HELLIFIELD-APPLEBY: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engines: Class 4P compound 4-4-0 no 1000
and Jubilee class 4-6-0 no 5690 Leander
Load: 14 coaches, 527 tons tare, 565 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 HELLIFIELD 0 0:00
1.23 Long Preston 3:09 40
3.25 Settle Jc SB 7 5:34 58
5.23 Settle 8:00 41
6.98 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 10:58 30/29
8.98 mp 240.25 14:56 31
9.73 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 16:20 35/38
11.16 Horton 24 18:57 32/30
13.73 mp 245 (Selside) 23:53 28
15.98 Ribblehead 28:73 32
16.48 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) 29:25 27*
17.22 Blea Moor SB 34 31:03 28
18.04 Blea Moor Tunnel S 32:43 29
19.54 Blea Moor Tunnel N 35:11
20.23 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 36:01 51/52
22.13 Dent 47 38:23 43
23.55 Rise Hill Tunnel N 40:12 51/54
25.40 GARSDALE 55 42:16 58
26.73 mp 258 43:37 56
28.48 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 45:37 51/53
31.98 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 49:08 66/58
32.98 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 50:09 60/64
35.32 Kirkby Stephen 72 52:26 59
37.48 mp 268.75 (Smardale V) 54:30 65
38.50 Crosby Garrett 55:30 59/56
40.65 Griseburn SB 57:45 58
42.23 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 59:21 61/58
43.52 Ormside 60:40 62
44.98 mp 276.25 62:10 50
sigs 5*
46.00 APPLEBY 90 66:01
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Date: Saturday 5th February 1983:
dep: Hellifield 2.46pm..71 late
arr: Appleby 3.52pm..7 late
Garsdale stop ommited, train terminated at Appleby.
Heavy Snow and Blizzards. West Coast Main line blocked.
diversions via Settle & Carlisle.
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