LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 5.43pm EUSTON-BIRMINGHAM
Engine: Jubilee class 4-6-0 No 45666 Cornwallis
Load: 12 coaches, 382 tons tare, 405 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 LONDON EUSTON 0 0:00
1.00 Camden No 1 5:10
3.00 mp 3 (Kilburn) 9:08 40
5.42 Willesden Juncton 10 12:24 49
7.00 mp 7 (Brent Jc) 14:18 53
8.05 Wembley 15:31 52
11.38 Harrow & Wealdstone 19:26 50
13.30 Hatch End 21:45 46
14.50 mp 14.5 (Carpenders) 46
15.99 Bushey 25:00 55
17.44 WATFORD JUNCTION 23 26:30 57
20.93 Kings Langley 30:09 56/58
23.07 Apsley 32:26 56
24.49 Hemel Hempstead 33:55 55
26.00 mp 26 (Bourne End) 35:35 54
27.94 Berkhamsted 37:42 53
30.00 mp 30 (Northchurch) 40:05 52
31.66 TRING 38 42:01 52
34.00 mp 34 (Tring Cutting) 44:16 67
36.10 Cheddington 46:03 73
38.00 mp 38 (Sears Xg) 47:36 76
40.18 Leighton Buzzard 49:21 72
42.25 mp 42.25 (Chelmscote) 51:05 71
44.50 mp 44.5 (Stoke Hammond) 52:59 70
46.68 BLETCHLEY 52 54:50 71/69
47.75 mp 47.75 (Denbigh Hall) 55:48 67
50.00 mp 50 (Loughton Sdg) 57:47 69
52.42 Wolverton 59:50 70
54.75 Castlethorpe 61:59 65
57.50 mp 57.5 (Hanslope) 64:39 58
59.89 Roade 64 67:02 54
62.85 Blisworth 67 70:13 66
64.50 mp 64.5 (Banbury Lane) 71:43 67
67.25 mp 67.25 (Heyford) 74:11 67
69.69 Weedon 73 76:22 68
75.25 Welton 81:43 58
76.75 mp 76.75 (Kilsby S) 83:14 60
78.75 mp 78.75 (Kilsby N) 85:11 66
80.26 Hillmorton SB 86:33 68
82.55 RUGBY MIDLAND 86 89:01 44*
86.00 mp 86 92:54 61
89.08 Brandon & Wolston 95:45 67/63
90.65 Ballast Pit SB p.w.s 25*
92.75 mp 92.75 (Humber Rd) 101:30 44
93.99 COVENTRY 104 104:09
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0.00 0 0:00
1.48 Canley Halt 3:42 38
3.57 Tile Hill 6:43 44
5.50 Berkswell 9:13 52
8.77 Hampton in Arden 12:30 67
12.42 Marston Green 15:44 65
14.00 Lea Hall 17:14 63
15.11 Stechford 18:16 62
16.98 Adderley Park 20:14 55
sigs
18.22 Proof House Jc SB 29 23:29 easy
18.92 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 31 25:53
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Date: Saturday 22nd August 1959
dep: London Euston 5.41pm..1 Early
arr: Birmingham New St 7.55pm..4 Early
With 8 minutes un-needed recovery time build into the
schedules, the driver chose an easy run up to Tring,
losing 4 minutes, then ran respectably and kept time
to Coventry with one P W Slowing. Arrival at New Street
was 4 early (Recovery Time not needed).
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