SALTLEY-SHEFFIELD: WRS PENNINE RAILTOUR:
Engine: A1 class 4-6-2 no 60145 St Mungo
Load: 11 coaches, 368 tons tare, 400 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 Duddeston Rd (mp 39.5) 0:00
0.61 Saltley 1:53
3.81 Castle Bromwich 5:40 66
6.09 Water Orton 7:41 70/74
10.21 Kingsbury sigs 35*
13.92 Wilnecote 15:46 70
15.78 TAMWORTH 17:14 71
20.00 mp 19.5 (Elford) sigs 10*
23.13 Wichnor Jn SB sigs 0*
24.84 Barton 33:28
27.25 mp 12.25 (Branston Jc) sigs
28.67 BURTON ON TRENT 39:27 slack
33.36 Repton & Willington 44:23 73
34.88 Stenson Jc 45:44 74
38.28 Pear Tree 48:37 easy
39.67 DERBY 51:52
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0.00 0:00
Nottingham Road 2:41
3.23 Little Eaton Jc 5:54 55
5.26 Duffield 8:02 60
7.80 Belper 10:32 61
9.91 Ambergate South Jc 13:00 slack
13.92 Wingfield 17:37 60
17.56 Stretton 21:10 63
20.12 Clay Cross 23:38 58*
22.10 Hasland Sdgs p.w.s 20*
24.15 CHESTERFIELD 29:40 60
24.76 Tapton Jc 30:21 63
25.89 Sheepbridge 31:23 66
28.07 Unstone 33:47 48
29.46 Dronfield 35:36 43
30.52 Bradway Tunnel S 37:12 41
32.16 Dore & Totley 39:20 easy
32.85 Beauchief 40:27
33.67 Millhouses 41:27
35.05 Heeley 42:55 easy
36.42 SHEFFIELD MIDLAND 45:59
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Date: Saturday 4th September 1965:
WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY SOCIETY "PENNINE" RAILTOUR:
dep: Duddeston Rd 7.23am..8 late
arr: Sheffield Midland 9.05am..1 late
60145 worked through to Leeds Engine Shed Junction,
and back to Duddeston Road in the evening. But the
running throughout was beset with pitfall slacks in
both directions north of Sheffield, and signal checks
thereafter returning south.
4472 worked the tour Leeds, Ingleton, Shap, Carlisle,
then Carlisle back to Leeds via Settle.
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