LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 9.55am Blackpool-Crewe
                                             
     Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 45205                                                  
     Load: 8 coaches, 248 tons tare, 255 tons full.                
                                                                                     
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                         
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      0.00  BLACKPOOL SOUTH          0      0:00            
      1.53  Squires Gate             3      4:06
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      0.00                           0      0:00 
                                            sigs
      1.78  St Annes                 4      5:59
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      0.00                           0      0:00                   
      1.70  Ansdell                  3      4:09            
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      0.00                           0      0:00 
      1.24  Lytham                   3      3:09
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      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                                
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      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         
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      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            
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     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.
                                     
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