On 4th September 1960 the RCTS (West Riding Branch) ran ‘The Cumbrian Rail Tour’ from Leeds. Motive power was newly restored Midland Railway Compound No. 1000 to Carnforth, ‘Patriot’ No. 45503 The Royal Leicestershire Regiment to Workington with the usual stop at Ravenglass and a pair of LMS Ivatt ‘2MT’s over the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. The Compound returned the happy travellers to Leeds. No. 45503 was shedded at Carnforth at the date of the tour but moved to Upperby the following week; it was taken out of service in August 1961.