Iconic steam train to travel through St Helens next month as restrictions ease STEAM train The Cumbrian Mountain express is set to stop at St Helens Central on its way to Carlisle as restrictions ease due to the pandemic. Britain’s finest surviving historic locos have largely been idle, but now heritage rail operator The Railway Touring Company has announced three steam dates from stations in the North West. On Saturday, July 17, The Railway Touring Company’s ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ will depart from Liverpool’s Lime Street station, from there this steam special will head to Broad Green, St Helen’s Central, Wigan North Western and then to Hellifield to join the challenging Settle & Carlisle Railway.