VINTAGE TRAINS: THE BLACKPOOL BELLE:
Engine: Rebuilt Merchant Navy class 4-6-2
no 35005 Canadian Pacific
Load: 11 coaches, 364 tons tare, 385 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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(Avge)
0.00 DORRIDGE 0 0:00
0.58 Bentley Heath LC SB 3:34 RL/FL
1.89 Widney Manor 5:58
3.37 SOLIHULL 5 7:33
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0.00 0 0:00
1.83 Olton 3:56
2.79 Acocks Green 5:02 52.3
3.75 TYSELEY 7 7:24
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0.00 0 0:00
0.69 Small Heath S Jc 6 p.w.s 20*
2.08 Bordesley Jc 9 7:23
2.41 St Andrews Jc 12 8:33 16.9
2.89 Landor St Jc 15 10:17 16.6
5.14 Bromford Bridge OB 13:47 38.6
7.53 Castle Bromwich Jc 26 18:07 FL/RL
8.18 Park Lane Jc 28 20:28 16.6
9.76 Penns OB 23:50 28.2
12.28 Sutton Park GF 27:27 41.8
14.45 Streetly OB 30:47 39.0
17.03 Aldridge GF p.w.s 15*
19.80 Ryecroft Jc 57 43:19
sigs 0*
20.14 WALSALL 59 52:59
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0.00 0 0:00
0.84 Walsall PSB/Pleck Jc 2 sigs 15*
1.87 Darlaston Jc 7 6:05 easy
4.86 Portobello Jc 11 11:55 29.8
6.17 Heath Town Jc sigs 0*
6.74 WOLVERHAMPTON 19 19:17
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0.00 0 0:00
1.60 Bushbury Jc 5 4:20
4.45 mp 18.25 (Fordhouses) 7:08 61.0
6.20 mp 20 (Four Ashes) 8:48 63.0
7.41 Gailey OB 9:55 62.8
9.60 Penkridge 12:03 62.7
12.20 mp 26 14:34 61.9
14.77 mp 133 (Trent Valley Jc) 17:26 53.7
15.31 STAFFORD 20 19:01
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0.00 0 0:00
3.32 Great Bridgeford OB p.w.s 15*
5.32 Norton Bridge 9 10:36
7.57 Badnall Wharf OB 13:03 55.1
9.83 Standon Bridge OB 15:13 62.5
12.28 Stableford RR 17:32 63.4
13.97 Whitmore OB 19:08 63.3
16.38 Madeley SB 22 21:25 63.3
18.46 mp 152 (Wrinehill) 23:16 67.4
19.62 Betley Road SB 24:19 66.2
21.46 mp 155 25:59 66.2
22.73 Basford Hall SB 31 27:31 easy
sigs 15*
24.50 CREWE 37 32:59
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0.00 0 0:00
0.81 Coal Yard SB 3:01
3.15 Coppenhall Jc OB 6:14 43.6
4.89 Minshull Vernon OB 8:21 49.3
7.47 Winsford 11:59 42.4
11.76 Hartford 16:40 54.9
14.45 Acton Bridge 19:05 67.2
16.46 Weaver Jc SB 16 20:44 73.1
19.46 Norton Xg 23:11 73.5
22.21 mp 180.25 (Acton Grange)21 25:25 73.9
24.11 WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 23 26:57 74.3
27.55 Winwick Jc 27 29:55 69.5
29.96 Golborne Jc 32:09 64.7
33.26 mp 4 (Bamfurlong) 35:58 FL/RL
34.51 mp 5.25 (Springs Branch)32 37:50 RL/FL
35.85 WIGAN NORTH WESTERN 34 40:03 39.0
38.01 mp 8.75 (Boars Head) 42:45 48.0
39.01 mp 9.75 (Standish) 43:57 50.0
40.51 mp 11.25 (Coppull Hall) 45:33 56.2
41.73 Coppull UB 46:47 59.3
43.51 mp 14.25 (Balshaw Jc) 42 49:05 FL/RL
45.51 mp 16.25 (Euxton Jc) 44 51:16 54.9
46.96 Leyland 52:47 57.4
49.37 Farington Curve Jc sigs 5*
50.97 PRESTON 54 63:47 easy
53.97 mp 3 (Lea Road) 68:25 38.8
56.18 Salwick 70:38 59.8
58.81 Kirkham 66 75:29 slack
65.36 Poulton-le-Fylde 76 84:08 slack
66.52 Carleton LC 86:29 29.6
67.37 Layton 87:56 35.1
68.58 BLACKPOOL NORTH 85 92:31
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0.00 0 0:00
1.21 Layton 3:35
3.22 Poulton-le-Fylde 7 sigs 0*
9.77 Kirkham 19 19:07 slack
12.40 Salwick 23:16 38.0
17.10 Preston PSB 30:08 41.0
17.61 PRESTON 33 31:25 easy
19.21 Farington Curve Jc 33:40 42.7
21.62 Leyland 36:28 51.6
23.07 mp 16.25 (Euxton Jc) 41 37:57 58.6
26.85 Coppull UB 41:37 61.8
30.63 Boars Head GF 45:09 64.1
32.73 WIGAN NORTH WESTERN 52 46:41 82.1
35.32 mp 4 (Bamfurlong) 48:35 81.7
38.66 Golborne Jc 51:10 77.5
41.03 Winwick Jc 61 52:59 78.3
44.47 WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 64 55:45 74.6
46.37 mp 180.25 (Acton Grange)66 57:21 71.2
49.12 Norton Xg 59:36 73.3
52.12 Weaver Jc SB 72 62:06 70.5
39.21 Hartford sigs 73.4
43.51 Winsford 78 sigs
50.16 Coal Yard SB 84:04
50.97 CREWE 91 87:51
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0.00 0 0:00
4.88 Betley Road SB 9:22
8.12 Madeley SB 14:22 38.8
10.53 Whitmore OB 17:48 42.1
12.24 Stableford OB 19:39 55.4
14.67 Standon Bridge OB 22:05 59.9
19.18 Norton Bridge 25 sigs 15*
21.18 Great Bridgeford OB 30:18
24.50 STAFFORD 35 36:19
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0.00 0 0:00
0.54 mp 133 (Trent Valley Jc) 1:59
5.71 Penkridge 9:10 43.2
7.90 Gailey OB 11:39 53.8
13.71 Bushbury Jc 17 18:34 50.0
15.31 WOLVERHAMPTON 24 22:50
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0.00 0 0:00
1.88 Portobello Jc 6 5:57
4.87 Darlaston Jc 15 12:26 27.7
5.90 Pleck Jc 23 15:03 23.6
6.74 WALSALL 26 17:55
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0.00 0 0:00
0.34 Ryecroft Jc 3 2:21
11.96 Park Lane Jc 28 26:22 29.0
12.61 Castle Bromwich Jc 31 28:52 15.6
17.25 Landor St Jc 40 39:04 27.3
18.06 Bordesley Jc 45 42:20 14.9
19.15 Small Heath 45:59 17.9
FL/SL
20.14 TYSELEY 52 51:02
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0.00 0 0:00
SL/FL
0.96 Acocks Green 3:09
1.92 Olton 4:35 40.2
3.75 SOLIHULL 7 8:18
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0.00 0 0:00
1.48 Widney Manor 3:24
2.79 Bentley Heath LC SB 5:06 46.2
3.37 DORRIDGE 5 6:51
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Date: Saturday 9th October 1999:
dep: Dorridge 9.15am..R time
arr: Blackpool North 2.01pm..21late
dep: Blackpool North 6.23pm..53 late
arr: Dorridge 11.09pm..56 late
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