LONDON MIDLAND REGION: Birmingham-Blackpool Excursion Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 44837 Load: 10 coaches, 322 tons tare, 345 tons full. ----------------------------------------------------- miles m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- (Avge) 0.00 WOLVERHAMPTON 0:00 1.60 Bushbury Jc SB 3:47 4.45 Fordhouses 7:00 53.2 6.04 Four Ashes 8:45 54.5 9.60 Penkridge 12:21 59.3 14.82 Trent Valley Jc 18:31 46.9 15.31 STAFFORD 19:30 29.9 18.59 Great Bridgeford 24:12 41.9 sigs 20.63 Norton Bridge 29:25 RL/ML 23.06 Badnall Wharf SB 33:51 32.9 29.31 Whitmore 42:14 44.7 31.88 Madeley 45:17 50.6 34.99 Betley Road 48:28 58.6 38.04 Basford Hall SB 51:42 56.6 39.81 CREWE 56:09 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 sigs 3.17 Coppenhall Jc SB 8:09 4.86 Minshull Vernon 10:30 43.1 7.46 Winsford 13:33 51.1 11.76 Hartford 18:12 55.5 14.45 Acton Bridge 21:01 57.3 16.46 Weaver Jc SB 23:02 59.8 22.13 Acton Grange Jc sigs 24.10 WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 33:49 27.54 Winwick Jc SB sigs 29.96 Golborne Jc 45:04 33.22 Bamfurlong 49:54 40.4 35.85 WIGAN NORTH WESTERN sigs 39.10 Standish Jc 62:39 41.62 Coppull 66:40 37.6 44.22 Balshaw Lane 69:27 56.0 45.51 Euxton Jc 70:49 56.6 46.95 Leyland 72:23 55.1 50.97 PRESTON 77:47 slack sigs 0* 54.03 Lea Road 88:11 56.18 Salwick 90:56 46.9 58.82 KIRKHAM 94:09 49.2 65.36 Poulton 102:18 48.1 67.29 Layton 106:15 slack 68.53 BLACKPOOL NORTH 109:34 ----- ------ Date: Saturday 24th October 1964: dep: Wolverhampton 10.31am arr: Blackpool North 1.21pm..11 Late ----------------------------------------------------- Steam through Preston Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page