THE CUMBRIAN COASTER: CARNFORTH-KIDDERMINSTER: 
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 37's nos 37611 & 37604             
     Load: 9 coaches, 332 tons tare, 355 tons full               
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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                                                    (Avge)
      0.00  CARNFORTH                0      0:00                    
      1.86  Bolton-le-Sands LC              3:36                   
      3.11  Hest Bank LC                    4:40     70.3           
      4.33  Morecambe S Jc                  sigs      20*     
      6.25  LANCASTER                5      8:30     
      9.42  Oubeck RR                      11:36     61.3
     12.04  Bay Horse                      13:18     92.4
     17.92  Garstang S                     17:03     94.1
     19.81  Brock Xg                       18:13     97.2 
     22.63  Barton                         19:59     95.8
     25.88  Oxheys                         22:12     87.9
                                            sigs      15*
     27.24  PRESTON                 25     26:04           
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      1.60  Farrington Curve Jc             2:54
      4.01  Leyland                         5:09     64.3        
      5.46  Euxton Jc (mp 16.25)     9      6:21     72.5
     12.96  Boars Head GF                  11:49     82.3
                                            sigs             
     15.12  WIGAN                   18     14:29           
                                           p.w.s
     21.01  Golborne Jc                    20:57                       
     23.42  Winwick Jc              26     22:39     85.0               
     25.90  Dallam OB                      24:30     80.4                     
     26.86  WARRINGTON              29     25:20     69.1           
     28.76  mp 180.25 (Acton Grange)       26:44     81.4
     31.51  Norton LC (mp 177.5)           28:37     87.6               
     32.96  Preston Brook Tunnel S         29:36     88.4                    
     34.51  Weaver Jc SB (mp 174.5) 37     30:38     90.0                
     36.52  Acton Bridge                   31:57     91.6                 
     39.21  Hartford                        sigs                        
     43.50  Winsford                       40:04                              
     47.82  Coppenhall OB                  43:42     71.3                      
     50.06  Coal Yard SB                    sigs                        
     50.97  CREWE                   57     49:55                         
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      0.00                           0      0:00      RL                 
      1.77  Basford Hall SB                 3:12                      
      4.88  Betley Road SB                  6:02     65.8           
      8.11  Madeley SB              11      8:38     74.5          
     10.50  Whitmore                       10:32     75.5          
     14.70  Standon Bridge                 13:45     78.3         
     19.18  Norton Bridge           29     17:21     74.7              
     21.22  Great Bridgeford               18:54     78.2        
                                            sigs                            
     24.50  STAFFORD                34     24:49 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                 
      0.49  Trent Valley Jc                 1:12      
      5.71  Penkridge                       5:49     67.8       
                                           p.w.s    
     13.71  Bushbury Jc SB          13     14:38     slack    
     16.33  Portobello Jc                  18:46 
                                           p.w.s      20*    
     20.54  Bescot                  21     25:20 
     21.53  Tame Bridge                    26:53     38.3
     24.17  Hampstead                      29:43     55.9
     24.97  Perry Barr N Jc         25     30:26     66.9        
     25.71  Perry Barr                     31:09     61.9                 
     26.55  Witton                         32:03     56.0             
     27.27  Aston                   31     33:11     38.1                
     29.27  Proof House Jc                 37:31     27.7               
     29.97  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST       41     41:03                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.05  Monument Lane OB                3:40                   
      2.03  Soho S Jc                6      4:53     48.2               
      3.33  Smethwick                       6:25     50.9               
      3.75  Galton Jc                8      7:11     32.8               
      4.95  Langley                         9:27     31.8               
      6.53  Rowley Regis                   11:22     49.4               
      7.71  Old Hill                       13:07     40.4               
      9.16  Cradley                        15:04     44.6               
     10.53  Lye                            17:03     41.4               
     11.45  Stourbridge N Jc               19:01     28.1               
     11.83  Stourbridge Junction    22     19:57     24.4               
     13.67  Hagley                         21:59     54.3               
     15.37  Blakedown                      23:21     74.6             
     18.49  KIDDERMINSTER           30     27:37                    
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     Date: Saturday 1st June 1996:
     Pathfinder Tours..The Cumbrian Coaster                  
                                                                    
     dep: Carnforth 6.24pm..14 late                   
     arr: Kidderminster 9.24pm..2 early

     37611 & 37604 worked Bristol to Crewe and Carnforth
     to Bristol.
     20301, 20303, & 20302 worked Crewe to Workington
     20301 & 20302 worked Workington to Carnforth            
                                                                    
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