SKIPTON-CARLISLE: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 5305
Load: 10 coaches,360 tons tare,385 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 SKIPTON 0 0:00
2.49 mp 223.75 (Delaneys) 5:39 39
3.74 Gargrave 7:52 33
6.59 Bell Busk 13:09 35/25*
8.24 mp 229.5 16:38 30
10.01 HELLIFIELD 15 19:20 47
11.24 Long Preston 20:54 48
13.26 Settle Jc SB 20 23:16 57
15.24 Settle 25:43 41
16.99 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 28:35 32
18.99 mp 240.25 32:41 28
19.74 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 34:13 36
21.17 Horton 36:55 33/35
23.74 mp 245 (Selside) 41:15 33
25.99 Ribblehead 45:19 33
26.49 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) 46:09 36
27.23 Blea Moor SB 46 47:25 33
28.05 Blea Moor Tunnel S 48:53 34
29.55 Blea Moor Tunnel N 51:07
30.24 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 51:56 54
32.14 Dent 71 54:40
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0.00 0 0:00
1.42 Rise Hill Tunnel N 3:33 44/47
3.27 GARSDALE 10 6:48
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0.00 0 0:00
1.33 mp 258 3:09 36/34
3.08 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 5:54 45
6.58 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 9:41 61
7.58 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 10:42 55
9.92 Kirkby Stephen 13:09 60/57
12.08 mp 268.75 (Smardale V) 15:22 62/55
13.10 Crosby Garrett 16:27 54
15.25 Griseburn SB 18:48 57/61
16.83 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 20:22 56
18.12 Ormside 21:46 60
19.58 mp 276.25 23:22 44
20.60 APPLEBY 35 25:18
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0.00 0 0:00
1.98 mp 279.25 4:07 55
2.93 Long Marton 5:15 easy
3.73 mp 281 * 6:36 34*
6.08 New Biggin 9:57 49
7.43 Culgaith LC p.w.s 30*
9.73 mp 287 14:58 58
11.01 Langwathby 16:17 56
12.43 Little Salkeld 17:44 63
13.48 mp 290.75 (Long Meg) 18:47 59
15.33 Lazonby 20:41 58/62
17.73 mp 295 23:11 54
19.73 mp 297 25:17 58
20.84 Armathwaite 27:06
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0:00
22.98 mp 300.25 4:09 41/38
23.98 mp 301.25 (Cotehill) 5:32 53
25.69 Howes Sdg SB 7:25 58
26.88 Cumwhinton 8:39 56
27.98 mp 305.25 (Scotby) 9:49 59
29.88 Petteril Bridge Jc 39 13:02 slack
30.77 CARLISLE 43 16:54
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Date: 15th March 1980:
dep: Skipton 1.25pm..R time
arr: Carlisle 5.00pm..8 early
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