The Muncaster Express - 29th October 2024

[Halwynd]

From Carlisle, Workington and Whitehaven to Ravenglass for a Halloween evening at Muncaster Castle. Obviously aimed at families/children, but it's a West Coast Railways loco-hauled service along the Cumbrian Coast for £30 return, inclusive of onboard ghosts coach transport to the venue and admission.

What caught my eye is that it's funded/subsidised by Cumberland Council and the UK Government.

Muncaster Express - Details

Muncaster Express - Details - 2024 season - Online bookings available

westcoastrailways.co.uk

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Looks like fun, albeit it's a rather early start from Carlisle.

Where is the train set being used likely to go after its arrival at Ravenglass at around 1130 until it's needed again some six hours later?

 

[_toommm_]

Looks like fun, albeit it's a rather early start from Carlisle.

Where is the train set being used likely to go after its arrival at Ravenglass at around 1130 until it's needed again some six hours later?

Barrow-in-Furness Carriage Sidings?

 

[Lucy1501]

Looks like fun, albeit it's a rather early start from Carlisle.

Where is the train set being used likely to go after its arrival at Ravenglass at around 1130 until it's needed again some six hours later?

Judging by the timetables, I would guess the Up Siding at Sellafield, but an exact location isn't specified. It is booked to head into the North Siding, before heading to signal SD18 (a position light by the BNFL Sidings entrance routing to the Up Sidings, BNFL Sidings or along the Up Main), where it reverses back to Sellafield - presumably the Up Siding?

I find it odd that its booked to go to Million to reverse rather than Silecroft, but I suppose the platform at Millom would make it much easier to change ends. Seems to be timetabled as a passenger from Oxenholme too?

5Z74 Carnforth to Oxenholme - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php?c=U29450&d=2024-10-29
1Z75 Oxenholme to Ravenglass - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php?c=U29451&d=2024-10-29
5Z75 Ravenglass to Sellafield - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php/?c=U29452&d=2024-10-29
5Z76 Sellafield to Ravenglass - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php/?c=U29453&d=2024-10-29
1Z76 Ravenglass to Oxenholme - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php/?c=U29454&d=2024-10-29
5Z77 Oxenholme to Carnforth - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php?c=U29455&d=2024-10-29

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Is there more than one train operating?

 

[SpeedyWombat88]

Any idea of what loco/locos are on it?

 

[12LDA28C]

Any idea of what loco/locos are on it?

It was 47746 and 47760