WESTERN REGION: 12.00pm PADDINGTON-KINGSWEAR                 
      (THE TORBAY EXPRESS)                                  
                                                                   
      Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 5092 Tresco Abbey              
      Load: 9 coaches, 310 tons tare, 335 tons gross               
                                                                   
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      miles                          sch   m/sec    mi/hr          
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       0.00  PADDINGTON               0      0:00                  
       1.25  Westbourne Park          4      3:30     30           
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 6:45     43           
       1.26  Acton                           8:02     47           
       5.71  Ealing Broadway                 9:54     49           
       7.35  Hanwell                        11:51     52           
       9.07  SOUTHALL                13     13:46     54           
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             15:37     58           
      13.21  West Drayton                   18:03     62           
      14.74  Iver                           19:33     62           
      16.22  Langley                        20:58     63           
                                                      65    
      18.44  SLOUGH                  21      sigs     15*          
      20.95  Burnham                        29:03     33           
      22.45  Taplow                         31:40     40           
      24.24  Maidenhead                     34:05     50           
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           38:16     57           
      31.01  Twyford                        41:21     60           
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                44:19     61           
      35.98  READING GENERAL         38     46:32     33*          
      36.90  Reading West                   48:15     35*          
      37.76  Southcote Jc SB                49:43     43           
      41.29  Theale                         53:36     56           
      44.79  Aldermaston                    57:17    58/56         
      46.74  Midgham                        59:18     57           
      49.58  Thatcham                       62:20     56           
                                                      54    
      53.10  NEWBURY                 56     66:03     58           
      54.18  Enborne Jc SB                  67:12     56           
      58.48  Kintbury                       71:34     61           
      61.54  Hungerford                     74:42    58/55         
                                                      60    
      66.42  Bedwyn                  69     79:43     56           
      68.60  Grafton Curve Jc               82:09     50           
      70.09  Savernake               73     84:03     45           
      72.52  Wootton Rivers                 86:45     64           
      75.32  Pewsey                         89:13     70           
                                                      75    
      77.00  mp 77 (Manningford)            90:36    71/70         
      78.86  Woodborough                    92:10     73           
      81.09  Patney & Chirton        83     94:00    74/72         
      86.89  Lavington                      98:30    81/79         
                                                      82    
      91.40  Edington                      102:00     74           
      94.59  Heywood Rd Jc SB        94    104:40     71           
      96.97  Fairwood Jc SB                106:38     71           
     100.26  Clink Rd Jc SB                109:37     61           
     102.29  Blatbridge Jc SB              111:29     64           
                                                      67           
     106.37  Witham                        115:13     62           
     108.23  Brewham SB                    117:02     56           
                                                      72           
     111.68  Bruton                        120:10     70           
                                                      72           
     115.16  CASTLE CARY            115    123:09     65*          
     117.30  mp 177.5 (Alford)             125:05     70           
                                                      72           
     120.00  Keinton Mandeville            127:22     68           
     122.18  Charlton Mackrell             129:20     66           
                                                      72           
     125.51  Somerton                      132:12    68/66         
     127.62  Long Sutton                   134:08     69           
     129.71  Langport East                 135:48    76/70         
     130.80  mp 131 (Curry Rivel)          136:39     73           
                                                     77/73         
     134.76  Athelney                      139:48     73           
                                                     69/70         
     137.94  Cogload Jc SB                 142:37     69           
     140.24  Creech Jc SB                  144:34    70/69         
     142.70  TAUNTON                140    146:44     63           
     144.67  Norton Fitzwarren              sigs      20*          
     147.56  mp 168                        155:30     42           
     149.79  Wellington                    158:35     47           
     151.06  mp 171.5                      160:16     41           
     152.06  mp 172.5                      161:49     37           
     152.72  Whiteball Tunnel E     152    162:56     34           
     153.56  Whiteball SB                  164:22     34           
     154.30  Burlescombe                   165:27     51           
     156.90  Sampford Peverell             167:48     74           
     158.67  Tiverton Junction             169:16    76/73         
     160.87  Cullompton                    171:05     74           
                                                      67           
     165.10  Hele & Bradninch              174:44     70           
     166.29  Silverton                     175:44     70           
                                                     73/71         
     170.07  Stoke Canon                   178:55     73           
     172.20  Cowley Bridge Jc       169    180:48     52*          
     173.46  EXETER ST DAVIDS       172    183:21                  
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       0.00                           0      0:00           
       0.75  Exeter St Thomas                2:45     32    
       4.79  Exminster                       7:13     59    
                                                      61    
       8.55  Starcross                      11:01     55*   
      10.60  Dawlish Warren                 13:14     56    
      12.25  Dawlish                        15:10     44*   
                                                      48    
      15.02  Teignmouth                     18:52     46    
      18.10  mp 212                         22:29     55    
      19.46  Hackney SB                     24:01     47    
      20.18  NEWTON ABBOT                   25:25     20*   
      21.29  Aller Jc SB                    27:54     36    
                                                      44    
      22.51  Kingskerswell                  29:44     41    
      24.10  mp 218                         32:15     33    
                                                      46    
      25.24  Torre                          34:03    easy   
      26.09  TORQUAY                 38     35:54           
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       0.00                           0     00:00           
                                                            
       2.15  PAIGNTON                 6     05:48           
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     Date: Monday 2nd September 1957                               
                                                                   
     dep: Paddington 12.00pm..R Time                               
     arr: Paignton 3.52pm..6 Late                                  

   
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