YORK-SHEFFIELD-MANCHESTER:                                    
                                                                    
     Engine: Deltic class no 55002 Kings Own Yorkshire
             Light Infantry            
     Load: 12 coaches, 432 tons tare, 465 tons full         
                                                                    
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr           
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                                                 (Avge)                
      0.00  YORK                         0:00                    
      1.96  Chaloners Whin Jc            4:01                   
      4.17  Naburn                       6:09     62.1                
      7.04  Escrick                      8:19     79.5               
      9.67  Riccall                     10:22     76.9                
     13.84  SELBY                       14:10     65.8             
     14.55  Selby Canal Jc              15:33     30.8               
     18.40  Templehirst                 18:28     52.7               
     22.20  Balne                       21:13     82.9               
     25.15  Moss                        23:20     83.6
                                        p.w.s      20*        
     27.86  Shaftholme Jc SB            26:59                    
     30.11  Arksey                      29:36                    
                                         sigs       2*
     32.21  DONCASTER                   34:41                    
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      0.00                               0:00                        
      1.89  Hexthorpe Jc                 4:57      
                                        p.w.s      30*            
      4.74  Conisborough                 9:18                    
      7.01  Mexborough                  13:50      15* 
      8.75  Kilnhurst                   17:29     28.6              
     10.36  Aldwarke Jc                 20:50     28.8        
     11.86  mp 163                      23:07     39.4
     12.86  ROTHERHAM                   24:15     52.9            
     15.45  Brightside                  27:38     45.9             
     17.40  Attercliffe Road            30:40     38.6           
                                                  easy
     18.31  SHEFFIELD                   33:58          
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      0.00                               0:00
      2.75  Millhouses                   5:29                    
      4.26  Dore & Totley                8:36     29.1               
      5.65  Totley Tunnel E             10:34     42.4               
      9.25  Grindleford                 14:23     56.6            
     11.15  Hathersage                  16:11     63.3               
     12.92  Bamford                     17:51     63.7               
     14.72  Hope                        19:15     77.1  max 80             
     19.57  Edale                       23:33     67.7               
     20.85  Cowburn Tunnel E            24:46     63.1  min 63             
     22.95  Cowburn Tunnel W            26:35     69.3  max 77             
     24.40  Chinley N Jc                29:43     27.7               
     25.44  CHINLEY                     32:01     27.1               
     28.14  New Mills S Jc              36:29     36.3
     30.53  Strines                     40:40     34.3            
     32.65  Marple                      42:53     57.4    
                                         sigs             
     34.28  Romiley                     46:26                    
                                         sigs
     35.36  Bredbury                    48:16   
     37.41  Reddish North                sigs    
     38.67  Belle Vue                   54:35               
                                         sigs
     39.77  ASHBURYS                    61:49                    
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      0.00                               0:00                    
      2.09  Phillips Park no 1           9:38       
                                         sigs             
      3.96  MANCHESTER VICTORIA         18:03                    
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     Date: 11th March 1981:
     BR CHARTER: TROOPS BY TRAIN..100th ANNIVERSARY                        
                                                                    
     dep: York 4.41pm                      
     arr: Manchester Victoria 7.34pm

     Steam Hauled Liverpool to York by 850 Lord Nelson
                                                                    
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