HELLIFIELD-CARLISLE: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engine: A4 class 4-6-2 no 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley
Load: 10 coaches, 380 tons tare, 405 tons full.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 HELLIFIELD 0 0:00 Restart
1.23 Long Preston 2:05 35
3.25 Settle Jc SB 5 4:34 60
5.23 Settle 6:40 53/54
6.98 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 8:40 51
8.98 mp 240.25 11:04 48
9.73 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 11:59 51
11.16 Horton 13:50 48
13.73 mp 245 (Selside) 16:58 45
15.98 Ribblehead 20:02 43
16.48 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) p.w.s 25*
17.22 Blea Moor SB 28 22:40 29
18.04 Blea Moor Tunnel S 24:14 33
19.54 Blea Moor Tunnel N 26:31
20.23 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 27:12 56/57
22.13 Dent 43 29:56
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0.00 0 0:00
1.42 Rise Hill Tunnel N 3:29 43/49
3.27 GARSDALE 10 6:32
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0.00 0 0:00
1.33 mp 258 3:05 32
3.08 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 8 5:58 44
6.58 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 10:06 55/53
7.58 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 11:13 55
9.92 Kirkby Stephen 13:43 57/54
12.08 mp 268.75 (Smardale V) 16:06 55/52
13.10 Crosby Garrett 17:16 54
15.25 Griseburn SB 19:41 52
16.83 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 21:22 56
18.12 Ormside 22:44 60
19.58 mp 276.25 p.w.s 15*
20.60 APPLEBY 35 28:34
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0.00 0 0:00
1.98 mp 279.25 4:02 51
2.93 Long Marton 5:15 easy
3.73 mp 281 * 6:53 27*
6.08 New Biggin 10:54 46
7.43 Culgaith LC 12:29 54/51
9.73 mp 287 15:06 55
11.01 Langwathby 16:32 52
12.43 Little Salkeld 17:58 55
13.48 mp 290.75 (Long Meg) 19:13 56
15.33 Lazonby 21:18 52/56
17.73 mp 295 24:03 47/50
20.84 Armathwaite 27:52 46/50
22.98 mp 300.25 30:46 36
23.98 mp 301.25 (Cotehill) 32:14 44
25.69 Howes Sdg SB 34:42 38
26.88 Cumwhinton 36:48 31/34
27.98 mp 305.25 (Scotby) 38:23 40
29.88 Petteril Bridge Jc 39 41:56 slack
30.77 CARLISLE 43 45:36
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Date: Saturday 28th November 1981
dep: Hellifield 2.02pm..12 late
arr: Carlisle 5.16pm..5 late
Note: Times from Hellifield are from re-start
following a brake stop just beyond platform end
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