WOLVERHAMPTON-CARLISLE: 10.31am INTERNATIONAL-EDINBURGH:       
                                                                      
     Engine: Class 86 no 86251 The Birmingham Post                           
     Load: 7 coaches, 234 tons tare, 250 tons full                           
                                                                      
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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                                                    (Avge)             
      0.00  WOLVERHAMPTON            0      0:00                      
      1.59  Bushbury Jc                     2:51                
      4.44  mp 18.25 (Fordhouses)           4:57     81.4           
      6.19  mp 20 (Four Ashes)              6:10     86.3           
      7.36  Gailey OB                       6:58     87.8           
      9.59  Penkridge                       8:27     90.2           
     12.19  mp 26                          10:14     87.4           
     14.76  mp 133 (Trent Valley Jc)       12:20     easy            
     15.30  STAFFORD                13     13:31                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      3.32  Great Bridgeford OB             3:42                
                                           RL/FL      30*
      5.32  Norton Bridge                   6:21                
      7.57  Badnall Wharf OB                8:04     78.6              
      9.83  Standon Bridge OB               9:28     96.8           
     12.28  Stableford RR                  10:57     99.1         
     13.97  Whitmore OB                    12:01     95.1           
     16.38  Madeley SB                     13:30     97.5            
     18.46  mp 152 (Wrinehill)             14:46     98.5  max 99         
     19.62  Betley Road                    15:29     97.1           
     21.46  mp 155                         16:38     96.0
     22.73  Basford Hall SB                17:39     74.9           
     24.50  CREWE                   22     20:48                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      0.81  Coal Yard SB                    2:01                 
      3.15  Coppenhall OB                   4:04     68.4           
      4.89  Minshull Vernon OB              5:07     99.4  max 101         
      7.46  Winsford                        6:41     98.8           
     11.76  Hartford                        9:18     98.4           
     14.45  Acton Bridge                   10:55     99.8           
     16.46  Weaver Jc SB (mp 174.5)        12:08     99.1           
     18.05  Preston Brook Tunnel S         13:07     94.5          
     19.46  Norton LC (mp 177.5)           14:00     98.5          
     21.16  Moore                          15:03     97.1           
     22.21  mp 180.25 (Acton Grange)       15:42     96.9           
     24.11  WARRINGTON              19     17:40                
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      0.00                           0      0:00  
      1.01  Dallam OB                       1:30               
      3.44  Winwick Jc                      3:14     84.1        
      5.85  Golborne Jc                     4:58     83.4          
      6.90  Golborne (mp 1.75)              5:37     96.9            
      9.15  Bamfurlong (mp 4)               6:59     98.8             
     10.40  Springs Br Jc (mp 5.25)         7:47     93.7             
     11.74  WIGAN                    9      9:18                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      1.48  Rylands Xg                      1:59
      3.16  Standish (mp 9.75)              3:14     80.6            
      4.66  Coppull Hall (mp 11.25)         4:09     98.2            
      5.88  Coppull UB                      4:54     97.6              
      7.66  Balshaw Jc (mp 14.25)           6:00     97.1          
      9.66  Euxton Jc (mp 16.25)            7:13     98.6            
     11.11  Leyland                         8:07     96.7            
     13.52  Farington Curve Jc              9:37     96.4            
     15.12  PRESTON                 14     11:47                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      1.34  Oxheys OB                       2:19               
      4.75  Barton                          4:28     95.1           
      7.46  Brock Xg                        6:02    103.7  max 104         
      9.50  Garstang (mp 9.5)               7:14    102.0            
     12.75  Scorton (mp 12.75)              9:08    102.6            
     15.25  Bay Horse (mp 15.25)           10:37    101.1            
     17.80  Oubeck RR                      12:07    102.0            
     20.00  Lancaster No 1 (mp 20)         13:32     93.1           
     20.99  LANCASTER               17     15:18               
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      0.00                           0      0:00  
      1.92  Morecambe S Jc SB               2:35                  
      3.14  Hest Bank LC                    3:25     87.8             
      4.39  Bolton-le-Sands LC              4:12     95.7          
      6.25  CARNFORTH                       5:18    101.4             
      9.50  mp 9.5 (summit)                 7:13    101.7              
     10.75  Burton & Holme (mp 10.75)       7:57    102.2  max 105           
     13.54  Milnthorpe                      9:36    101.4              
     15.50  Hincaster Jc (mp 15.50)        10:47     99.4  min 99          
     17.00  mp 17 (Sedgwick)               11:40    102.8  max 103          
     19.14  OXENHOLME               15     13:43                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00  
      1.86  mp 21 (Peat Lane)               2:27                
      3.36  mp 22.5 (Hay Fell)              3:29     87.1  max 90
      5.11  Lambrigg GF                     4:45     82.9            
      7.02  Grayrigg RR                     6:05     85.9           
      8.86  mp 28 (Low Gill)                7:28     79.8  min 78          
     10.86  mp 30 (Dillicar)                8:48     90.0  max 102         
     13.07  Tebay RR                       10:08     99.4            
     15.86  mp 35 (Scout Green)            11:53     95.6  min 95         
     17.36  mp 36.5 (Shap Wells)           12:49     96.4  max 96        
     18.61  Shap summit RR                 13:41     86.5  eased        
     20.61  Shap                           15:03     87.8            
     22.61  mp 41.75 (Harrisons)           16:22     91.1            
     23.86  mp 43 (Thrimby Grange)         17:17     81.8          
     27.86  mp 47 (Clifton)                19:59     88.9            
     29.86  mp 49                          21:13     97.3            
     32.07  PENRITH                 25     23:43                 
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      0.00                           0      0:00  
      2.29  mp 53.5                         2:49                 
      4.85  Plumpton RR                     4:25     96.0  max 103        
      7.29  mp 58.5 (Calthwaite)            5:51    102.1             
     10.79  mp 62 (Southwaite)              7:55    101.6              
     12.98  Wreay                           9:17     96.1             
     14.79  mp 66 (Brisco)                 10:30     89.3             
     16.54  Upperby Bridge Jc              11:44     85.1           
     17.89  CARLISLE                19     14:47                  
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     Date: Tuesday 23rd February 1999: 1S49                           
                                                                      
     dep: Wolverhampton 11.27am..6 late
     arr: Carlisle 2.00pm..4 early                     
                                                                      
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