SOUTHERN REGION: 10.15am EXETER CENTRAL-WATERLOO                 
                                                                      
     Engine: West Country class 4-6-2 No 34033 Chard                  
     Load: 12 coaches, 395 tons tare, 420 tons full                   
                                                                      
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr             
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      0.00  EXETER CENTRAL           0      0:00                      
      0.46  St James Park                   2:30                      
      1.11  Exmouth Jc SB                   4:36      21              
      2.81  Pinhoe                          7:18      58              
      4.60  Broad Clyst                     8:59     70/69            
      8.37  Whimple                        12:48      48              
     10.12  mp 161.25                      15:04      43              
                                                      56              
     12.09  SIDMOUTH JUNCTION              17:20      55              
     13.38  mp 158                         18:39      66              
     15.38  mp 156                         20:44      50              
     16.70  Honiton                        22:29      40              
     18.06  Honiton Tunnel W               24:42      36              
     21.38  mp 150                         28:15      76              
     23.58  Seaton Junction                30:14      60*             
     25.11  mp 146.25                      31:40      71              
     26.85  AXMINSTER                      33:12      63              
     30.36  mp 141 (Broom)                 36:45      56              
     31.92  Chard Junction                 38:25     55/56            
     33.36  mp 138                         40:02      51              
     35.36  mp 136                         42:12      57              
     37.32  Hewish Xg SB                   44:22      48              
     39.93  Crewkerne                       sigs      15*             
     42.36  mp 129                         51:12     49/57            
     43.36  mp 128 (Hardington)             sigs       5*             
     46.51  Sutton Bingham                 62:59      56              
     48.75  YEOVIL JUNCTION                65:09      67              
     50.63  Wyke Xg SB                     66:55      61              
     53.32  SHERBORNE                      69:25      67              
     55.88  mp 115.5                       72:13      43              
     56.99  Milborne Port                  73:38      49              
                                                      56              
     59.38  TEMPLECOMBE             71     76:49                      
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      0.00                           0      0:00                      
      1.50  mp 110.5 (Abbey Ford)           2:39      59              
      4.44  Buckhorn Tunnel E                         48              
      6.74  GILLINGHAM                     p.w.s      35*             
     10.85  Semley                         15:46      41              
     15.84  Tisbury                        20:52      65              
     20.17  Dinton                         24:38     73/75            
     23.03  mp 89                          27:01      67              
                                                      69              
     25.90  Wilton South                   29:47      35*             
     27.53  mp 84.5                        32:30      47              
     28.41  SALISBURY               36     34:28                      
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      0.00                           0      0:00                      
      1.13  Tunnel Jc SB                    3:36                      
      2.53  mp 81                           5:38      46              
      5.45  Porton                          9:39     43/42            
      8.03  mp 75.5 (Amesbury)             13:00      48              
     10.92  Grateley                       16:13      62              
                                                      72              
     15.96  Red Post Jc SB                 20:25                      
     17.28  ANDOVER JUNCTION        24     22:29                      
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      0.00                           0      0:00                      
      3.75  mp 62.5                         6:50      42              
      5.30  Hurstbourne                     8:42     54/50            
      7.15  Whitchurch                     10:55     53/52            
     10.79  Overton                        14:55      56              
     13.94  Oakley                         18:11      62              
     16.05  Worting Jc SB           19     20:11     64/66            
     18.56  BASINGSTOKE                     sigs      20*             
     24.15  Hook                           29:20      63              
     26.52  Winchfield                     31:28      68              
                                                      72              
     29.86  Fleet                          34:22      67              
     31.12  Farnborough                    37:18     63/64            
     35.34  mp 31                          39:20     66/65            
     38.35  Brookwood                      41:57      71              
     40.34  mp 26                          43:36      72              
     42.03  WOKING                  43     44:58      70              
     44.69  West Byfleet                   47:19      71              
     45.92  West Weybridge                 48:21     72/69            
     47.19  Weybridge                      49:30      68              
                                                      65              
     49.27  Walton-on-Thames               51:22      67              
     50.42  Hersham                        52:20      69              
     51.94  Esher                          53:42      66              
     53.01  Hampton Court Jc        54     54:40      66              
     54.30  Surbiton                       55:51      64              
     55.37  Berrylands                     56:54      65              
     56.57  Malden                         57:56      65              
     57.69  Raynes Park                    58:59      65              
     59.07  Wimbledon                      60:16      63              
     60.77  Earlsfield                     61:54      62              
     62.42  Clapham Junction        65     63:42      39*             
     63.66  Queens Road                               49              
     64.99  Vauxhall                       67:09     easy             
     66.28  WATERLOO                72     69:55                      
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     Date: Monday 25th July 1955                                      
                                                                      
     dep: Exeter Central 10.17am..2 Late                              
     arr: Waterloo 1.51pm..2 Late                                     
                                                                      
     Crew change at Salisbury                                         
                                                                      
     Net times:                                                       
                                                                      
     Exeter Central-Templecombe     71   64.5                         
     Templecombe-Salisbury          36   33.1                         
     Salisbury-Andover Junction     24   22.5                         
     Andover Junction-Waterloo      72   67.7                         
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           Totals (171.35 miles)   203  187.8                         
                                                                      
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