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.