LCGB RAILTOUR: ST PANCRAS to LEEDS              
                                                                    
     Engine: Jubilee class 4-6-0 no 45721 Impregnable                 
     Load: 9 coaches, 316 tons tare, 340 tons full         
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  ST PANCRAS               0      0:00                    
      1.52  Kentish Town                    4:36      30             
      3.91  West Hampstead                  9:06      35
      5.11  Cricklewood                    11:02      44           
      6.05  Brent Jc SB                    12:09      52           
      6.99  Hendon                         13:12      56           
      7.84  Silkstream Jc SB               14:06      59           
      9.35  Mill Hill                      15:45      52           
     12.44  Elstree                        19:22      50             
     15.20  Radlett                        22:04     72/70               
     16.75  mp 16.75                       23:21      73              
     18.06  Napsbury                       24:29      66              
     19.88  ST ALBANS                      26:12     61/62               
     21.25  Sandridge SB                   27:37      58             
     23.50  mp 23.5                        28:52     60/59               
     24.64  Harpenden                      p.w.s      18*                    
     27.27  Chiltern Green                 35:55     57/56               
     30.24  LUTON                          38:53      68              
     32.76  Leagrave                       41:09     66/68               
     34.00  mp 34                          42:14      66              
     35.65  Sundon SB                      43:34      78             
     37.25  Harlington                     44:45      83              
     40.20  Flitwick                       46:50     89/88               
     41.75  Ampthill                       47:53      86              
     43.75  mp 43.75 (Millbrook)           49:16      90             
     45.91  Houghton Conquest SB           50:46      87              
     47.25  mp 47.25 (Elstow)              51:45      82              
     49.20  Kempston Rd Jc SB              53:13     78/80               
     49.98  Bedford N Jc SB                53:47      81              
     50.71  Bromham SB                     54:20      78             
     51.57  Oakley Jc SB                   55:01      75              
     52.95  Oakley                         56:08      73              
     55.25  mp 55.25                       58:00      76              
     56.66  Sharnbrook                     59:10      69             
     58.12  Souldrop SB                    60:34      59              
     59.75  mp 59.75 (summit)              62:20      52              
     62.66  Irchester                      64:54      74             
     65.06  WELLINGBOROUGH                 67:06      58*              
     68.21  Finedon                        70:09      64              
     69.35  Burton Latimer                 71:11      67              
     70.70  Kettering Jc SB                72:27      61             
     72.02  KETTERING                      73:42      63
     74.57  Glendon S Jc SB                76:16      56              
     75.57  Glendon & Rushton              77:25      59
     78.09  Desborough                     80:10     50/49               
     80.46  Braybrook SB                   82:34      69              
     81.50  mp 81.5                        83:30      72              
     82.92  MARKET HARBOROUGH              85:15      44*              
     84.44  Great Bowden SB                87:01      58              
     86.31  East Langton                   88:49      64              
     88.94  Kibworth                       91:28      55                       
     89.69  Kibworth N SB                  92:19      51         
     91.54  Great Glen                     94:08     66/68          
     93.86  Kilby Bridge SB                96:13      65         
     95.44  Wigston Magna                  97:55      47         
     95.89  Wigston N Jc SB                98:36      40*      
     96.82  Aylestone Jc SB                99:46          
     97.96  Knighton N Jc SB                sigs      0*             
     99.07  LEICESTER              104    109:30                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      0.74  Humberstone Road                2:19                   
      2.68  mp 101.75 (Thurmaston)          5:04      52              
      4.73  Syston                          7:15      61              
      7.53  Sileby                          9:54      66              
      9.83  Barrow-on-Soar                 11:57      70             
     12.52  LOUGHBOROUGH                   14:09      74
     15.33  Hathern                        16:33      72             
     17.30  Kegworth                       18:11      72
     19.38  Ratcliff Jc SB                 20:23     easy
     20.95  Trent                          23:01     
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                                           24:48
     21.65  Long Eaton                     27:30      34 
     23.54  Stapleford                     slack      15*
     24.85  Stanton Gate                   34:21      40 
     26.12  Trowell                        36:08      46   
     27.58  Ilkeston                       37:56      50
     29.37  mp 128.5 (Shipley Gate)        40:14      49 
     30.41  Heanor Jc SB                   41:27      47 
     30.84  Langley Mill                   41:59      46 
                                           slack      20*
     33.49  Codnor Park                    47:26      37  
     34.42  Pye Bridge                     48:50      40 
     37.02  Alfreton                       52:41      45 
                                           slack      20*
     38.04  Westhouse                      54:42         
     39.57  Doe Hill SB                    57:31      32  
     40.00  Morton Sdgs SB                 58:22      36 
     42.43  mp 141.5                       62:30      45 
     43.17  Clay Cross                     63:38      40*
     45.12  Hasland Sdgs SB                66:00      57 
     47.17  CHESTERFIELD                    sigs      30*            
     47.78  Tapton Jc SB                   69:49                  
     48.91  Sheepbridge                    71:23      48
     51.09  Unstone                        p.w.s      25*
     51.93  mp 151                         76:57      26
     52.48  Dronfield                      p.w.s      15*
     53.43  mp 152.5                       82:05      23
     55.18  Dore & Totley                  84:56                        
     55.93  mp 155 (Beauchief)             85:54      52              
     56.69  Millhouses                     86:44     58/61               
     58.07  Heeley                         88:08     easy               
     59.44  SHEFFIELD MIDLAND       95     91:22                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00
      0.91  Attercliffe Road                2:42
      1.88  Grimesthorpe Jc SB              4:31
      2.86  Brightside                      5:57
                                            sigs       0*
      3.24  Wincobank Jc                    7:56     slack
      5.49  mp 164                         12:26      40
      6.04  Ecclesfield                    13:16      38
      7.45  Chapeltown South               15:35      36
      7.74  mp 166.25                      16:06      34
      8.69  Tankersley Tunnel N                       32
      8.99  mp 167.5 (Wentworth)           slack
      9.31  Skiers Spring SB               19:14
     10.48  Elescar                        20:58      47
                                           slack
     12.04  Wombwell                       24:11      37
                                           slack
     13.81  Monk Spring Jc SB              28:02     easy
     16.61  Cudworth                       33:53     
                                           slack 
     18.84  Royston                        38:11
                                           slack
     23.45  West Riding Jc SB              45:49
     23.93  Oakenshaw N Jc SB              47:04      49
     26.19  Goose Hill Jc                  slack
     26.64  NORMANTON                      52:00     
     27.90  Altofts                        54:06
     29.86  Methley                        slack
     31.50  Woodlesford                    60:00
     33.99  mp 192.5 (Stourton)            63:09      51
     36.76  Engine Shed Jc                 67:55
     36.99  Whitehall Curve (195.5) 66     68:58
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     Date: 6th June 1964:
     L.C.G.B "NORTH BRITON" RAILTOUR                          
                                                                    
     dep: St Pancras 8.11am..1 late               
     arr: Leeds Whitehall Curve 12.52pm..8 late                 
                                                                    
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