HELLIFIELD-APPLEBY: THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS:
Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2
no 46229 Duchess of Hamilton
Load: 13 coaches, 459 tons tare, 485 tons full.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 HELLIFIELD 0 0:00
1.23 Long Preston 3:11 44
3.25 Settle Jc SB 7 5:23 64
5.23 Settle 7:25 52
6.98 mp 238.25 (Stainforth) 9:32 48
8.98 mp 240.25 12:04 46
9.73 mp 241 (Helwith Bridge) 13:03 47/51
11.16 Horton 24 14:54 50/51
13.73 mp 245 (Selside) 17:54 48
15.98 Ribblehead 20:47 40
16.48 mp 247.75 (Viaduct) 21:36 33*
17.22 Blea Moor SB 36 22:56 33
18.04 Blea Moor Tunnel S 24:22 34
19.54 Blea Moor Tunnel N 26:30
20.23 mp 251.5 (Dent Head) 27:16 56
22.13 Dent 29:21 52
23.55 Rise Hill Tunnel N 30:53 58
25.40 GARSDALE 50 34:17
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0.00 0 0:00
1.33 mp 258 3:22 31
3.08 mp 259.75 (Ais Gill) 6:24 43
6.58 mp 263.25 (Mallerstang) 10:17 62
7.58 mp 264.25 (Birkett T) 11:23 51
9.92 Kirkby Stephen 13:56 59/58
12.08 mp 268.75 (Smardale V) 16:05 62/60
13.10 Crosby Garrett 17:05 62
15.25 Griseburn SB 19:05 67/64
16.83 mp 273.5 (Helm Tunnel) 20:29 69
18.12 Ormside 21:34 72
19.58 mp 276.25 23:00 easy
sigs 15*
20.60 APPLEBY 40 26:59
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Date: Saturday 4th February 1984:
dep: Hellifield 1.14pm..24 late
arr: Appleby 2.41pm..5 early
Driver H Robinson (Skipton)
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