LONDON MIDLAND REGION..8.35am Excn BIRMINGHAM-WINDERMERE
                                                                      
     Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 44888                                 
     Load: 11 coaches, 346 tons tare, 370 tons full                   
                                                                      
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr                   
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      0.00  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST               0:00                            
      1.10  Monument Lane                   4:24                            
      1.78  Winson Green                    6:02                            
      2.03  Soho S Jc                                                       
      3.33  SMETHWICK                       8:38                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      1.18  Spon Lane                       2:47                            
      2.05  Oldbury                         4:05      51              
      2.79  Albion                          4:54                     
      3.98  DUDLEY PORT                     6:51                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      0.84  Tipton                          2:36                            
      2.22  Coseley                         5:02                    
      3.89  Ettingshall Road                7:13      51            
      5.59  WOLVERHAMPTON                  10:17                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      1.60  Bushbury Jc SB                  3:22                            
      4.45  Fordhouses (mp 18.25)          p.w.s                            
      6.04  Four Ashes                      9:37                            
      9.60  Penkridge                      13:33      55            
     13.20  mp 27                          p.w.s                            
     14.82  Trent Valley Jc                21:23                            
     15.31  STAFFORD                       22:47                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
                                           p.w.s                            
      3.28  Great Bridgeford                7:08                            
      5.32  Norton Bridge                  10:08      43             
      7.75  Badnall Wharf SB               13:27      44              
      9.80  Standon Bridge                 16:11      47             
     14.00  Whitmore                       21:30      50            
     16.57  Madeley                                                      
     19.68  Betley Road                    27:26      68             
     21.96  mp 155.5                       29:24      72     
     22.73  Basford Hall SB                p.w.s                            
     24.50  CREWE                          37:31                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      3.17  Coppenhall Jc SB                6:07                            
      7.46  Winsford                       10:48      61             
     11.76  Hartford                       14:42     67/64          
                                                      67                    
     16.46  Weaver Jc SB                   18:46      63*        
     21.16  Moore                                     72                    
     22.13  Acton Grange Jc                                                 
     24.10  WARRINGTON BANK QUAY           26:10      60            
     27.54  Winwick Jc SB                  30:01      52             
     29.96  Golborne Jc                    32:57      46            
     31.01  Golborne                       34:24      49            
     33.22  Bamfurlong                                                      
     35.85  WIGAN NORTH WESTERN            39:50      50           
     38.01  Boars Head (mp 8.75)                      37                    
     39.10  Standish Jc                    44:45      41             
     41.62  Coppull                        48:16                     
     44.22  Balshaw Lane                   50:42      70             
     45.51  Euxton Jc (mp 16.25)           51:50      65           
     46.95  Leyland                        53:08      71            
                                            sigs                            
     50.97  PRESTON                        59:31                            
     55.72  Barton                         p.w.s                            
     58.45  Brock                          72:53      60                    
     60.45  Garstang                       74:55      58             
     66.22  Bay Horse                      81:13      54             
     67.65  Galgate                        82:46      56            
     70.89  Lancaster No 1                 86:30                            
                                            sigs                            
     71.96  LANCASTER                      89:23                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
                                           p.w.s                            
      1.91  Morecambe S Jc SB               5:15                            
      3.10  Hest Bank                       6:50                     
      4.41  Bolton-le-Sands                 8:22                     
                                            sigs                            
      6.05  CARNFORTH South                11:46                            
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     Date: ? 8th August 1962                                          
                                                                      
     dep: Birmingham New St 8.35am                                    
     arr: Carnforth South 12.02pm                                     

     This was the start of an unforgetable family day out
     to Lake Windermere. 

     Speeds were from Rail-joints and should be regarded
     as approximate.                                                  

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