Southport - Edinburgh railtour

[Mulberry2016]

Lovely steam service just booked for 19th April, boarding at Wigan Wallgate. Going to Edinburgh via S&C so I'm guessing the route will be turn off at Carnforth and up to Hellifield via the Bentham line. Question is, will it be the diesel pulling from Southport or the Steam? How will they work it?

 

[Ash Bridge]

Lovely steam service just booked for 19th April, boarding at Wigan Wallgate. Going to Edinburgh via S&C so I'm guessing the route will be turn off at Carnforth and up to Hellifield via the Bentham line. Question is, will it be the diesel pulling from Southport or the Steam? How will they work it?

I don't think there is any steam haulage on that tour, booked for a WCRC Class 47/57 throughout.

 

[Kite159]

Lovely steam service just booked for 19th April, boarding at Wigan Wallgate. Going to Edinburgh via S&C so I'm guessing the route will be turn off at Carnforth and up to Hellifield via the Bentham line. Question is, will it be the diesel pulling from Southport or the Steam? How will they work it?

Unless it's going to reverse at Hellifield then it will probably turn right before Preston onto the line towards Blackburn turning left to go via Clitheroe towards the S&C.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I don't think there is any steam haulage on that tour, booked for a WCRC Class 47/57 throughout.

It's not included on the UK Steam web site, so that almost certainly means that it isn't steam hauled at all.

 

[DarloRich]

Lovely steam service just booked for 19th April, boarding at Wigan Wallgate. Going to Edinburgh via S&C so I'm guessing the route will be turn off at Carnforth and up to Hellifield via the Bentham line. Question is, will it be the diesel pulling from Southport or the Steam? How will they work it?

fairly certain that will be a 47/57 job throughout. Nice day out anyway.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Here's the details: http://www.westcoastrailways.co.uk/railtours/trips/240-Southport-Edinburgh-2017.cfm

The Edinburgh Dalesman

Outwards via Settle & Carlisle, Southport to Edinburgh
Departs – Wednesday 19 April 2017

From Southport, Burscough, Parbold, Wigan & Leyland.

After travelling through Wigan and Leyland we run via the ever-favourite journey up the Settle and Carlisle Railway. As we climb up through to Blea Moor we traverse the world famous Ribblehead viaduct before plunging into a tunnel for a pleasant run through Dentdale and onwards to Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, where our journey into Cumbria continues via the picturesque Eden Valley. See www.settle-carlisle.co.uk. From Carlisle we take the West Coast Mainline to Edinburgh running via the Borders and Beattock summit.

The following Pick-Up and Set-Down stations are available on this excursion

Provisional Timings

Station / Outward / Return

Southport 05:30 20:55
Burscough 05:48 20:37
Parbold 05:57 20:28
Wigan Wallgate 06:13 20:11
Leyland 06:48 19:44
Edinburgh 11:54 15:23

There's no mention of steam haulage anywhere on the article.

 

[jay40145]

Im on this railtour as well from Southport, WCR are waiting for the final timings
before they send tickets out.

Regards

Jay

 

[jay40145]

These are the final timings for the Southport to Edinburgh railtour.

Final timings

Southport 05:40 21:07
Burscough Bridge 05:56 20:52
Parbold 06:03 20:44
Wigan Wallgate 06:22 20:25
Leyland 07:04 19:42
Edinburgh 11:53 15:23

All tickets now issued by email & post.

Jay

 

[LeylandLen]

Its a West Coast Railways tour, called 'The Edinburgh Dalesman'
On the website it states : Please Note: This trip is hauled by vintage diesel

 

[Stuwhu]

How do they get between Wigan Wallgate and Leyland? Does it reverse somewhere?

 

[joshy.fre_2003]

How do they get between Wigan Wallgate and Leyland? Does it reverse somewhere?

I assume it crosses at Wigan station Junction, just south of them both, there's a track between the mainline and Wallgate line. It should reverse there

 

[jay40145]

Indeed joshy, and then Leyland stn turns right at Farington Junction on to
Blackburn, Clitheroe, Hellifield, up the S & C, Carlisle, turns right at Carstairs
and through to Edinburgh, i don't know the return journey is.

 

[Crossover]

The only thing in RTT currently appears to be the return from Southport to Carnforth - 5Z55
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U64395/2017/04/19/advanced

 

[LeylandLen]

The 0540 dep from Southport not on RTT until 0440. Arrived Edinburgh 1152 on time !Return left 1532 9 minutes late

 

[jay40145]

It was a good run up the S&C,coming back was a bit late and getting looped every so often.

Jay