70000 Britannia will be on the mainline once again as it hauls a railtour from Crewe to Carlisle.
The locomotive is hauling ‘The Lakelander’ via Preston.
Departing Crewe at 07:47, the train will head through Hartford (08:05), Warrington Bank Quay (08:22), Wigan North Western (09:01), Preston (09:23), Lancaster (10:41), Oxenholme Lake District (11:01), Tebay (11:47), Penrith North Lakes (12:09), and Carlisle at 12:33.
After 4 hours in Carlisle, the locomotive will go back to Crewe a different way to the morning. It will depart at 16:33, and will pass throguh Dalston (16:49), Maryport (17:24), Whitehaven (17:47), St Bees (17:57), Sellafield (18:11), Bootle (18:43), Foxfield (19:03), Ulverston (19:30), Arnside (19:49), Lancaster (21:10), Preston (21:54), Wigan North Western (22:27), Warrington Bank Quay (22:44), Acton Bridge (22:57), Hartford (23:01), and Crewe at 23:21.
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
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