SANTA STEAM SPECIAL: CARNFORTH-SEASCALE
Engine: Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 No 850 Lord Nelson
Load: 13 coaches, 469 tons tare, 500 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 CARNFORTH 0:00
0.39 Carnforth F & M Jc 2:04
1.60 mp 2 4:30 42
3.30 Silverdale 6:37 54
4.60 mp 5 8:00 56/54
5.86 Arnside 9:30 easy
6.35 Kent Viaduct * slack 15*
8.10 mp 8.5 15:07 35
9.14 GRANGE OVER SANDS 16:38 44
10.94 Kents Bank 18:49 55
12.10 mp 12.5 20:04 59
13.32 Cark & Cartmel 21:18 58
15.10 mp 15.5 23:08 60/56
16.46 Leven Viaduct * 26:08 20*
17.32 Plumpton Jc SB 27:35 38
18.10 mp 18.5 28:40 46
18.94 Ulverston 29:50 41
19.85 mp 20.25 31:14 36
eased
20.85 mp 21.25 33:20 26/27
21.92 Lindal 35:12 37
22.60 mp 23 42
23.46 Dalton 37:59 easy
38:35 Injector
58:58 Stop
24.06 Dalton Jc SB 60:51 15*
p.w.s 15*
25.14 Park South SB 65:06 20*
26.07 mp 34 67:04 35
27.13 Askham 68:24 58
29.07 mp 37 70:19 61
30.31 Kirkby-in-Furness 72:12 25*
31.57 mp 39.5 74:38 40
32.52 Foxfield 76:36 18*
34.53 Green Road 80:22 50
36.07 mp 44 82:06 57
37.08 Millom 83:39 19*
38.57 mp 46.5 86:36 46
40.24 Silecroft 88:30 56
42.07 mp 50 90:26 58
44.07 mp 52 92:31 56/60
45.49 Bootle sigs 10*
47.57 mp 55.5 99:27 39
48.69 Eskmeals Viaduct * slack 20*
50.06 RAVENGLASS 104:23 44
51.07 mp 59 105:38 53
52.02 Drigg 104:37 56
53.32 mp 61.25 108:11 easy
54.22 SEASCALE 109:53
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Date: 27th December 1980
dep: Carnforth 12.18pm
arr: Seascale 2.08pm..7 Late
The Injector problems at Dalton masked an otherwise
excellent performance. With a 500 ton train there
were high power outputs recorded at Ulverston and
again beyond Millom.
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