THE NORTH BRITON: LARBERT-EDINBURGH-BREICH-MOTHERWELL:
Engines: Class J36 0-6-0 no 673 Maude
Class D49 4-4-0 no 246 Morayshire
Load: 10 coaches, 378 tons tare, 400 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 LARBERT 0 0:00
0.83 Larbert Jc 2:16 easy
1.25 Carmuirs E Jc 3 3:10 easy
2.42 Swing Bridge E 5:33
2.97 FALKIRK GRAHAMSTON 7 6:30
4.24 mp 23 9:21 19/21
5.24 mp 22 12:28 19/21
5.94 Polmont Jc 17 14:28 22
8.45 mp 27.25 (Boness Jc) 18:52 31/33
10.86 Linlithgow 24:33 27
13.95 mp 32.75 (Philipstoun) 29:56 38
15.95 mp 34.75 (Winchburgh Jc)37 32:58 43
17.70 mp 36.5 Broxburn Jc) 35:26 43
20.20 mp 39 (Ratho) 39:04 40
23.20 mp 42 (Gogar) 43:55 38
25.20 mp 44 (Saughton Jc) 47:21 31
26.20 mp 45 (Haymarket W Jc) 58 49:54 22*
26.72 Georgie Jc 50:51 21
27.37 Craiglockhart Jc 53:03 22
27.91 mp 1.75 54:58 24
28.24 MORNINGSIDE ROAD 56:24
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0.00 0:00
0.90 Blackford Hill 2:52
1.42 mp 3.5 (Newington) 4:05 25.6 av
3.01 Duddingston 7:41 26.5 av
4.30 Niddrie W Jc 77 11:28 20.4 av
5.41 Portobello Jc 80 14:46 20.2 av
7.98 Abbeyhill Jc 20:16 28.0 av
8.82 EDINBURGH 88 22:20
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0.00 0 0:00
1.17 Haymarket 4:47 easy
2.52 Slateford Jc 7 9:03 17
2.85 Slateford 9:47 18
3.77 Kingsknowe 12:21 22
6.31 mp 95.5 (Curriehill) 18:42 25/24
8.81 mp 93 25:08 22
10.90 Midcalder 30:06 29
12.10 Midcalder Jc 37 33:20 19*
13.52 mp 21.5 36:23 35
15.27 mp 19.75 (summit) 40:44 20
16.67 West Calder 43:36 38
18.37 Addiewell 47:22 20
19.52 mp 15.5 (Woodmuir) 50:30 24
20.98 BREICH 69 57:13
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0.00 0 0:00
1.04 mp 13 3:17 29
2.19 Fauldhouse 6:30 18
2.95 Benhar Jc SB 10 10:06 Stop
12:30
4.54 mp 9.5 16:46 36
5.59 Shotts 20 18:57 25/23
7.29 Hartwood 22:47 30
10.39 Cleland p.w.s 15*
12.04 mp 2 (Carfin) 35:31 31
12.98 Holytown 39 39:05 easy
13.62 Mossend East SB 41 41:33 easy
14.05 Mossend South SB 43 42:54 easy
15.36 Braidhurst 46 48:48
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Date: Sunday 10th May 1981:
dep: Larbert 11.27am..17 late
arr: Breich (Water stop) 2.35pm..16 late
dep: Breich (Water stop) 3.15pm..51 late
Shotts booked stop omitted
arr: Braidhurst (Motherwell) 4.04pm..24 late
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