The Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Mountain Express
1 dayfrom $160
The Railway Touring Company · Steam rail day trip
The Cumbrian Mountain Express
A steam day trip from London Euston over Shap to Carlisle and back via the Settle & Carlisle Railway.
Day by day
- Day 1rail
London Euston to Carlisle over Shap, return via the Settle & Carlisle Railway
Electric-hauled from London Euston via Watford Junction, Milton Keynes, Rugby, Nuneaton, Crewe and Preston to Carnforth, where a steam locomotive takes over for the climb via Shap to Carlisle. Around two hours in Carlisle, then return via the Settle & Carlisle Railway over Ais Gill and Ribblehead to Preston, where the Class 86 electric locomotive resumes for the run back to London Euston.
