LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 2.25pm Manchester-St Pancras       
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 44816
     Pilot engine from Derby: class 5MT 4-6-0 no 44822           
     Load: 8 coaches, 277 tons tare, 295 tons full
     from Derby: 11 coaches, 373 tons tare, 395 tons full   
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  MANCHESTER CENTRAL       0      0:00                    
      1.17  Cornbrook W Jc                  3:25                   
      1.73  Throstle Nest S Jc       4      4:23                    
      3.14  Chorlton-cum-Hardy              6:25      45              
      5.07  Withington                      8:40      53              
      5.76  Didsbury                        9:25      56             
      6.92  Heaton Mersey                  10:43      51              
      8.00  CHEADLE HEATH           12     11:58      55
      9.80  mp 179.5                       14:13      43        
     10.70  Bramhall Moor SB               p.w.s      18*          
     12.05  mp 177.25 (Hazel Grove)        19:13      33              
     12.89  Disley Tunnel W                20:40      37             
     15.09  Disley Tunnel E                24:05      41              
     16.30  mp 173                         25:41      50              
     17.09  New Mills S Jc SB              26:39      46              
     18.30  mp 171 (Buxworth)              28:16      41              
     19.30  mp 170                         29:46      39             
     19.80  CHINLEY                 28     30:52                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.48  Chinley S Jc SB                 4:01      28             
      1.99  Chapel-en-le-Frith              5:00      32              
      3.26  Dove Holes Tunnel W             7:21      33              
      4.96  Dove Holes Tunnel E            10:45      29              
      5.69  Peak Forest             12     12:12      36             
      6.50  mp 163 (Great Rocks Jc)        13:21      49              
      7.50  mp 162 (Tunstead)              14:28      57              
      8.40  Peak Forest Jc                 15:24      61             
     10.20  MILLERS DALE            18     17:49                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.69  Monsall Dale                    4:22      54             
      4.15  Great Longstone                 5:53     56/54               
      5.47  Hassop SB                       7:13      63
      6.47  Bakewell                        8:10     67/65             
      8.30  mp 151                          9:50     66/67               
      9.87  Rowsley                        11:25      48*              
     12.07  Darley Dale                    13:49      60            
     14.30  MATLOCK                 17     16:40                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.10  Matlock Bath                    2:45      40             
      1.88  Cromford                        3:46      49              
      3.70  High Peak Jc SB                 5:43      58              
      4.83  Whatstandwell                   7:03      48              
      6.80  Ambergate               10      9:47      27*             
      9.35  Belper                         13:08      61              
     11.89  Duffield                       15:26      71            
     14.00  mp 131 (Little Eaton Jc        17:10      75            
     16.50  Nottingham Road                19:16     easy               
     17.15  DERBY MIDLAND           21     20:51                    
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     Pilot Loco on: Load increased by 3 coaches
                
      0.00  DERBY MIDLAND            0      0:00                    
      2.04  Spondon Jc SB                   4:08      54             
      3.79  Borrowash                       5:53      63              
      6.08  Draycott                        8:00      64              
      6.95  Sawley                          8:50      63              
      8.72  Sheet Stores Jc SB      10     10:25      56*             
      9.99  Ratcliff Jc SB                 11:45      60              
     12.07  Kegworth                       13:52      63              
     14.04  Hathern                        15:39      66              
     16.85  LOUGHBOROUGH                   18:10      71              
     19.54  Barrow-on-Soar                 20:26      70              
     21.84  Sileby                         22:22      71              
     24.64  Syston                         24:40      75              
     26.69  mp 101.75 (Thurmaston)          sigs      41*         
     28.63  Humberstone Road               29:14      52             
     29.37  LEICESTER               32     30:43                    
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     Date: 21st November 1958:
     THE PALATINE:                                       
                                                                    
     dep: Manchester Central 2.25pm..R time                            
     arr: Leicester 4.31pm..4 late                
                                                                    
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