Steam locomotive 48151 will be back in steam on the mainline and will be in and around Carlisle on Tuesday 25th June 2019.

The locomotive is on a railtour on Tuesday, 25th June 2019. 48151 is hauling The Dalesman. The tour sees the steam locomotive steam through Penrith on its way to Carlisle.

The train, hauled by a diesel locomotive, will depart Chester at approximately 07:48 am.

The tour will stop at Frodsham around 08:05 for a 5-minute break, departing at 08:10. The diesel locomotive will then make stops at Warrington Bank Quay (08:30), Wigan North Western (09:11) and Leyland (09:27) and Preston (09:35) to pick up passengers.

Upon arrival at Carnforth D&UGL, at 10:36, the train will see 48151 coupled up. Departing here at 11:23, the train will then depart and pass through Oxenholme (11:38), Tebay (11:54), Penrith (12:16) and Carlisle at 12:36.

On the return trip, the steam locomotive will depart Carlisle at 15:15 before heading via Ribblehead (16:32) and Hellifield, where the train will arrive at 16:52. Here, the steam locomotive is detached from the train and is replaced by a diesel for the remainder of the journey.

Departing at 17:10, the diesel locomotive will make similar stops as the outbound train. This is Blackburn (18:05), Preston (18:33), Leyland (19:07), Wigan North Western (19:37), Warrington Bank Quay (20:03) and Frodsham (20:19).

The train will arrive back into Chester (20:42).

These above timings in brackets are approximate timings. Please click the links below, which tracks the train throughout the day to keep you up to date on when it will pass through your local station.

Timings

For timings on these movements, please click the links below:

• 1Z52 0748 Chester to Carlisle
• 1Z56 1515 Carlisle to Chester

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots!

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