VINTAGE TRAINS: THE BLACKPOOL BELLE:                         
                                                                      
     Engine: Rebuilt Merchant Navy class 4-6-2
             no 35005 Canadian Pacific                         
     Load: 11 coaches, 364 tons tare, 385 tons full             
                                                                      
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr   
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                                                    (Avge)
      0.00  CREWE                    0      0:00
      0.81  Coal Yard SB                    3:01               
      3.15  Coppenhall Jc OB                6:14    43.6          
      4.89  Minshull Vernon OB              8:21    49.3          
      7.47  Winsford                       11:59    42.4          
     11.76  Hartford                       16:40    54.9          
     14.45  Acton Bridge                   19:05    67.2          
     16.46  Weaver Jc SB            16     20:44    73.1          
     19.46  Norton Xg                      23:11    73.5          
     22.21  mp 180.25 (Acton Grange)21     25:25    73.9          
     24.11  WARRINGTON BANK QUAY    23     26:57    74.3           
     27.55  Winwick Jc              27     29:55    69.5        
     29.96  Golborne Jc                    32:09    64.7           
     33.26  mp 4 (Bamfurlong)              35:58    FL/RL            
     34.51  mp 5.25 (Springs Branch)32     37:50    RL/FL           
     35.85  WIGAN NORTH WESTERN     34     40:03    39.0           
     38.01  mp 8.75 (Boars Head)           42:45    48.0           
     39.01  mp 9.75 (Standish)             43:57    50.0           
     40.51  mp 11.25 (Coppull Hall)        45:33    56.2           
     41.73  Coppull UB                     46:47    59.3           
     43.51  mp 14.25 (Balshaw Jc)   42     49:05    FL/RL        
     45.51  mp 16.25 (Euxton Jc)    44     51:16    54.9           
     46.96  Leyland                        52:47    57.4           
     49.37  Farington Curve Jc              sigs      5*          
     50.97  PRESTON                 54     63:47    easy            
     53.97  mp 3 (Lea Road)                68:25    38.8                
     56.18  Salwick                        70:38    59.8                
     58.81  Kirkham                 66     75:29   slack                 
     65.36  Poulton-le-Fylde        76     84:08   slack            
     66.52  Carleton LC                    86:29    29.6                
     67.37  Layton                         87:56    35.1                
     68.58  BLACKPOOL NORTH         85     92:31                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.21  Layton                          3:35                   
      3.22  Poulton-le-Fylde         7      sigs      0*
      9.77  Kirkham                 19     19:07   slack 
     12.40  Salwick                        23:16    38.0                
     17.10  Preston PSB                    30:08    41.0                
     17.61  PRESTON                 33     31:25    easy                       
     19.21  Farington Curve Jc             33:40    42.7               
     21.62  Leyland                        36:28    51.6                          
     23.07  mp 16.25 (Euxton Jc)    41     37:57    58.6                          
     26.85  Coppull UB                     41:37    61.8                          
     30.63  Boars Head GF                  45:09    64.1                          
     32.73  WIGAN NORTH WESTERN     52     46:41    82.1                          
     35.32  mp 4 (Bamfurlong)              48:35    81.7                        
     38.66  Golborne Jc                    51:10    77.5                   
     41.03  Winwick Jc              61     52:59    78.3                   
     44.47  WARRINGTON BANK QUAY    64     55:45    74.6                       
     46.37  mp 180.25 (Acton Grange)66     57:21    71.2                       
     49.12  Norton Xg                      59:36    73.3                    
     52.12  Weaver Jc SB            72     62:06    70.5                       
     39.21  Hartford                        sigs    73.4                    
     43.51  Winsford                78      sigs                          
     50.16  Coal Yard SB                   84:04                           
     50.97  CREWE                   91     87:51                         
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     Date: Saturday 9th October 1999:
                                  
     dep: Crewe 12.28pm..13 late
     arr: Blackpool North 2.01pm..21late                       
     dep: Blackpool North 6.23pm..53 late                       
     arr: Crewe 7.52pm..51 late
                                                       
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