BIRMINGHAM-BLACKBURN FOOTBALL EXCURSION: 2 x 3 car Metro Cammell units -------------------------------------------------- miles m/sec mi/hr -------------------------------------------------- (Avge) 0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0:00 0.70 Proof House Jc SB 1:42 1.52 Vauxhall & Duddeston 2:53 41.6 2.70 ASTON 4:47 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 0.72 WITTON 1:55 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 p.w.s 0.84 PERRY BARR 2:58 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 1.53 GREAT BARR 3:44 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 3.64 BESCOT 5:53 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 sigs 1.70 WALSALL 9:22 ---- ----- 0.00 0:00 0.51 Ryecroft Jc 1:51 slack 3.05 Bloxwich 5:43 39.4 6.48 Wyrley 10:06 46.9 p.w.s 7.83 Cannock 12:50 East Cannock Jc p.w.s 9.72 Hednesford 16:50 p.w.s 11.94 Brindley Heath 20:19 13.99 Rugeley Town 22:35 54.3 15.28 RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY 24:36 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 sigs 0* 5.86 Colwich Jc SB 8:27 slack 10.62 Weston 13:57 51.9 12.96 Sandon 16:29 55.4 15.80 Aston-by-Stone 19:35 54.9 17.55 Stone 21:25 57.3 20.16 Barlaston 23:46 66.6 21.81 Trentham 25:17 65.3 24.66 STOKE-ON-TRENT 30:14 ----- ----- Not timed Stoke on Trent to Blackburn 0.00 BLACKBURN 0:00 2.10 Lower Darwen 3:59 4.13 Darwen sigs 4.97 Spring Vale 9:02 5.56 Sough Tunnel N 9:58 37.9 7.10 Walton Sdg SB 12:17 39.9 7.88 Entwhistle 13:20 44.6 9.23 Turton 14:53 52.2 10.90 Bromley Cross 16:47 52.7 11.53 The Oaks 17:23 43.0 12.91 Astley Bridge Jc 19:07 47.7 13.85 BOLTON 21:05 easy 14.36 Burnden Jc SB 22:59 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 1.04 Moses Gate 1:39 1.72 Farnworth 2:27 51.0 2.39 Kearsley 3:07 60.3 5.11 Pepper Hill sigs 5.40 Clifton Junction 6:45 6.71 Ashcroft Jc 8:17 51.3 7.74 Pendleton 9:32 49.4 9.40 Salford 11:47 44.3 sigs 10.09 MANCHESTER VICTORIA 15:56 slack 11.56 Miles Platting 18:57 0 12.32 Park 20:17 13.36 Clayton Bridge 21:40 14.77 Droylesdon 23:50 15.77 Ashton Moss Jc 26:07 0 Denton 27:54 sigs Heaton Norris Jc SB 32:05 STOCKPORT 34:14 ----- Not timed Stockport to Birmingham Date: Saturday 10th September 1960: dep: Birmingham New Street 10.05am arr: Stoke on Trent 11.47am dep: Blackburn 6.21pm arr: Stockport 7.18pm Blackburn Rovers 4..Aston Villa 1. ----------------------------------------------------- First Generation DMU's Modern Traction Archives Page