HELLIFIELD-CARLISLE: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2
no 46229 Duchess of Hamilton
Load: 14 coaches, 496 tons tare, 530 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 3:16 39
3.25 Settle Jc SB 7 5:43 59
5.23 Settle 7:56 50
6.98 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 10:07 45/40
8.98 mp 240.25 12:58 44
9.73 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 13:57 48/51
11.16 Horton 24 15:48 49/51
13.73 mp 245 (Selside) 18:46 48
15.98 Ribblehead 21:39 45/46
16.48 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) 22:18 43
17.22 Blea Moor SB 34 23:20 44
18.04 Blea Moor Tunnel S 24:28 44
19.54 Blea Moor Tunnel N 26:19
20.23 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 27:07 61/62
22.13 Dent 45 29:01
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0.00 0 0:00
1.42 Rise Hill Tunnel N 3:43 46/51
3.27 GARSDALE 6 7:05
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0.00 0 0:00
1.33 mp 258 3:10 36
3.08 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 5:50 44
6.58 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 9:39 64/62
7.58 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 10:37 59
9.92 Kirkby Stephen 13 12:54 64/59
12.08 mp 268.75 (Smardale V) 15:05 61/55
13.10 Crosby Garrett 16:09 55/54
15.25 Griseburn SB 18:31 57
16.83 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 20:08 61/55
18.12 Ormside 21:27 62
19.58 mp 276.25 22:58 easy
sigs 15*
20.60 APPLEBY 40 26:29
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0.00 0 0:00
1.98 mp 279.25 4:07 50
2.93 Long Marton 5:15 52
3.73 mp 281 * 6:49 23*
6.08 New Biggin 11:00 50
7.43 Culgaith LC 12:30 60
9.73 mp 287 14:52 56
11.01 Langwathby 16:16 50
12.43 Little Salkeld 17:51 56
13.48 mp 290.75 (Long Meg) 25 18:59 58
15.33 Lazonby 20:56 55/58
17.73 mp 295 23:32 51/58
20.84 Armathwaite 26:24 52/57
22.98 mp 300.25 29:19 47
23.98 mp 301.25 (Cotehill) p.w.s 18*
25.69 Howes Sdg SB 34:55 49
26.88 Cumwhinton 36:24 47
27.98 mp 305.25 (Scotby) 37:43 52
29.88 Petteril Bridge Jc 47 41:16 slack
sigs 0*
30.77 CARLISLE 50 47:20
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Date: 29th October 1983:
dep: Hellifield 1.26pm..1 early
arr: Carlisle 5.02pm..3 early
Driver F Wilkinson (Skipton)
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