CARLISLE-LEEDS: CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS                          
                                                                        
     Engines: Class 25 No 25296 (Pilot)                                 
              & Class 40 No 40122
     Load: 11 coaches, 398 tons tare, 415 tons full                     
                                                                        
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr               
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                                                    (avge)              
      0.00  CARLISLE                        0:00                        
      0.89  Petteril Bridge Jc              3:13     easy               
                                           p.w.s      20*               
      2.69  Scotby                          7:39                        
      3.89  Cumwhinton                      9:25     40.7               
      5.08  Howes Sdg SB                   10:51     49.8               
      6.95  Cotehill                       12:57     53.4               
      7.79  mp 300.25 (summit)             13:53     54.0               
      9.04  mp 299                         15:07     60.8               
      9.93  Armathwaite                    16:00     60.4               
     15.44  Lazonby                        21:19     62.2               
     17.29  mp 290.75 (Long Meg)           23:02     64.6               
     18.34  Little Salkeld                 24:03     61.9               
     19.76  Langwathby                     25:26     61.6               
     23.34  Culgaith LC                    28:47     64.1               
     24.69  New Biggin                     30:05     62.3               
     26.79  mp 281.25                      slack      30*               
     27.84  Long Marton                    34:48                        
     30.77  APPLEBY                        38:22     49.7               
     33.25  Ormside                        40:42     63.8               
     34.54  mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel)         41:57     61.9               
     36.13  Griseburn SB                   43:41     55.0               
     38.27  Crosby Garrett                 46:08     52.4               
                                           p.w.s      20*
     41.45  Kirkby Stephen                 51:47                        
     43.79  mp 264.25 (Birkett T)          55:30     37.8               
     44.79  mp 263.25 (Mallerstang)        p.w.s      20*               
     47.04  mp 261                         62:09                        
     48.04  mp 260                         63:35     41.8               
     51.37  GARSDALE                       67:03     57.6
     54.64  Dent                           70:15     61.3               
     57.23  Blea Moor Tunnel N             72:38     65.2               
     58.73  Blea Moor Tunnel S             74:06     61.3               
     59.55  Blea Moor SB                   75:16     42.1               
                                           slack      30*
     60.88  Ribblehead                     77:36                        
                                           p.w.s      20*
     65.50  Horton                         83:50                        
     67.04  mp 241 (Helwith Bridge)        85:13     66.8               
     71.54  Settle                         89:14     67.2               
     73.52  Settle Jc SB                   p.w.s      20*               
     75.54  Long Preston                   94:30                        
     76.77  HELLIFIELD                     95:48     56.8
     79.04  mp 229                         98:02     61.8               
     80.19  Bell Busk                      99:00     71.4               
     83.04  Gargrave                      101:20     73.3               
     84.54  mp 223.5                      102:31     76.0               
     86.78  SKIPTON                       106:23    
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      0.00                                  0:00                        
      3.01  mp 218.25 (Cononley)            4:01                        
      4.61  Kildwick LC                     5:21     72.0               
      6.25  Steeton & Silsden               6:34     80.9               
      9.19  KEIGHLEY                        9:10     67.8               
     12.41  Bingley                        12:06     65.8               
     14.26  mp 207                         13:39     71.6               
     15.29  Shipley Jc SB                  15:06     42.6               
     15.71  Guiseley Jc SB                 15:50     34.3               
     16.86  Thackley Tunnel W              17:20     46.0               
     17.73  Thackley Tunnel E              18:10     62.6               
     19.26  mp 202 (Apperley Jc)            sigs      10*               
     20.26  mp 201 (Calveley)              23:43                        
     23.26  mp 198 (Kirkstall SB)          26:33     63.5               
                                            sigs      15*
     25.01  mp 196.25 (Wortley Jc)         29:17                        
     25.59  Whitehall Jc                    sigs       5*               
     26.15  LEEDS                          34:56         
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     Date:  Saturday 19th October 1985                                  
                                                                        
     dep: Carlisle 3.30pm..22 Late                                      
     arr: Leeds 5.53pm..17 Late                                         
                                                                        
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