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REPORT— 1841. 



Statement of the time occupied in performing the trip from Birmingham 

 to Liverpool, 95 miles, down an average descent of 1 in 24*62, and of 

 the time lost in stoppages, and slackening and getting into speed at the 

 Stations. 



h m 



Started from Birmingham 4 47 



Arrived in Liverpool 8 51 



s 



301 

 ^ 'f inclusive of stoppages 



TIME LOST ON THE ROAD. 



Getting up speed at Birmingham, | to 2| miles, = 2 miles... 

 At full speed would have been 



Stoppages at Wolverhampton, 13f to 15 J miles, = 2 miles. . . 

 At full speed 



Stoppages, &c. at Stafford, 28^ to 31^ miles, = 3 miles 



At full speed 



Stoppages, &c. at Whitmore, 42^ to 44^ miles, = 2 miles ... 

 At full speed 



Stoppages, &c. at Crewe, 53 to 55| miles, = 2^ miles 

 At full speed 



Stoppages, &c. at Warrington, 77J to 79 J- miles, = 2 miles . 

 At full speed 



Delay arising from overtaking Train on Liverpool and Man- 

 chester Line, 87f to 95f miles, = 8 miles 



At full speed 



5 58 



3 40 



9 11 



4 



11 52 



6 



9 55 

 4 16 



10 55 

 4 20 



30 16 

 4 



20 10 

 16 



2 18 

 5 11 

 5 52 



5 39 



6 35 

 26 16 



4 10 



Time which would have been occupied if the Train had started from Bir- 

 mingham at full speed, and travelled from thence to Liverpool without 

 stopping 



h m s 

 4 3 30 



56 1 



3 7 29 



Equal to an average speed of SO-'iO miles per hour. 



On an average descent of 1 in 2462. 



Time, exclusive of dead stoppages, 3 hours and 30 minutes. 



Table of the uniform speeds attained by the "Hecla," with a load consisting 

 of the Tender and Twelve Carriages (=70 tons, gross) on the several 

 Gradients of the Grand Junction Railway. 



