LMS ‘Scot’ No. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ will be passing through Sheffield tomorrow as it hauls a special railtour on Saturday, 22nd August 2020.

The Scot will be hauling a tour from Crewe to York and back.

Departing Wolverhampton at 06:05, the train will be hauled by a heritage diesel. Once the train has departed Wolverhampton, it will pass through Codsall (06:12), Telford Central (06:29), Wellington (06:40), Shrewsbury (07:02), Whitchurch (07:35), and Crewe at 08:00.

With 46100 Royal Scot now attached to the train, the railtour departs Crewe at 08:30 and will pass through Warrington Bank Quay (09:00), Newton-le-Willows (09:16), Eccles (09:35), Manchester Victoria (09:49), Edale (11:25), Grindleford (11:37), Sheffield (11:52), Moorthorpe (12:28), Church Fenton (13:22), and York at 13:42.

After a break in York of around 3 hours, the tour then departs York at 16:55 and will pass through Church Fenton (17:11), Hebden Bridge (18:49), Rochdale (19:09), Miles Platting (19:53), Manchester Victoria (19:58), Newton-le-Willows (20:32), Warrington Bank Quay (20:47) and Crewe at 21:20.

The heritage diesels will take over the train at Crewe and will depart at 22:01, and will then head back to Wolverhampton, passing through Whitchurch (22:24), Shrewsbury (22:49), Wellington (23:08), Telford Central (23:18), Codsall (23:34) and Wolverhampton at 23:50.

Please be aware that these are preliminary timings are subject to change.

If you head out to see 46100 Royal Scot on its way from Crewe to York, 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:

• 1Z60 0605 Wolverhampton to Crewe
• 1Z61 0830 Crewe to York
  • Via Sheffield
• 1Z62 1655 York to Crewe
  • Via the Hebden Bridge
• 1Z63 2201 Crewe to Wolverhampton

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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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