14th October 1967

Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
The 'Castle to Carlisle' Railtour

Locos Used 7029 'Clun Castle', 43121 & 92091

Route : 1T80 throughout

Loco Route
92091 Liverpool Exchange - Sandhills - (via Southport avoiding line) - Meols Cop - Wigan Wallgate - Horwich Fork Jn - Preston
7029 Preston - Carlisle No. 13 - Bog Jn - Rome St Jn (Carlisle No. 11)
43121 Rome St Jn (Carlisle No. 11) - Carlisle No.3 - Canal Jn - Stainton Jn - Harker - Longtown Jn - Riddings Junction
43121 Riddings Junction - Mossband Jn - Floriston - Kingmoor Yard - Canal Jn - Carlisle No.3 - Bog Jn - London Road Jn - Petteril Bridge Jn
43121 Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
7029 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settel Jn - Hellifield
92091 Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Bromley Cross - (via Bolton avoiding line) - Lostock Jn - Wigan Wallgate - Liverpool Exchange

Sources : Bevan Price & Andrew Fairholm

Photo Review


43121 in the sun at Longtown (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked
Liverpool Exchange 09.15d
Sandhills 09/19
Marsh Lane 09/29
Southport South 09/57
St Lukes 10/00
Meols Cop 10/03
Appley Bridge 10.23 ~ 10.33
Wigan Wallgate 10.39 ~ 10.41
Crow Nest Jn 10/48
Hindley & B.B. Jn 10/50
Horwich Fork Jn 10/55
Chorley 11/02
Euxton Jn 11/07
Preston 11L15 ~ 11L25
Garstang & Catteral 11p37a ~ 11p47d
Lancaster 12/04
Carnforth 12/14
Oxenholme 12/30
Tebay 12/52
Shap Summit 13/02
Penrith 13/17
Carlisle No.13 (Goods Line) 13/41
Carlisle No.11 13L54 ~ 14L04
Carlisle No.3 14/10
Canal Jn 14/14
Longtown Jn 14/25
Riddings Junction 14.36a ~ 14.46d
Longtown Jn 14/57
Mossband 15/05
Kingmoor 15/15
Canal Jn 15/18
Carlisle No.3 15/21
Petteril Bridge Jn 15.32 ~ 15.45
Carlisle 15L50a ~ 16L20d
Petteril Bridge Jn 16/25
Ais Gill 17/34
Ribblehead 17p50a ~ 18p00d
Hellifield 18L26 ~ 18L36
Whalley 19.01 ~ 19.11
Daisyfield Jn 19/26
Blackburn 19.30 ~ 09.32
Bromley Cross 19.51 ~ 19.53
Bolton West Jn 20.00 ~ 20.05
Lostock Jn 20/10
Crow Nest Jn 20/16
Wigan Wallgate 20.24 ~ 20.26
Rainford Jn 20/39
Liverpool Exchange 20.57a


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