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THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS - 31st July

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Jon Martin, Jul 29, 2010.

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  1. Jon Martin

    Jon Martin New Member

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    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
     
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    6201 a couple of minutes early at Moses Gate, approaching Bolton.08:03.
     
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    Lizzie arr Carnforth 0942.

    Cheers

    AN
     
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    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
     
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    [​IMG]

    Approaching Kirkby Stephen, about 45 minutes after the Western.

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    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 :)
     
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    Has Lizzie's support coach been painted maroon now? Unusual not to see the carmine and cream coach in the consist?
     
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    yes! matches the lovely newly applied lms livery.
     
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    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!
     
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    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!
     
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    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.
     
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