LEEDS-SKIPTON-CARLISLE: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
                                                                 
     Engine: West Country class 4-6-2 no 34092 City of Wells         
     Load: 12 coaches, 418 tons tare, 445 tons full                
                                                                 
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr 
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      0.00  LEEDS                    0      0:00          
      0.56  Whitehall Jc                    sigs      15*      
      1.14  mp 196.25 (Wortley Jc)   4      5:07    26/36      
      2.89  mp 198 (Kirkstall SB)           sigs      10*    
      4.64  mp 199.75 (Newlay)             12:50      47 
      5.89  mp 201 (Calverley)             14:24      51    
      6.89  mp 202 (Apperley Jc)           15:33      53   
      8.42  Thackley Tunnel E              17:17      54    
      9.29  Thackley Tunnel W              18:13      54    
     10.44  Guiseley Jc SB          16     19:49     easy     
     10.86  Shipley Jc SB                  20:56      20*   
     12.14  mp 207.25 (Hirstwood)          23:23      42    
     13.74  Bingley                        25:28      50   
     15.39  mp 210.5 (Marley)              27:22      54    
     16.39  mp 211.5 (Thwaites)            28:32      44    
     16.96  KEIGHLEY                27     p.w.s      20*          
     19.95  Steeton & Silsden              34:28      54   
     21.54  Kildwick LC                    36:12      58    
     23.14  Cononley LC                    37:48    61/60      
     24.89  mp 220 (Snaygill)              39:30      63    
     26.15  SKIPTON                 42     41:08      40*
     28.64  mp 223.75 (Delaneys)           44:18      51   
     29.89  Gargrave                       45:51    48/46    
     32.74  Bell Busk                      49:28      49   
     34.39  mp 229.5                       51:38      43    
                                                      46
     36.16 HELLIFIELD               57     55:17          
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
      1.23  Long Preston                    3:07      43    
      3.25  Settle Jc SB             6      5:20      63    
      5.23  Settle                          7:31      45    
      6.98  mp 238.25 (Stainforth)         10:19      28 (slip)   
      8.98  mp 240.25                      16:01      18 (slip)   
      9.73  mp 241 (Helwith Bridge)        17:59    27/33     
     11.16  Horton                  17     21:04      25 (slip)    
     13.73  mp 245 (Selside)               26:39    29/28      
     15.98  Ribblehead                     31:17      32    
     16.48  mp 247.75 (Viaduct)            32:12      33    
     17.22  Blea Moor SB            26     33:30      31    
     18.04  Blea Moor Tunnel S             35:10      32 (slip)    
     19.54  Blea Moor Tunnel N             37:41          
     20.23  mp 251.5 (Dent Head)           38:33    51/53    
     22.13  Dent                    37     40:45      50  
     23.55  Rise Hill Tunnel N             42:21    55/58    
     25.40  GARSDALE                48     45:08          
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
      1.33  mp 258                          3:24    34/27 (slip)      
      3.08  mp 259.75 (Ais Gill)     6      7:00      36   
      6.58  mp 263.25 (Mallerstang)        10:59    63/59      
      7.58  mp 264.25 (Birkett T)          11:59      61      
      9.92  Kirkby Stephen          13     14:07      68    
     12.08  mp 268.75 (Smardale V)         15:58      73    
     13.10  Crosby Garrett                 16:50      68    
     15.25  Griseburn SB                   18:48    64/66      
     16.83  mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel)         20:28      52   
     18.12  Ormside                        21:49      61    
     19.58  mp 276.25                      23:21      48    
     20.60  APPLEBY                 35     25:12          
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
      1.98  mp 279.25                       3:42      53   
      2.93  Long Marton                     4:57     easy     
      3.73  mp 281 *                        6:32      29*          
      6.08  New Biggin                      9:42      57    
      7.43  Culgaith LC                    11:01      68    
      9.73  mp 287                         13:07      61    
     11.01  Langwathby                     14:27      58    
     12.43  Little Salkeld                 15:47      65   
     13.48  mp 290.75 (Long Meg)    25     16:47      63    
     15.33  Lazonby                        18:43    56/59     
     17.73  mp 295                         21:15      52    
     20.84  Armathwaite                    24:34    60/49      
     22.98  mp 300.25                      27:13    52/easy   
     23.98  mp 301.25 (Cotehill)           p.w.s      25*          
     25.69  Howes Sdg SB                   32:16      50    
     26.88  Cumwhinton                     33:44      47    
     27.98  mp 305.25 (Scotby)             35:04      53    
     29.88  Petteril Bridge Jc      46     38:24     slack     
                                            sigs       5*
     30.77  CARLISLE                50     43:54          
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     Date: Saturday 3rd December 1983:      
                                                                 
     dep: Leeds 11.21am    
     arr: Carlisle 3.03pm..2 Early 
                                                                 
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