Jubilee steam locomotive visit Blackpool this week

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Jubilee steam locomotive visit Blackpool this week

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41241, 4079 and 45596 at Haworth Sheds, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
41241, 4079 and 45596 at Haworth Sheds, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway // Credit: RailAdvent

LMS Jubilee No. 45596 Bahamas is set to visit Blackpool this weekend with a tour.

The tour will depart from New Street at 08:17 with a diesel loco (45596 Bahamas on the rear) and will pass through Coleshill Parkway (08:42) on its way to where the train will reverse after arriving at 09:06.

45596 will lead the train as it departs at 09:10 and will pass through (09:53), Crewe (10:34), Warrington Bank Quay (11:35), Wigan North Western (11:47), Preston (Lancs) (12:07), (12:17) and Blackpool North at 12:35.

After time in Blackpool, the train will depart at 17:26 and will return to Birmingham New Street via Kirkham and Wesham (17:43), Preston (17:57), Wigan North Western (18:18), Warrington Bank Quay (18:45), Acton Bridge (19:03), Crewe (19:41), Stafford (20:53), and Nuneaton at 21:43.

Again, the train reverses here and the train will head back to Birmingham diesel hauled via Coleshill Parkway (22:08) and Birmingham New Street at 22:47.

Would you like to know if the train is due to pass through your local station? As a RailAdvent Plus member, you can do just that with our Station News And Tours page!

If you do go out and see the train, why not sign up to LocoStop. This is our free-to-join railway community, and allows you to share your photos from your adventures! Click here to share your railway pictures.

As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this train – stay to public access spots.

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