HOWES SIDING-HELLIFIELD: 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  Howes Sdg SB                    0:00          
      1.71  mp 301.25 (Cotehill)            6:15      25    
      2.71  mp 300.25 (summit)              8:32      27    
      3.96  mp 299                         10:24      50   
      4.85  Armathwaite                    11:32     45/51     
      7.96  mp 295                         15:27      45    
     10.36  Lazonby                        18:04     59/57
     12.21  mp 290.75 (Long Meg)           19:58     60/57     
     13.26  Little Salkeld                 21:07      53    
     14.68  Langwathby                     22:55      44    
     16.96  mp 286                         25:43      49    
     18.26  Culgaith LC                    27:15      52    
     19.61  New Biggin                     28:56      47    
     21.96  mp 281 *                       32:31      30*    
     22.76  Long Marton                    33:53     40/42   
     24.46  mp 278.5                       36:29      36
                                            sigs      10*    
     25.69  APPLEBY                 40     40:07          
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
      2.48  Ormside                         5:00      50    
      3.77  mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel)          6:55      36    
      5.36  Griseburn SB                    9:52      29    
      7.50  Crosby Garrett                 13:43      37          
      8.52  mp 268.75 (Viaduct)            15:15      43   
     10.68  Kirkby Stephen                 19:11     26/29     
     11.77  mp 265.5                       21:34      26    
     13.02  mp 264.25 (Birkett T)          24:33      25    
     14.02  mp 263.25 (Mallerstang)        26:43     31/34
     15.02  mp 262.25                      28:32      31    
     16.27  mp 261                         31:06      28    
     17.52  mp 259.75 (Ais Gill)    30     33:45      27    
     19.52  mp 257.75                      36:30      52    
     20.60  GARSDALE                50     38:15          
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
      1.85  Rise Hill Tunnel N              4:28      41   
      3.27  Dent                            6:44      32    
      5.17  mp 251.5 (Dent Head)            9:28      49    
      5.86  Blea Moor Tunnel N             10:20      47    
      7.36  Blea Moor Tunnel S             12:13          
      8.18  Blea Moor SB            13     13:24     easy   
      8.92  mp 247.75 (Viaduct)            p.w.s      30*    
      9.51  Ribblehead              28     15:34     41/46    
     11.67  mp 245 (Selside)               p.w.s      20*         
     14.13  Horton                         22:48     59/62     
     15.67  mp 241 (Helwith Bridge)        24:20      58   
     16.42  mp 240.25                      25:06      60
     18.42  mp 238.25 (Stainforth)         27:13      53    
     20.17  Settle                         29:03      60    
     22.15  Settle Jc SB            42      sigs       5*          
     24.17  Long Preston                    sigs       5*          

     25.40  HELLIFIELD              45     44:56          
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     Date: 12th February 1983:                            
                                                                 
     dep: Howes Siding 12.33pm                   
     arr: Hellifield 4.03pm..13 late                     
                                                                 
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