BIRMINGHAM NEW ST to ST PANCRAS: FOOTBALL EXCURSION: Engine: Royal Scot class 4-6-0 no 46123 Royal Irish Fusilier Load: 12 coaches, 384 tons tare, 410 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0:00 0.68 Proof House Jc SB 2:27 2.15 Saltley 4:53 p.w.s 3.86 Bromford Bridge 8:17 5.35 Castle Bromwich 11:06 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 2.28 Water Orton 4:33 slack 3.83 Coleshill 6:35 49 5.06 Whitacre 8:27 slack 6.78 Shustoke 11:50 33 9.14 Arley & Fillongley 16:27 28 9.75 Arley Colliery SB 17:59 26 11.38 Stockingford Tunnel W 21:29 26 13.49 Stockingford 24:47 44 14.78 NUNEATON ABBEY ST 27:18 Water ----- ----- stop 0.00 0:00 1.69 Midland Jc SB 3:47 37 p.w.s 4.97 Hinckley 9:19 8.06 Elmesthorpe 13:24 56/58 10.74 Croft 16:22 54 12.80 Narborough sigs 14.51 Blaby 25:16 15.68 Glen Parva Jc 27:23 sigs 16.27 Wigston South (mp 95.5) 31:58 Crew ----- ----- change 0.00 0:00 3.96 Great Glen 9:22 42 4.99 Wistow SB (90.51) 10:46 45 6.56 Kibworth 12:54 9.19 East Langton 15:22 72/74 12.58 MARKET HARBOROUGH 18:46 slack 15.06 Braybrook SB 21:55 46 17.41 Desborough 25:14 41 19.93 Glendon 27:32 76 23.48 KETTERING 30:39 71 26.15 Burton Latimer 32:58 66 27.29 Finedon 34:00 eased sigs 30.44 WELLINGBOROUGH 41:00 32.84 Irchester 45:05 39 35.75 mp 59.75 (summit) 34 38.84 Sharnbrook 53:10 76 42.55 Oakley 56:27 60 45.52 Bedford N Jc SB 59:51 63 51.75 mp 43.75 (Millbrook) p.w.s 53.75 Ampthill 69:22 55.30 Flitwick 72:16 47 58.25 Harlington 75:54 50 62.74 Leagrave 81:18 51/49 65.26 LUTON 83:42 61/54 70.86 Harpenden 89:32 68/58 75.62 ST ALBANS 94:14 60 80.30 Radlett 98:20 75 83.06 Elstree 101:12 56 p.w.s 86.15 Mill Hill 104:56 67 87.66 Silkstream Jc SB sigs 88.51 Hendon 107:34 90.39 Cricklewood 111:18 91.59 West Hampstead 112:54 93.98 Kentish Town 115:48 sigs 95.50 ST PANCRAS 120:02 ----- ------ Date: 10th March 1962: Football Excursion (Tottenham v Aston Villa) dep: Birmingham New Street 8.39am arr: Wigston S Jc (Crew change) 9.53am dep: Wigston S Jc 10:05am arr: St Pancras 12.05pm ----------------------------------------------------- Back to Review: LM Pacifics & Royal Scots Page