LONDON MIDLAND REGION: WRS RAILTOUR.
Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 45018
Load: 10 coaches, 338 tons tare, 365 tons full.
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 Carnforth South 0:00
0.25 CARNFORTH 1:37 easy
1.00 mp 7 40
2.50 mp 8.5 (Yealand) 32
4.75 Burton & Holme 9:54
7.54 Milnthorpe 12:35 56
9.48 Hincaster Jc SB 15:04 44/42
11.00 mp 17 (Sedgwick) 44/32
13.14 OXENHOLME 20:43 36
15.00 mp 21 (Peat Lane) 33
18.25 Lambrigg Xg SB 29:38 35
20.12 Grayrigg 33:28 31
21.91 Low Gill 38:06 Signal
38:44 Failure
24.00 mp 30 (Dillicar) easy
26.12 Tebay 46:45 49
27.50 mp 33.5 (Tebay North) 42
29.15 Scout Green SB 51:33 26
31.61 Shap summit 58:12 21/22
33.72 Shap 61:15 62
35.42 Harrisons Sdgs SB sigs
37.00 mp 43 (Thrimby Grange) 68:52
41.00 mp 47 (Clifton) 73:14 68
41.96 Eden Valley Jc 74:09 69
45.23 PENRITH 77:11 64
50.02 Plumpton 81:27 74
55.59 Southwaite 86:01 82
58.15 Wreay 87:58 78
? Carlisle no 3 SB sigs 0*
? Carlisle no 12 SB 95:40
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Date: 28th November 1964: WRS Railtour Birmingham to
Carlisle (Kingmoor and Upperby Sheds), then Settle &
Carlisle to Leeds, Standedge to Crewe, then Birmingham.
(Booked locos 70052,46160,45647,70000)
45018 took over from failed 70052
dep: Carnforth South 11.35am
arr: Carlisle no 12 1.10pm.
Speeds by Railjoint only, therefore approximate.
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