LONDON MIDLAND REGION: WRS RAILTOUR.
                                                                      
     Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 45018                                             
     Load: 10 coaches, 338 tons tare, 365 tons full.

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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr         
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      0.00  Carnforth South                 0:00
      0.25  CARNFORTH                       1:37     easy         
      1.00  mp 7                                      40
      2.50  mp 8.5 (Yealand)                          32          
      4.75  Burton & Holme                  9:54                  
      7.54  Milnthorpe                     12:35      56          
      9.48  Hincaster Jc SB                15:04     44/42        
     11.00  mp 17 (Sedgwick)                         44/32        
     13.14  OXENHOLME                      20:43      36          
     15.00  mp 21 (Peat Lane)                         33          
     18.25  Lambrigg Xg SB                 29:38      35          
     20.12  Grayrigg                       33:28      31          
     21.91  Low Gill                       38:06    Signal        
                                           38:44    Failure
     24.00  mp 30 (Dillicar)                         easy         
     26.12  Tebay                          46:45      49          
     27.50  mp 33.5 (Tebay North)                     42         
     29.15  Scout Green SB                 51:33      26         
     31.61  Shap summit                    58:12     21/22       
     33.72  Shap                           61:15      62         
     35.42  Harrisons Sdgs SB               sigs                 
     37.00  mp 43 (Thrimby Grange)         68:52                 
     41.00  mp 47 (Clifton)                73:14      68         
     41.96  Eden Valley Jc                 74:09      69        
     45.23  PENRITH                        77:11      64         
     50.02  Plumpton                       81:27      74         
     55.59  Southwaite                     86:01      82         
     58.15  Wreay                          87:58      78         
       ?    Carlisle no 3 SB                sigs       0*
       ?    Carlisle no 12 SB              95:40                  
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     Date: 28th November 1964: WRS Railtour Birmingham to
     Carlisle (Kingmoor and Upperby Sheds), then Settle &
     Carlisle to Leeds, Standedge to Crewe, then Birmingham.
     (Booked locos 70052,46160,45647,70000)

     45018 took over from failed 70052                                          
                                                                      
     dep: Carnforth South 11.35am                                                  
     arr: Carlisle no 12 1.10pm.

     Speeds by Railjoint only, therefore approximate.                                              
                                                                      
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