Steam locomotive 70000 Britannia heading through Blackburn this Wednesday

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70000 Britannia arrives into Burnley Manchester Road // Credit: RailAdvent

UPDATE 17:00 19TH August 2020

47805 will haul the return due to 70000 Britannia failing at Carlisle

UPDATE!

70000 Britannia will now be hauling this tour

Steam locomotive 46100 Royal Scot will haul ‘The Fellsman’ from Crewe to Carlisle, via Blackburn and Settle this Wednesday, 19th August 2020.

Departing Crewe at 07:50, the train will head through Hartford (08:05), Warrington Bank Quay (08:23), Wigan North Western (08:56), Leyland (09:19), Blackburn (09:50), Langho (10:05), Clitheroe (10:13), Hellifield (11:01), Ribblehead (11:24), Garsdale (11:39), Appleby (12:00), Lazonby & Kirkoswald (12:47) and Carlisle at 13:15.

After two and a half hours in Carlisle, the locomotive will go back the same path as the outbound journey. Departing Carlisle at 15:50, the train will pass through Appleby (16:36), Blea Moor (17:24), Hellifield (17:45), Clitheroe (18:55), Blackburn (19:22), Leyland (19:57), Wigan North Western (20:24), Warrington Bank Quay (20:42), Hartford (20:58) and finally Crewe at 21:26.

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.

If you head out to see 46100 Royal Scot on its way from Crewe to Carlisle, then please follow all Government guidance regarding social distancing and public transport use. If you have any symptoms of coronavirus, give this tour a miss and follow isolation guidance.

Timings

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

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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!

You can see 46100 Royal Scot in action at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway on our 6-disc 50th Anniversary set

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