BIRMINGHAM to MANCHESTER: 9.06am Paddington-Manchester                            
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 47 no 47703 (Fragonset)                                             
     Load: 7 coaches, 234 tons tare, 255 tons full.
                                       
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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                                                    (Avge)                
      0.00  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST        0      0:00                    
      1.09  Monument Lane OB                3:03                   
      2.07  Soho Jn                         4:14     49.7               
      3.37  Smethwick                       5:37     56.4               
      4.52  Spon Lane OB                    6:39     66.7               
      5.35  Sandwell & Dudley               7:24     66.4             
      6.16  Albion Xg                       8:08     66.2               
      7.35  Dudley Port                     9:16     63.0               
      8.19  Tipton                          9:57     73.7               
      9.57  Coseley                        11:26     55.8               
     12.00  mp 12 (Monmore Green)          13:43     63.5             
     12.95  WOLVERHAMPTON           16     16:26                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                        
      1.59  Bushbury Jn                     3:22                    
      7.36  Gailey OB                       7:53     76.6               
      9.59  Penkridge                       9:24     88.2               
     14.76  mp 133 (Trent Valley Jn)       13:18     79.5             
     15.30  STAFFORD                15     14:13                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00
                                           RL/ML      30*
      3.32  Gt Bridgeford OB                4:38     
                                            sigs      20*
      5.32  Norton Bridge                   8:02                    
      9.21  Stone                          13:20     42.4               
     11.74  Barlaston                      16:30     47.9               
     13.49  Trentham RR                    18:12     61.8             

     16.34  STOKE ON TRENT          22     21:51                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.16  Etruria                         2:05                  
      2.92  Longport                        3:42     65.3
                                            sigs       0*
      6.39  Kidsgrove                      10:56                    
      8.79  Mow Cop LC                     13:31     55.7               

     11.99  CONGLETON               13     16:35                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      3.31  North Rode GF                  p.w.s      30*             
      5.90  mp 2.25 (Moss)                  8:29                    
      7.84  MACCLESFIELD            10     10:44                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                      
      2.63  Prestbury                       3:13                    
      4.58  Adlington                       5:09     60.5             
                                            p.w.s     30*         
      6.78  Poynton                         8:19                    
      8.14  Bramhall                        9:24     75.3               
      9.67  Cheadle Hulme                  11:05     54.5               
     11.48  Edgeley no 1 Jn                13:17     49.4               
     12.04  STOCKPORT               14     14:28                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.57  Heaton Chapel                   2:34                   
      3.05  Levenshulme                     3:47     73.0               
      5.15  Ardwick Jn                      5:54     59.5               

      5.86  MANCHESTER PICCADILLY   10      8:12                    
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     Date: Saturday 27th February 1999                                               
                                                                    
     dep: Birmingham New St 11.34am..R Time                                         
     arr: Manchester Piccadilly 1.24pm..2 Late                                   
                                                                    
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