A steam train will be travelling through Cumbria today.
The Duke of Gloucester steam engine is due to arrive in Carlisle at 2.20pm today, Thursday November 6.
The engine was built in 1954 and was originally a prototype. Its design flaws led to poor performance but it was saved from the scrapyard and restored.
This is the first public steam tour hauled by the British Rail 71000 engine following a recent overhaul.
It is owned and operated by a charitable trust, the R Standard Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust.
Its route is due to be:
- Carnforth north: 12.34
- Milnthorpe: 12.41
- Oxenholme south junction: 12.47
- Oxenholme: 12.47
- Lambrigg: 12.54
- Grayrigg: 12.57
- Lowgill: 12.58
- Tebay: 1.03
- Shap summit: 1.13
- Shap Hardendale Quarry junction: 1.14
- Shap Harrisons sidings: 1.17
- Clifton & Lowther: 1.23
- Penrith south junction: 1.26
- Penrith station: Arrive: 1.28. Depart: 1.58
- Long Ashes: 2.01
- Southwaite: 2.11
- Upperby Bridge junction: 2.18
- Upperby junction: 2.18
- Carlisle: 2.20
Please note, all timings are estimated.
It is due to leave Carlisle at 5.14pm.
Its return route is due to be:
- Upperby junction: 5.15
- Upperby Bridge junction 5.16
- Southwaite: 5.22
- Plumpton UGL: 5.29
- Long Ashes: 5.32
- Penrith: 5.34
- Penrith south junction: 5.35
- Eden Valley: 5.37
- Clifton & Lowther: 5.38
- Shap Harrisons sidings: 5.44
- Shap Hardendale Quarry junction: 5.46
- Shap summit: 5.48
- Tebay: 5.53
- Lowgill: 5.58
- Grayrigg: 5.58
- Lambrigg: 6pm
- Oxenholme: 6.05
- Oxenholme south junction: 6.05
- Milnthorpe: 6.10
- Carnforth north junction: 6.16
Please note, all timings are estimated.
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