GUIDE BRIDGE to SHEFFIELD:
Engines: Class 4P Compound 4-4-0 no 1000 (Pilot) &
class V2 2-6-2 no 4771 Green Arrow
Load: 11 coaches, 399 tons tare, 420 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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(Avge)
0.00 GUIDE BRIDGE 0 0:00
1.25 Hyde Jc 4 sigs
1.46 Hyde North 6:51
2.39 Hyde Central 8:58 26.3
3.95 Woodley 9 12:06 29.9
5.18 Romiley 12 15:03 25.0
6.81 Marple 17:59 33.3
8.93 Strines 22:30 28.1
10.32 New Mills Central 26:35 20.4
11.31 New Mills S Jc 30:45 14.2
13.10 Buxworth 35:46 21.4
sigs
14.02 CHINLEY 31 40:01
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0.00 0 0:00
2.49 Cowburn Tunnel W 6:55
4.59 Cowburn Tunnel E 10:48 32.4
5.87 Edale 14 12:18 51.2
7.79 mp 167.25 (Normans Bank) 14:06 64.0
10.72 Hope 16:52 64.3
12.52 Bamford 18:35 62.9
14.29 Hathersage 20:30 55.4
16.19 Grindelford 25 22:55 47.2
19.79 Totley Tunnel E 27:33 46.6
20.19 Totley Tunnel E SB 28:28 26.2
21.18 Dore & Totley 32 30:31 28.9
22.69 Millhouses 33:03 35.8
sigs
25.44 SHEFFIELD 40 52:35
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Date: Saturday 26th May 1979:
dep: Guide Bridge 11.26am
arr: Sheffield 1.22pm
Train continued to York in 78 min 14 secs for the 46
miles from Sheffield, including p.w slowings in the
Rotherham area, and a lengthy signal stop at Wath Rd
Junction. York arrival was 3.16pm.
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