THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS - 31st July

The train was orignally routed through Eccles and the Chat Moss line after leaving victoria before going up the WCML to Wigan

The train now is routed via Salford Cresent, Bolton and Preston on the way north and back via Blackburn and Bolton on the way south

the text on the Railway Touring Company website is still saying that it will go via Chat Moss ... and on the way back will go direct from Blackburn to Wigan (pretty sure that there isn't a direct line)


Any reason for the change that we know of?

Just a bit annoyed as I just found myself a nice viaduct in Salford to take pictures of the train going over ... now it is not going over it

 

6201 a couple of minutes early at Moses Gate, approaching Bolton.08:03.

 

A couple of stills from the video taken this morning north of Blackrod

http://dtomo68.photium.com/photo5748213.html

Dave

 

Lizzie arr Carnforth 0942.

Cheers

AN

 

Two shots from 08:00 this morning.

6201 between Farnworth and Moses Gate;
http://graham-williams.fotopic.net/p66245453.html

Through Moses Gate:
http://graham-williams.fotopic.net/p66245452.html

 

Three shots of Lizzie leaving Billington on the climb to Wilpshire here, running approx to time after being held at Whalley behind a service train which was following Western Pioneer excursion towards Blackburn

http://john-robinson.fotopic.net/p66249543.html

John

 

Going back through Moses Gate, running about half an hour late. Pouring rain again!
http://graham-williams.fotopic.net/p66251350.html

 

6201 at langho
http://northwestrailphoto.fotopic.net/p66245489.html

6201 at ribblehead
http://northwestrailphoto.fotopic.net/p66251231.html

 

6201 through a rainy Blackrod on the return leg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMXokkokJGY

 

Approaching Kirkby Stephen, about 45 minutes after the Western.

 

Cracking pics and videos from all ,a couple more frame grabs from me will try and upload a clip later

6201 at Billington http://dtomo68.photium.com/photo5755926.html
http://dtomo68.photium.com/photo5755950.html

Dave

 

Top shots Nigel,is that just over the hill from the station going north?? I was gonna go to KS,but decided to stick with 37610,67024/21 and 60011 instead

 

Video of Lizzie at Shap and Birkett Common at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJgCGMaYbvo

I also hung around on Shap to capture D1015 for anyone interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPNIZ-YKVpI

Chris

 

Great video Chris and nice to see you at Scout green . This is my footage from yesterday.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnvnRCQRcFU

 

62OI at Langho gives D1015 at leyland, no matter can find.

 

Has Lizzie's support coach been painted maroon now? Unusual not to see the carmine and cream coach in the consist?

 

yes! matches the lovely newly applied lms livery.

 

I think it was 6233's support coach, 99040.

Yes Mark, twas taken just north of Kirkby Stephen station. The planned walk to Greengate/Birkett Common got changed very rapidly due to the approaching black clouds on the horizon. I didn't fancy being an hour from the station and soaking wet!

 

Thats the main reason i didn't bother,looked at the forcast and decided it wasn't worth the hassle and journey by lovely 15X!

 

Not so, different coach, old coach gone back to LNWR, new one believed to be from Princess Royal Trust, both on site at Crewe Heritage Centre today.