WARRINGTON-CARSTAIRS: SVRA CHARTER:
Engine: Class 85 Electric No 85022
Load: 13 coaches, 465 tons tare, 500 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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(avge)
0.00 WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 0 0:00
3.44 Winwick Jc SB 4:43
5.86 Golborne Jc 6:41 73.8
10.48 Springs Branch Jc 10:01 83.1
11.75 WIGAN NORTH WESTERN 9 10:53 87.9
17.52 Coppull 15:17 78.7
24.12 Farington Jc 19:22 96.9
26.87 PRESTON 24 22:22
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0.00 0 0:00
4.75 Barton 5:22
7.48 Brock 7:09 91.8
9.48 Garstang 8:24 96.0
15.25 Bay Horse 11:31 91.8
18.00 Oubeck SB 13:36 79.2
19.92 Lancaster No 1 sigs 30*
20.99 LANCASTER 16 17:26
24.09 Hest Bank 20:49 54.9
27.24 CARNFORTH 21 23:06 82.8
31.74 Burton & Holme 26:14 86.2
34.53 Milnthorpe 28:00 94.7
36.47 Hincaster Jc SB 29:14 94.4
40.13 OXENHOLME 30 32:00 79.4
43.49 mp 22.5 (Hay Fell) 34:42 74.7
45.24 Lambrigg Xg SB 36:05 75.9
47.11 Grayrigg 37:44 68.0
48.90 Low Gill 39:03 81.6
53.20 Tebay RR 41 42:11 82.3
58.60 Shap summit 46:39 72.5
60.71 Shap 48:14 79.9
67.99 mp 47 (Clifton) 53:35 81.6
68.95 Eden Valley Jc sigs 15*
72.22 PENRITH 58 59:01
77.01 Plumpton 62:23 85.3
79.34 Calthwaite 63:48 98.6
82.58 Southwaite 65:46 98.2
85.14 Wreay 67:33 86.1
88.69 Upperby Bridge Jc SB 69:55 90.0
sigs
90.09 CARLISLE 76 73:19
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0.00 0 0:00
2.07 Kingmoor SB 4:03
6.09 Floriston LC 7:12 76.5
8.72 Gretna Jc 8 8:59 88.5
10.16 Quintishill SB 10:03 81.0
13.00 Kirkpatrick 11:50 95.5
16.74 Kirtlebridge 14:18 90.9
20.12 Ecclefechan 16:30 92.2
25.84 LOCKERBIE 23 20:11 93.2
28.71 Nethercleugh 22:03 92.2
31.77 Dinwoodie 23:59 94.9
34.51 Wamphray SB 25:44 93.9
36.87 Murthat SB 27:17 91.3
39.74 Beattock 35 29:22 82.6
49.75 mp 49.75 (summit) 44 37:56 70.1
52.61 Elvanfoot SB p.w.s 40*
55.16 Crawford 42:45
57.86 Abington 44:40 84.5
63.22 Lamington 48:25 85.7
66.81 Symington 50:58 84.5
68.50 Thankerton 52:09 85.7
70.04 Leggatfoot 53:19 79.2
sigs 30*
73.61 CARSTAIRS 64 58:04
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Date: Saturday 29th November 1980
dep: Warrington 9.25am
arr: Carstairs 12.14pm
The Forth & Tay Express was a Charter arranged by the
Severn Valley Railway to Scotland for a run from
Edinburgh to Dundee and return behind A4 4-6-2 No
60009 Union of South Africa. 82005 was the loco from
Birmingham International, dep 7.09am. It failed at
Warrington, and 85022, which was standing in the down
Bay, took over.
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