HOWES SIDING-LEEDS-YORK: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 5305
Load: 10 coaches, 359 tons tare, 380 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 Howes Sdg SB 0:00
1.71 mp 301.25 (Cotehill) 6:08 26
2.71 mp 300.25 (summit) 8:37 22
3.96 mp 299 11:39 easy
4.85 Armathwaite 14:31
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0.00 0:00
3.11 mp 295 6:26 36
5.51 Lazonby 9:18 60/57
7.36 mp 290.75 (Long Meg) 11:11 60
8.41 Little Salkeld 12:17 57
9.83 Langwathby 13:55 50
12.11 mp 286 16:28 54
13.41 Culgaith LC 17:51 57
14.76 New Biggin 19:18 52/53
17.11 mp 281 * 22:52 27*
17.91 Long Marton 24:20 36/40
19.61 mp 278.5 27:13 32
20.84 APPLEBY 30:45
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0.00 (depart from Dairy) 0:00
1.98 Ormside 3:54 51
3.27 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 5:42 41
4.86 Griseburn SB 8:15 34
7.00 Crosby Garrett 11:46 40
8.02 mp 268.75 (Viaduct) 13:10 44
10.18 Kirkby Stephen 17:06 29/33
11.27 mp 265.5 19:12 29
12.52 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 22:00 25
13.52 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 24:16 30/32
14.52 mp 262.25 26:15 28
15.77 mp 261 29:09 25
17.02 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 32:07 24
19.02 mp 257.75 35:16 48
20.10 GARSDALE 37:59
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0.00 0:00
1.85 Rise Hill Tunnel N 4:29 41
3.27 Dent 6:32 42
5.17 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 9:04 47/45
5.86 Blea Moor Tunnel N 9:59 44
7.36 Blea Moor Tunnel S 12:08 42
8.18 Blea Moor SB 13:42 easy
8.92 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) 15:41 15*
9.51 Ribblehead 16:36 37/39
11.67 mp 245 (Selside) p.w.s 25*
14.13 Horton 24:01 51
15.67 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 25:41 59
16.42 mp 240.25 26:30 55
18.42 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 28:30 61/64
20.17 Settle 30:15 57/60
22.15 Settle Jc SB p.w.s 45*
24.17 Long Preston 36:26
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0.00 0:00
1.23 HELLIFIELD 3:43 33
3.00 mp 229.5 6:21 47
4.65 Bell Busk 8:06 62
7.50 Gargrave 10:58 58/59
8.75 mp 223.75 (Delaneys) 12:14 60
11.24 SKIPTON 19:37
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0.00 0:00
1.26 mp 220 (Snaygill) 3:25 43
3.01 Cononley LC 5:41 50
4.61 Kildwick LC 7:31 55/56
6.25 Steeton & Silsden 9:16 52
7.26 mp 214 10:35 44
9.19 KEIGHLEY 13:36 33*
10.76 mp 210.5 (Marley) 15:36 54
12.41 Bingley sigs 15*
14.01 mp 207.25 (Hirstwood) 21:16 46
15.29 Shipley Jc SB 23:47 15*
15.71 Guiseley Jc SB 24:46
16.86 Thackley Tunnel W 26:41 42
17.73 Thackley Tunnel E 27:49 46
19.26 mp 202 (Apperley Jc) 29:47 51
20.26 mp 201 (Calveley) 30:54 58
21.51 mp 199.75 (Newlay) 32:16 46*
23.26 mp 198 (Kirkstall SB) 34:26 52
25.01 mp 196.25 (Wortley Jc) 37:09 33
25.59 Whitehall Jc 38:29 slack
26.15 LEEDS 40:48
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0.00 0:00
1.66 Neville Hill W Jc 3:52
2.83 mp 17.75 (Osmondthorpe) 5:29 45/46
4.43 Cross Gates 7:35 45
7.33 Garforth 11:00 56
9.72 Micklefield 13:28 62
11.58 mp 14 15:11 67
13.58 mp 12 16:56 72
14.83 CHURCH FENTON 17:59 73
16.71 Ulleskelf 19:33 72
18.04 Bolton Percy 20:39 70
20.08 mp 5.5 (Colton) 22:22 71
21.83 mp 3.75 (Copmanthorpe) 23:49 73
23.58 mp 2 (Chaloners Whin) 25:21 65
25.58 YORK 28:51
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Date: 10th May 1986:
dep: Howes Siding SB 1.33pm
arr: York 6.01pm..21 late
Driver Tibbetts (Carlisle) to Skipton
Driver Holme (Neville Hill) to York
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