WESTERN REGION: 11.30am PADDINGTON-PENZANCE                              
                                                                       
      Engine: King class 4-6-0 No 6023 King Edward II                  
      Load: 8 coaches, 281 tons tare, 300 tons full                    
                                                                       
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      miles                          sch   m/sec    mi/hr              
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       0.00  PADDINGTON               0      0:00                      
       1.25  Westbourne Park                 2:55    37                
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 5:35    51                
       4.26  Acton                           6:40    57                
       5.72  Ealing Broadway                 8:12    61                
       7.35  Hanwell                         9:44    64                
       9.07  SOUTHALL                       11:19    66                
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             12:59    67                
      13.21  West Drayton                   15:01    68                
      14.74  Iver                           16:23    65                
      16.22  Langley                        17:45    64                
      18.44  SLOUGH                         19:46    67                
      20.95  Burnham                        22:00    69                
      22.45  Taplow                         23:18    68                
      24.24  Maidenhead                     24:59    68                
                                            p.w.s    20*
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           31:27    52                
      31.01  Twyford                        34:35    62                
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                37:22   68/70              
      35.98  READING GENERAL         39     39:45                      
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       0.00                           0      0:00                      
       0.92  Reading West                    2:33    33                
       1.78  Southcote Jc SB                 4:06    45                
       5.31  Theale                          7:53    57                
       8.81  Aldermaston                    11:35   56/55              
      10.76  Midgham                        13:39    58                
      13.60  Thatcham                       16:31    61                
      17.12  NEWBURY                 22     21:03                      
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       0.00                           0      0:00                      
       1.08  Enborne Jc SB                   3:00    37                
       5.38  Kintbury                        7:58   57/56              
       8.44  Hungerford                     11:10    57                
      13.32  Bedwyn                         16:08   61/60              
      15.50  Grafton Curve Jc               18:25    53*               
      16.99  Savernake                      20:08    50                
      19.44  Wootton Rivers                 22:37    69                
      22.22  Pewsey                         24:57    74                
      23.90  mp 77 (Manningford)            26:16   75/70              
      25.76  Woodborough                    27:51    72                
      27.99  Patney & Chirton               29:42    70                
      33.79  Lavington                      34:14    81                
      38.30  Edington                       37:38    75                
      41.49  Heywood Rd Jc SB               40:14    69                
                                            p.w.s    53*
      43.87  Fairwood Jc SB                 42:39    58                
      47.16  Clink Rd Jc SB                 46:23    48                
      49.19  Blatbridge Jc SB               48:33    61                
      53.27  Witham                         52:46    55                
      55.13  Brewham SB                     54:40    51                
      58.58  Bruton                         57:59   68/65              
                                                     73                
      62.06  CASTLE CARY                    60:57    64*               
      64.20  mp 117.5 (Alford)              62:55   67/68              
      66.90  Keinton Mandeville             65:18    64                
                                                     59
      69.08  Charlton Mackrell              67:26    62                
                                                     71                
      72.41  Somerton                       70:22    66                
      74.52  Long Sutton                    72:18    70                
      76.61  Langport East                  74:00    72                
      77.70  Curry Rivel Jc SB              p.w.s    36*               
      81.66  Athelney                       80:18   57/56              
      84.84  Cogload Jc SB                  83:39    62                
      87.14  Creech Jc SB                   85:52    65                
      89.60  TAUNTON                  87    88:39                      
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     Date: Thursday 5th June 1958                                      
                                                                       
     dep: Paddington 11.30am..R Time                                   
     arr: Taunton 2.04pm..2 Late                                       

     Net times: 35.7, 21.0, 83.2, Total 140.0 mins
                                                                       
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