Updated: 3 February 2012

Details of the Provisional Timings for various UK Steam Rail Tours & other items of considerable rail interest may be found by clicking or RAILTOUR Info (for Diesel Tours)   Comprehensive Listings * * * * * For details of MAINLINE STEAM LOCO MOVEMENTS 2011 click below   Photo: S. Clarke   Return to RVR Home Page

 

In the following listings, priority is given to those excursions, which traverse the Ribble Valley Line,

whereas those, which are merely routed via Hellifield, are, in general, no longer shown - just too many to include!

 

 

WINTER CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS Saturdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 February and 31 March 2012   LONDON EUSTON TO CARLISLE   Outward via Blackburn and S&C Return via West Coast Main Line   70013 Oliver Cromwell will be hauling the train on 11th & 25th February Black '5' No. 45305 will be hauling the train 4th & 18th February.   Actual timings shown for 4th & 11th February London Euston 07:09 22:06 Watford Junction 07:26 21:43 Milton Keynes 07:58 20:57 *Rugby 08:28 20:31 Nuneaton 08:43 20:15 Crewe 09:46 19:14 Preston 11:06 18:28 Carlisle Arrive 14:52 Depart 16:14   *Due to pathing issues passengers joining at Northampton will be supplied with a service train ticket to join and return to Rugby     4 February 2012 1Z86 0.0 London Euston d 07:09 Electric Watford Jc d 07:26 Milton Keynes d 07:58 Rugby d 08:28 Nuneaton d 08:43 Crewe d 09:46 Preston a 10:30 rev 1Z87 0.0 Preston d 11:06 45305 Lostock Hall Jc 11:14 Blackburn 11:29 Clitheroe 11:49 Hellifield 12:19 Hellifield GL a 12:21 water d 12:53 Settle Jc 12:59 Ribblehead 13:16 Blea Moor 13:20 Garsdale 13:31 Kirkby Stephen 13:42 Appleby a 13:54 water d 14:09 Culgaith 14:19 Low House 14:35 Carlisle a 14:52 1Z88 0:0 Carlisle d 16:14 45305 Penrith 16:41 Tebay 17:03 Oxenholme 17:14 Carnforth UDGL a 17:32 0.0 Carnforth UDGL d 18:03 Electric Preston a 18:28 Crewe a 19:14 Nuneaton a 20:15 Rugby a 20:31 Milton Keynes a 20:57 Watford Jc a 21:43 London Euston a 22:06   5Z81 0.0 Carnforth WCRC d 07:10 45305 E+C Carnforth a 07:35 d 07:55 Lancaster 08:09 Preston a 08:40 5Z87 0.0 Carlisle d 15:04 45305 Petterill Bridge Jc a 15:08 d 15:11 Upperby Jc a 15:18 d 15:54 Carlisle a 15:58 5Z82 0.0 Carnforth UDGL d 18:10 45305 E+C Carnforth HS a 18:19 d 18:28 Carnforth WCRC a 18:40   PROVISIONAL TIMES 18th, 25th February & 31st March Steam hauled: Preston-Settle-Carlisle-Shap-Carnforth 1Z86 0.0 London Euston d 06:11 Electric Watford Jc d 06:30 Milton Keynes d 07:xx Northampton d 07:22 Nuneaton d 07:58 Crewe d 08:51 Preston a 09:35 rev   0.0 Preston d 10:05 45305 Blackburn 10:28 Clitheroe 10:48 Hellifield 11:21 Hellifield GL a 11:23 water d 12:00 Settle Jc 12:06 Ribblehead 12:23 Blea Moor 12:27 Garsdale 12:38 Kirkby Stephen 12:49 Appleby a 13:01 water d 13:16 Culgaith 13:26 Low House 13:42 Carlisle a 13:57 1Z87 0:0 Carlisle d 16:14 45305 Penrith 16:41 Tebay 17:03 Oxenholme 17:14 Carnforth UDGL a 17:32 0.0 Carnforth UDGL a 18:03 Electric Preston a 18:29 Crewe a 19:31 Nuneaton a 20:27 Northampton a 21:08 Milton Keynes a 21:27 Watford Jc a 22:01 London Euston a 22:25   Click here for further information

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAND CUMBRIAN PANORAMA Saturday 25 February 2012   LONDON EUSTON, WATFORD Jct., MILTON KEYNES & RUGBY TO CARLISLE (Currock Jct.)   Outward via Blackburn and S&C Return via Cumbrian Coast Line   Approximate Timings Station Depart Arrive London Euston 07.00 22.10 Watford Junction (for M25) 07.20 21.45 Milton Keynes Central 08.00 21.05 Rugby 08.25 19.35   Click here for further information

 

 

 

 

CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS Saturday 17 March 2012   SKIPTON, KEIGHLEY, SHIPLEY, LEEDS, DEWSBURY & SOWERBY BRIDGE TO CARLISLE   Outward via Blackburn, Preston, Ulverston, Millom & Workington Return via S & C Approximate Timings Station Outward Return Skipton 07:30 19:00 Keighley 07:50 19:20 Shipley 08:10 19:40 Leeds 08:40 20:10 Dewsbury 09:00 20:40 Sowerby Bridge 09:15 21:15 Carlisle 14:00 16:30   Click here for further information

 

 

 

Details of the Provisional Timings for various UK Steam Rail Tours & other items of considerable rail interest may be found by clicking   For details of MAINLINE STEAM LOCO MOVEMENTS 2011 click below   Photo: S. Clarke

 

 

 

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