Wigan North Western 05*30 ~ 05*36 -
Wigan South Jn 05/38 -
Springs Branch Jn 05/40 -
Golborne Jn 05/45 -
Parkside Jn 05/48 -
Astley 05/55 -
Eccles 06/02 -
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/08 -
Chorley - 20/15
Lostock Jn - 20/06
Bolton - 20.02 ~ 20.02
Salford Crescent - 19/48
Salford Central - 19/46
Deal Street Jn 06/11 19/45
Manchester Victoria 06/12 19.43d [P3]
Miles Platting 06/17 -
Brewery Jn  06.20 ~ 07.04 -
Miles Platting 07/07 -
Manchester Victoria 07.13a [P3] -


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