THE CUMBRIAN COASTER: CARNFORTH-KIDDERMINSTER:
Engine: Class 37's nos 37611 & 37604
Load: 9 coaches, 332 tons tare, 355 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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(Avge)
0.00 CARNFORTH 0 0:00
1.86 Bolton-le-Sands LC 3:36
3.11 Hest Bank LC 4:40 70.3
4.33 Morecambe S Jc sigs 20*
6.25 LANCASTER 5 8:30
9.42 Oubeck RR 11:36 61.3
12.04 Bay Horse 13:18 92.4
17.92 Garstang S 17:03 94.1
19.81 Brock Xg 18:13 97.2
22.63 Barton 19:59 95.8
25.88 Oxheys 22:12 87.9
sigs 15*
27.24 PRESTON 25 26:04
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0.00 0 0:00
1.60 Farrington Curve Jc 2:54
4.01 Leyland 5:09 64.3
5.46 Euxton Jc (mp 16.25) 9 6:21 72.5
12.96 Boars Head GF 11:49 82.3
sigs
15.12 WIGAN 18 14:29
p.w.s
21.01 Golborne Jc 20:57
23.42 Winwick Jc 26 22:39 85.0
25.90 Dallam OB 24:30 80.4
26.86 WARRINGTON 29 25:20 69.1
28.76 mp 180.25 (Acton Grange) 26:44 81.4
31.51 Norton LC (mp 177.5) 28:37 87.6
32.96 Preston Brook Tunnel S 29:36 88.4
34.51 Weaver Jc SB (mp 174.5) 37 30:38 90.0
36.52 Acton Bridge 31:57 91.6
39.21 Hartford sigs
43.50 Winsford 40:04
47.82 Coppenhall OB 43:42 71.3
50.06 Coal Yard SB sigs
50.97 CREWE 57 49:55
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0.00 0 0:00 RL
1.77 Basford Hall SB 3:12
4.88 Betley Road SB 6:02 65.8
8.11 Madeley SB 11 8:38 74.5
10.50 Whitmore 10:32 75.5
14.70 Standon Bridge 13:45 78.3
19.18 Norton Bridge 29 17:21 74.7
21.22 Great Bridgeford 18:54 78.2
sigs
24.50 STAFFORD 34 24:49
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0.00 0 0:00
0.49 Trent Valley Jc 1:12
5.71 Penkridge 5:49 67.8
p.w.s
13.71 Bushbury Jc SB 13 14:38 slack
16.33 Portobello Jc 18:46
p.w.s 20*
20.54 Bescot 21 25:20
21.53 Tame Bridge 26:53 38.3
24.17 Hampstead 29:43 55.9
24.97 Perry Barr N Jc 25 30:26 66.9
25.71 Perry Barr 31:09 61.9
26.55 Witton 32:03 56.0
27.27 Aston 31 33:11 38.1
29.27 Proof House Jc 37:31 27.7
29.97 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 41 41:03
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0.00 0 0:00
1.05 Monument Lane OB 3:40
2.03 Soho S Jc 6 4:53 48.2
3.33 Smethwick 6:25 50.9
3.75 Galton Jc 8 7:11 32.8
4.95 Langley 9:27 31.8
6.53 Rowley Regis 11:22 49.4
7.71 Old Hill 13:07 40.4
9.16 Cradley 15:04 44.6
10.53 Lye 17:03 41.4
11.45 Stourbridge N Jc 19:01 28.1
11.83 Stourbridge Junction 22 19:57 24.4
13.67 Hagley 21:59 54.3
15.37 Blakedown 23:21 74.6
18.49 KIDDERMINSTER 30 27:37
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Date: Saturday 1st June 1996:
Pathfinder Tours..The Cumbrian Coaster
dep: Carnforth 6.24pm..14 late
arr: Kidderminster 9.24pm..2 early
37611 & 37604 worked Bristol to Crewe and Carnforth
to Bristol.
20301, 20303, & 20302 worked Crewe to Workington
20301 & 20302 worked Workington to Carnforth
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