LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 1.45pm Glasgow-Liverpool                                               
                                                                                     
     Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2 no 46227
             Duchess of Devonshire                                 
     Load: 10 coaches, 324 tons tare, 345 tons full.                                               
                                                                                     
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                       
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      0.00  CARLISLE                 0      0:00                            
      1.40  Upperby Bridge Jc                                               
      4.95  Wreay                           9:50      38                    
      7.51  Southwaite                     13:24      49                    
     10.75  Calthwaite                     17:17     51/49                  
     13.08  Plumpton                       19:52     55/58                  
     15.85  mp 53.25                                  55                  
     17.87  PENRITH                 31     25:58                 
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      0.00                           0      0:00      
      3.23  mp 48 (Eden Valley Jc)          5:36      49            
      4.23  mp 47 (Clifton)                 6:54      45                     
      8.23  mp 43 (Thrimby Grange)         12:41      41                     
      9.81  Harrisons Sdgs SB                         41   
     11.51  Shap                           17:23      47                    
     13.62  Shap summit                    19:56     49/46                  
     16.08  Scout Green SB                           64/60                    
     19.11  Tebay                          24:36      64                    
     23.32  Low Gill                       p.w.s      50*                    
     25.11  Grayrigg SB                    32:08      52                    
     28.73  mp 22.5 (Hay Fell)                        64                    
     32.09  OXENHOLME               46     39:27                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      3.66  Hincaster Jc SB                 5:02      69                    
      5.60  Milnthorpe                      6:36      77                  
      8.39  Burton & Holme                  8:47     sig  
                                           78:45     stops
     12.89  CARNFORTH               14     83:40                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      1.84  Bolton-le-Sands                 3:47      46                    
      3.15  Hest Bank                       5:17      56                    
      4.34  Morecambe S Jc SB               7:40      50 
                                            sigs
      6.25  LANCASTER                9     10:16                 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                          
      1.07  Lancaster No 1                                              
      2.99  Oubeck SB                       6:16      53                   
      5.74  Bay Horse                       9:04      61                   
     11.51  Garstang                       14:12      72                   
     16.24  Barton                         18:11      70                 
     19.63  Oxheys SB                      21:23     eased
                                            sigs       0*
     20.99  PRESTON                 25     35:04                           
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     Date: Tuesday 5th September 1961:                                                                                                                                                  
     dep: Carlisle 4.18pm..8 Late                                                                  
     arr: Preston 7.52pm..82 Late 

     Speeds by railjoint only, therefore approximate.

     Delay at Burton & Holme caused by failure of almost
     new D2 on the preceding Perth to Euston.

     46227 worked through to Liverpool Exchange.                                    
                                                                                     
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