BIRMINGHAM-MANCHESTER..8.30am BIRMINGHAM-MANCHESTER              
                                                                      
     Engine: Class 47 No 47329                                        
     Load: 7 coaches, 231 tons tare, 240 tons full                    
                                                                      
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr                 
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                                                    (avge)                
      0.00  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST               0:00                          
      2.03  Soho S Jc                       4:36                          
      3.33  Smethwick                       5:58     57.1                 
      5.30  Oldbury                         7:54     61.1                 
      7.31  Dudley Port                     9:49     62.9                 
      8.15  Tipton                         10:38     61.7                 
      9.53  Coseley                        12:04     57.7                 
     12.90  WOLVERHAMPTON                  16:40                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      1.60  Bushbury Jc SB                  2:53                          
                                           p.w.s      50*                 
      9.60  Penkridge                       9:15                          
     14.82  Trent Valley Jc                 sigs      15*                 
     15.31  STAFFORD                       18:40                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      3.28  Great Bridgeford                4:44      RL                  
      5.32  Norton Bridge                   6:25     72.7                 
      9.80  Standon Bridge                 10:28     66.4                 
     14.00  Whitmore                       14:14     66.9                 
     16.57  Madeley                        16:24     70.6                 
     19.68  Betley Road                    p.w.s      20*                 
     22.73  Basford Hall SB                                               
                                            sigs       0*                 
     24.50  CREWE                          35:11                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      0.96  mp 159 (Sydney Bridge)          2:09                          
                                            easy                          
      4.58  Sandbach                        7:16     42.4                 
      8.43  Holmes Chapel                  10:23     74.1                 
     10.32  Goostrey                       11:43     85.0                 
     14.17  Chelford                       14:19     88.8                 
     17.22  Alderley Edge                  16:27     85.8                 
     18.85  WILMSLOW                       17:32     90.3                 
     20.26  Handforth                      18:30     87.5                 
     22.60  Cheadle Hulme                  20:08     86.0                 
     24.96  STOCKPORT                      23:22                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      0.79  Heaton Norris Jc                1:45                          
      1.58  Heaton Chapel                   2:34     58.0                 
      3.00  Levenshulme                     3:55     63.1                 
      4.13  Lonsight                        4:58     64.6                 
      5.08  Ardwick No 1                    6:03     52.6                 
      5.89  MANCHESTER PICCADILLY           8:12                          
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     Date: Sunday 27th July 1980                                          
                                                                          
     dep: Birmingham New St 8.34am..4 Late                                
     arr: Manchester Piccadilly 10.34am..16 Early                         
                                                                          
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