S.L.S THREE SUMMITS RAILTOUR: STAFFORD-CARLISLE
Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2 no
46251 City of Nottingham
Load: 11 coaches, 370 tons tare, 400 tons full.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 STAFFORD 0 0:00
3.28 Great Bridgeford 5:31 54
5.32 Norton Bridge 7:59 59
7.75 Badnall Wharf SB 10:10 61
9.80 Standon Bridge 12:09 63
12.21 mp 145.75 (Stableford) 14:28 64
14.00 Whitmore 16:10 61
16.57 Madeley 18:37 69
18.46 mp 152 (Wrinehill) 20:10 77
19.68 Betley Road 21:02 81
22.73 Basford Hall SB sigs 5*
24.50 CREWE 40 31:19
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0.00 0 0:00
0.81 Coal Yard SB 2:22
3.17 Coppenhall Jc SB 5 5:51 49
7.46 Winsford 10:31 59
11.76 Hartford 15:08 52
14.45 Acton Bridge sigs 0*
16.46 Weaver Jc SB 18 31:19
21.16 Moore 37:16 58
22.13 Acton Grange Jc 25 48
24.10 WARRINGTON BANK QUAY 27 40:30 66
27.54 Winwick Jc SB 43:55 55
29.96 Golborne Jc 46:35 51
31.01 Golborne 47:51 53
33.22 Bamfurlong 50:20 64
34.58 Springs Branch Jc 51:31 53
35.85 WIGAN NORTH WESTERN 39 53:13 47*
38.01 Boars Head 56:16 40/46
39.10 Standish Jc 57:47 43
41.62 Coppull 60:59 53
44.22 Balshaw Lane 63:18 76
45.51 Euxton Jc SB 64:19 74
46.95 Leyland 65:28 77
49.36 Farington Curve Jc 67:29 74
50.97 PRESTON 66 69:57 slack
52.33 Oxheys SB 69 73:30 44
55.72 Barton 77:33 58/62
58.45 Brock sigs 0*
60.45 Garstang 81 85:48 52
63.67 Scorton 89:22 57
66.22 Bay Horse 91:56 61
67.65 Galgate 93:19 62
68.97 Oubeck SB 94:28 63
70.89 Lancaster No 1 96:36 53
71.96 LANCASTER 91 sigs 15*
73.87 Morecambe S Jc SB 102:27 50
75.06 Hest Bank 103:45 62
76.37 Bolton-le-Sands 104:57 65
78.21 CARNFORTH 96 106:41 70
80.46 mp 8.5 (Yealand) 108:41 62
81.46 mp 9.5 109:43 57
82.71 Burton & Holme sigs 35*
85.50 Milnthorpe 114:34 57
87.44 Hincaster Jc SB 116:30 54
88.96 mp 17 (Sedgwick) 111 118:24 53/55
91.10 OXENHOLME 120:53 47/48
92.96 mp 21 (Peat Lane) 123:23 44
94.46 mp 22.5 (Hay Fell) 125:28 43
96.21 Lambrigg Xg SB 127:33 45/43
98.08 Grayrigg sigs 0*
99.87 Low Gill p.w.s 0*
101.96 mp 30 (Dillicar) 141:41 62
104.08 Tebay 127 144:27
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0.00 0 0:00
1.38 mp 33.5 (Tebay North) 4:22 36
3.03 Scout Green SB 7:29 28
4.38 mp 36.5 (Shap Wells) 10:17 30/29
5.49 Shap summit 10 13:10 20/15
7.60 Shap 18:13 40
9.30 Harrisons Sdgs SB 20:27 53
10.88 mp 43 (Thrimby Grange) 22:03 60
14.88 mp 47 (Clifton) 25:30 76/78
15.84 Eden Valley Jc 26:13 75/78
19.11 PENRITH 23 29:00 66*
21.38 mp 53.5 31:01 68/67
23.90 Plumpton 27 32:52 76/74
26.23 Calthwaite 34:53 82
29.47 Southwaite 37:19 86
32.03 Wreay 39:05 78*
33.88 mp 66 (Brisco) 40:22 80
35.58 Upperby Bridge Jc SB 41:55 eased
36.98 CARLISLE 46 44:47
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Date: Sunday 12th July 1964
dep: Stafford 9.57am (Additional Stop)
arr: Carlisle 1.53pm..23 Late
46251 ran Birmingham to Wolverhampton, via Bescot, in
34m 08s, with continual slipping to Monument Lane.
Wolverhampton to Stafford took 25m 41s inclusive of
two signal checks. The stop at Tebay was for water.
The loco was clearly having problems on Shap, and was
eased at the top of the 1 in 75.
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