SKIPTON-CARLISLE: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engine: Class A3 4-6-2 no 4472 Flying Scotsman
Load: 8 coaches, 308 tons tare, 315 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 2:58 38
3.25 Settle Jc SB 7 5:30 56
5.23 Settle 7:58 42/43
6.98 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 10:41 35
8.98 mp 240.25 14:33 29
9.73 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 15:52 32/36
11.16 Horton 24 18:39 31/35
13.73 mp 245 (Selside) 23:05 33
15.98 Ribblehead 27:09 34
16.48 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) 28:03 31
17.22 Blea Moor SB 34 29:28 31
18.04 Blea Moor Tunnel S 31:02 31
19.54 Blea Moor Tunnel N 33:32
20.23 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 34:27 47
22.13 Dent 45 37:15
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0.00 0 0:00
1.42 Rise Hill Tunnel N 4:03 39/42
3.27 GARSDALE 6 7:32
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0.00 0 0:00
1.33 mp 258 3:19 32/28
3.08 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 6:38 37
6.58 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 11:02 57/55
7.58 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 12:07 56
9.92 Kirkby Stephen 13 14:39 58/53
12.08 mp 268.75 (Smardale V) 16:57 60
13.10 Crosby Garrett 18:01 55/53
15.25 Griseburn SB 20:25 54/55
16.83 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 22:08 53
18.12 Ormside 23:33 57
19.58 mp 276.25 25:14 easy
20.60 APPLEBY 40 28:45
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0.00 0 0:00
1.98 mp 279.25 4:29 48
2.93 Long Marton 5:42 easy
3.73 mp 281 * 7:10 27*
6.08 New Biggin 10:52 49
7.43 Culgaith LC 12:26 55/52
9.73 mp 287 15:00 54/53
11.01 Langwathby 16:27 50
12.43 Little Salkeld 18:02 57
13.48 mp 290.75 (Long Meg) 25 19:09 56
15.33 Lazonby 21:09 53/57
17.73 mp 295 23:50 49/55
20.84 Armathwaite 27:22 51/56
22.98 mp 300.25 29:48 49
23.98 mp 301.25 (Cotehill) p.w.s 20*
25.69 Howes Sdg SB 34:50 51/50
26.88 Cumwhinton 36:13 51
27.98 mp 305.25 (Scotby) 37:29 53
29.88 Petteril Bridge Jc 47 41:05 slack
30.77 CARLISLE 50 44:11
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Date: Tuesday 22nd June 1983:
dep: Hellifield 1.37pm..15 late
arr: Carlisle 4.59m..5 early
Driver F Wilkinson (Skipton)
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