The Railway Touring Company
The Cumbrian Mountain Express
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The Railway Touring Company · Steam rail day trip
The Cumbrian Mountain Express
A spring steam day trip from London Euston over Shap to Carlisle and back via the Settle & Carlisle Railway, hauled by No. 34067 Tangmere.
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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 steam locomotive No. 34067 Tangmere 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.
