LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 9.55am Blackpool-Crewe Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 45205 Load: 8 coaches, 248 tons tare, 255 tons full. ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 BLACKPOOL SOUTH 0 0:00 1.53 Squires Gate 3 4:06 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 sigs 1.78 St Annes 4 5:59 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.70 Ansdell 3 4:09 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.24 Lytham 3 3:09 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.43 Warton SB 3:02 2.54 Moss Side 4:36 45 4.13 Wrea Green 6:45 39 5.33 Kirkham N Jc sigs 5.86 KIRKHAM 10:15 8.49 Salwick 13:22 51 10.64 Lea Road 16:11 57 11.70 mp 2 17:17 60 sigs 0* 13.70 PRESTON 24 24:24 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.61 Farington Curve Jc 3:28 36 4.02 Leyland sigs 5.46 Euxton Jc 12:21 slack 6.75 Balshaw Lane 14:26 45 9.35 Coppull 18:09 37 10.46 Coppull Hall 19:31 48 11.87 Standish Jc 21:51 slack 12.96 Boars Head p.w.s 15.12 WIGAN NORTH WESTERN 26:18 55 16.39 Springs Branch Jc 27:43 58 17.75 Bamfurlong 63/59 19.96 Golborne 31:01 62 21.01 Golborne Jc SB 32:03 64 23.43 Winwick Jc SB 34:14 59 24.71 Winwick Quay 64 26.87 WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 36 38:46 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.14 mp 180 (Acton Grange) 4:58 43 4.64 Norton LC SB 7:41 56 7.64 Weaver Jc SB (mp 174.5) 58 9.65 Acton Bridge 12:35 65 12.34 Hartford 14:55 67 p.w.s 16.64 Winsford 21:04 52 19.24 Minshull Vernon 23:50 59 20.93 Coppenhall Jc SB 25:28 61 23.29 Coal Yard SB 28:28 easy 24.10 CREWE 33 30:43 ---- -- ----- Date: Friday 8th September 1961 dep: Blackpool South 10.01am..2 Late arr: Crewe 11.58am..2 Early Speeds by Rail-joint, therefore approximate only. ----------------------------------------------------- Steam through Preston Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page