300 



REPORT — 1841. 



Consumption of Water. 



Intervals. 



From Liverpool to Warrington... 



' Warrington to Crewe 



Crewe to Stafford 



Stafford to Whampton 



Whampton to Birmingham 



Dist. 



in 

 miles. 



18 



24 



24f 



14| 



13 



95 



Water 

 evaporated, 



Gallons, 



393 

 555 

 519 

 396 

 245 



2108 



Water evaporated. 



Per mile. Per hour 



Gallons. 

 21-83 

 23-12 

 20-97 

 26-84 

 18-15 



22-19 



Cubic feet. 



93-2 



337 cubic ft. water 

 evaporated by 3654 

 lbs. coke = 1 cub. 

 ft. water per 10-84 

 lbs. coke. 



Statement of the time occupied in performing the trip from Liverpool to Bir- 

 mingham, 95 miles, on an average rise of 1 in 2462, and of the time lost in 

 stoppages and slackening and getting into the speed at the Stations. 



h m s 



Started from Liverpool 10 28 121. , . , 



Arrived in Birmingham 2 57 ]o|>°clusive of stoppages 



TIME LOST ON THE R0A.0. 



Getting up speed at Liverpool, 1^- to 4 miles, = 2J- miles. 

 At full speed would have been 



Slackened speed at Sutton, &c. llj to 14 J miles, = 3f miles ... 

 At full speed 



Stoppage, &c. at Warrington, 19^ to 21^ miles, = 2 miles 

 At fuU speed 



Stoppage, &c. at Hartford, 31| to33J miles, = 2 miles 



At full speed 



Stoppage, &c. at Crewe, 43^ to 45i miles, = 2 miles .... 

 At full speed 



Slackened at Whitmore, 53^ to 55^ miles, = 2 miles.... 

 At full speed 



Stoppage, &c. at Stafford, 67f to 69| miles, = 2 miles. 

 At full speed 



Stoppage, &c. at Whampton, 83 to 85 miles, = 2 miles. 

 At full speed 



Slackened at Birmingham, 96 to 96^ miles, = l mile 

 At full speed 



s 

 21 



17 



48 



34 



12 



34 



29 







24 



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

 Liverpool at fuU speed, and travelled from thence to Birmingham with- 

 out stopping 



19 



39 



19 



Equal to an average speed of 28*60 miles per hour. 



Up an average rise of 1 in 2462. 



Time, exclusive of dead stoppages, 3 hours 37 minutes. 



