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 ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- (Avge) 0.00 CREWE 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 ----- -- ----- 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 ---- -- ----- Date: Saturday 9th October 1999: dep: Crewe 12.28pm..13 late arr: Blackpool North 2.01pm..21late dep: Blackpool North 6.23pm..53 late arr: Crewe 7.52pm..51 late ----------------------------------------------------- Back to Review: Bulleid Pacifics Page