CARNFORTH-BLACKBURN-MANCHESTER: THE MANCUNIAN:
Engine: Class A4 4-6-2 no 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley
Load: 11 coaches, 373 tons tare, 405 tons full.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 CARNFORTH 0 0:00
0.46 Carnforth E Jc SB 3 1:56
2.10 mp 2 5:31 36
3.26 Borwick 7:22 39/33
4.85 mp 4.75 10:02 42
5.60 mp 5.5 11:10 39
7.05 Arkholme 12:55 57
7.60 mp 7.5 (Lune Viaducts) 13:30 50
8.06 Melling 14:11 45
9.11 Melling Tunnel E 15:38 40
9.72 WENNINGTON 17 16:29 44
11.96 mp 247.25 (Low Bentham) p.w.s 10*
12.93 Bentham 22:58 36
14.21 mp 245 24:57 41
15.96 mp 243.25 (Skew Xg) 27:45 36
17.21 Clapham 30:29 15*
18.21 mp 241 32:44 35
20.46 mp 238.75 (Eldroth) 35:40 52
21.46 mp 237.75 36:54 45
22.88 Giggleswick p.w.s 20*
24.69 Settle Jc SB 38 43:21 13*
26.71 Long Preston 47:29 35
27.94 HELLIFIELD 43 50:27 10*
46
29.86 mp 33 54:03 34/45
32.36 mp 30.5 (Newsholme) 57:46 38/44
33.61 mp 29.25 (Viaduct) 59:46 25*
34.24 Gisburn 61:00 37/45
35.86 mp 27 63:20 43
36.88 Rimington 64:51 46
39.57 Chatburn 68:46 34/44
41.60 CLITHEROE 63 71:32 30/42
43.36 mp 19.5 74:44 37/42
45.09 Whalley 77:02 27*
47.17 Langho 81:21 29/30
48.36 mp 14.5 83:43 28
49.36 mp 13.5 (Wilpshire) 85:58 24
50.36 mp 12.5 88:03 34
51.73 Daisyfield Jc 82 sigs 5*
52.33 BLACKBURN 84 95:13
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0.00 0 0:00
0.38 Bolton Jc 1:35
1.49 mp 23 3:22 36
2.24 mp 22.25 (Lower Darwen) 4:37 36
4.13 Darwen 18 8:00 33
4.74 mp 19.75 9:03 34
5.58 Sough Tunnel N 10:32 35
6.72 Sough Tunnel S 12:38 32
7.90 Entwhistle 14:24 40.1av
9.25 Turton 16:33 37.7av
10.92 Bromley Cross 31 18:41 46.9av
11.55 The Oaks 19:22 55.3av
12.49 mp 12 20:30 49.7av
13.87 BOLTON 36 23:41 slack
15.42 Moses Gate 26:18 35.5av
16.10 Farnworth 26:58 61.2av
16.77 Kearsley 27:37 61.8av
19.49 Pepper Hill SB 30:40 slack
19.78 Clifton 31:24 easy
21.09 Agecroft Jc 47 33:19 41.0av
23.78 Salford 37:40 slack
24.47 MANCHESTER VICTORIA 58 40:34
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Date: 3rd May 1980:
dep: Carnforth 4.45pm..15 late
arr: Manchester Victoria 7.40pm..16 late
Note: 75 mph recorded from rail-joints at Kearsley
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