CARSTAIRS-BIRMINGHAM: 5.35pm EDINBURGH-BIRMINGHAM                                        
                                                                                     
     Engine: Class 87 Electric No 87023 Highland Chieftain                           
     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  CARSTAIRS                0      0:00                                     
      2.00  Pettinain Sdg                   2:55                           
      5.11  Thankerton                      5:08     84.2                            
      6.80  Symington                       6:10     98.1                            
     10.39  Lamington                       8:18    100.9                            
     15.75  Abington                       11:53     89.7                            
     21.00  Elvanfoot SB                   15:22     90.4                            
     23.86  mp 49.75 (Beattock summit)     17:16     90.3                            
     33.87  Beattock                       24:02     88.7                            
     39.10  Wamphray SB                    p.w.s      40*                            
     41.84  Dinwoodie                      31:04                                     
     44.90  Nethercleugh                   32:58     96.6                            
     47.77  LOCKERBIE                      34:41    100.3                            
     53.49  Ecclefechan                    38:22     93.2                            
     56.87  Kirtlebridge                   40:27     97.3                            
     60.61  Kirkpatrick                    43:02     86.8                            
     63.45  Quintishill SB                 44:55     90.5                            
     67.52  Floriston LC                   47:30     94.5                            
     69.54  Rockcliffe                     48:39    105.4                            
     71.54  Kingmoor SB                    49:53     97.3                            
                                                                           
     73.61  CARLISLE                55     52:52                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                     
      1.40  Upperby Bridge Jc               3:05                                     
      3.10  mp 66 (Brisco)                  4:44     61.8                            
      7.51  Southwaite                      7:36     92.3                            
     10.75  Calthwaite                      9:40     94.1                            
     13.08  Plumpton                       11:04     99.8                            
     17.87  PENRITH                        14:14     90.7                            
     21.15  Eden Valley RR                 16:42     79.8                    
     29.38  Shap                           22:39     83.0                            
     31.49  Shap summit                    24:09     84.4                            
     36.89  Tebay RR                       27:27     98.2                            
     41.19  Low Gill                       30:10     94.9                            
     42.98  Grayrigg SB                    31:42     70.0                            
     49.96  OXENHOLME                      36:39     84.6                            
     53.62  Hincaster Jc SB                p.w.s      40*                            
     58.35  Burton & Holme                 43:50                                     
     62.85  CARNFORTH                      46:30    101.2                            
     66.00  Hest Bank                      48:20    103.1                            
     69.10  LANCASTER                      50:33     83.9                
     74.84  Bay Horse                      54:25     89.1                            
     80.61  Garstang                       57:57     97.9                            
     82.61  Brock                          p.w.s      20*                            
     88.34  Barton                         62:57                                     
     90.09  PRESTON                 69     67:22                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                     
      5.46  Euxton Jc                       5:22                                     
     15.12  WIGAN NORTH WESTERN             sigs      30*                            
     21.01  Golborne Jc SB                 19:22                         
     23.43  Winwick Jc SB                  21:14     77.8                            
     26.87  WARRINGTON BANK QUAY    22     25:36                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                     
      1.97  Acton Grange Jc                 3:07                                     
      7.64  Weaver Jc SB                    7:01     87.2                            
     12.34  Hartford                        9:51     99.5                            
     16.64  Winsford                       12:29     98.0                            
                                            sigs      40*                  
     24.10  CREWE                   24     21:18                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                                     
      4.82  Betley Road                     5:14                                     
                                           p.w.s                                     
     19.18  Norton Bridge                  14:56                                     
                                           ML/RL     easy                  
     24.50  STAFFORD                23     20:24                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                             
      5.71  Penkridge                       5:57                                     
     15.31  WOLVERHAMPTON           14     15:42                                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                           
      5.59  Dudley Port                     6:52                                     
     12.90  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST       19     16:11                                     
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     Date: Monday 20th April 1981                                                    
                                                                                     
     dep: Carstairs 6.26pm                                                           
     arr: Birmingham New St 10.22pm                                                  
                                                                                     
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