COVENTRY-CARNFORTH: SLOA CHARTER:                                
                                                                                     
     Engine: Class 81 electric No 81006                                              
     Load: 10 coaches, 361 tons tare, 385 tons full                                  
                                                                                     
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                      
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                                                    (avge)                           
      0.00  COVENTRY                 0      0:00
      1.48  Canley                          3:07         
      3.57  Tile Hill                       4:47     75.2
      5.50  Berkswell                       6:08     85.7
      8.77  Hampton-in-Arden                8:13     94.1
     10.70  BIRMINGHAM INTL                 9:26     95.2
     12.42  Marston Green                  10:33     92.4
     14.00  Lea Hall                       11:35     91.7
     15.11  Stechford               14     13:36     33.0
     17.90  Aston                   19     18:30     34.1
     18.62  Witton                         19:30     43.2
     20.19  Perry Barr N Jc         23     21:02     61.4
     24.62  Bescot                  27     25:50     55.4
     28.83  Portobello Jc           34     30:00     60.6
     31.45  Bushbury Jc             38     34:17     36.7
     37.22  Gailey                         39:12     70.4
     39.45  Penkridge                      40:44     87.3
                                           p.w.s      20*
     44.67  Trent Valley Jc                47:07         
     45.16  STAFFORD                51     47:39     55.1   
                                                      RL
     50.48  Norton Bridge           56     52:05     72.0              
     54.96  Standon Bridge                 55:41     74.7               
     59.16  Whitmore                       59:01     75.6                
     61.73  Madeley                 64     61:04     75.2                      
     64.84  Betley Road                    63:34     74.6             
     67.89  Basford Hall Jc SB             66:04     73.2            
     69.66  CREWE                   75     70:20                              
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      0.00                           0      0:00                       
      3.17  Coppenhall Jc SB                4:01                              
      7.46  Winsford                 9      6:56     88.2                     
     11.76  Hartford                        9:51     88.5               
     14.45  Acton Bridge                   11:36     92.2            
     16.46  Weaver Jc SB            16     12:58     88.2                
     22.13  Acton Grange Jc         20     16:52     87.2                     
     24.10  WARRINGTON BANK QUAY    21     18:14     86.5               
     26.26  Winwick Jc SB           24     19:57     75.5               
     29.96  Golborne Jc                    22:53     75.7            
     34.58  Springs Branch Jc              26:19     80.7            
     35.85  WIGAN NORTH WESTERN     30     27:17     78.8              
     45.51  Euxton Jc               38     34:08     84.6             
     46.95  Leyland                        35:13     79.8              
     49.36  Farrington Curve Jc            36:56     84.2           
     50.97  PRESTON                 46     39:56                     
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                                           42:26
     52.22  mp 1.25 (Oxheys)               44:45
     55.72  Barton                         47:16     83.4            
     60.45  Garstang                       50:29     88.2             
     66.22  Bay Horse                      54:27     87.3      
     71.96  LANCASTER               69     p.w.s      20*            
     73.87  Morecambe S Jc SB              62:59                     
     75.06  Hest Bank                      64:01     69.1              
     76.37  Bolton-le-Sands                          easy             
                                            sigs       0*
     78.21  CARNFORTH               77     77:45                          
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      0.00                           0      0:00                             
                                            sigs      15*
      6.25  LANCASTER                6      8:45                     
      9.24  Oubeck SB                      11:05     76.9                         
     17.76  Garstang                       16:39     91.8                            
                                            sigs       0*
     27.24  PRESTON                 24     26:44                                     
     31.26  Leyland                        p.w.s      20*                            
     42.36  WIGAN NORTH WESTERN     36     41:08                                     
     48.25  Golborne Jc SB                 45:28     81.5                  
     50.67  Winwick Jc SB           42     47:20     71.4                            
     54.11  WARRINGTON BANK QUAY    44     50:09     73.3                            
     61.75  Weaver Jc SB            50     55:29     85.9                            
     63.76  Acton Bridge                   56:51     88.2                            
     66.45  Hartford                       58:41     88.0                            
     70.75  Winsford                57     61:34     89.5                            
     78.21  CREWE                   69     69:42                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                     
      1.77  Basford Hall SB                 3:22      FL                             
      7.93  Madeley                  9      7:50     82.7                            
     10.50  Whitmore                        9:25     97.4                            
     14.70  Standon Bridge                 12:05     94.5                            
     19.18  Norton Bridge                  p.w.s      20*                            
     21.22  Great Bridgeford               19:19                                     
                                           FL/RL     easy
     24.50  STAFFORD                22     22:45                                     
     30.21  Penkridge                      27:16     75.8
                                           p.w.s      60*
     38.21  Bushbury Jc             35     35:17     easy
     40.83  Portobello Jc           39     39:30     37.3
     45.04  Bescot                  46     43:23     65.0
     49.47  Perry Barr N Jc         50     47:23     66.4
     51.04  Witton                         48:54     62.1
                                            sigs       0*
     51.76  Aston                   54     52:07     easy 
                                           p.w.s      20*
     54.55  Stechford               59     59:37         
     55.66  Lea Hall                       60:42     61.5
     57.24  Marston Green                  61:53     80.1
     58.96  BIRMINGHAM INTL                 sigs         
     60.89  Hampton-in-Arden               66:22         
     64.16  Berkswell                       sigs         
     66.09  Tile Hill                       sigs         
     68.18  Canley                          sigs         
     69.66  COVENTRY                74     77:25         
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     Date: Monday 5th May 1980                                                  
                                                                                     
     dep: Coventry 10.39am..12 Late                                                  
     arr: Carnforth South 1.09pm..8 Late                            
     dep: Carnforth 5.34pm..15 Late
     arr: Coventry 8.04pm..20 Late

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