SOUTHERN REGION: WATERLOO-EXETER
     SCTS "EXETER FLYER" RAILTOUR             
                                                                  
     Engine: Rebuilt Merchant Navy class 4-6-2
             no 35022 Holland America Line                                                 
     Load: 8 coaches, 267 tons tare, 290 tons gross                                         
                                                                  
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr 
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      0.00  WATERLOO                 0      0:00           
      1.29  Vauxhall                        3:50      49    
      2.62  Queens Road                     5:55      54     
      3.86  Clapham Junction         7      7:21      40*     
      5.51  Earlsfield                      9:25      57     
      7.21  Wimbledon                      11:06      60     
      8.59  Raynes Park                    12:25      58     
      9.71  Malden                         13:41      57     
     10.91  Berrylands                      sigs      54*           
     11.98  Surbiton                       16:01      65     
     13.27  Hampton Court Jc        17     17:08      72     
     14.34  Esher                          17:59      80     
     15.86  Hersham                        19:10      82     
     17.01  Walton on Thames               20:00    82/80      
     19.09  Weybridge                      21:29      82    
     20.36  West Weybridge                 22:28      84     
     21.59  West Byfleet                   23:19      84     
     24.25  WOKING                  27     25:14      82     
     27.93  Brookwood                      27:54      79     
     30.94  mp 31                          30:16      75
                                            sigs       0*
     33.16  Farnborough                    35:35    FL/SL      
     36.42  Fleet                          39:08      67     
                                                      75            
     39.76  Winchfield                     41:56      73     
     42.13  Hook                           43:49      77     
                                                      82            
     47.72  BASINGSTOKE             58     49:36 
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      0.00                           0      0:00             
      2.51  Worting Jc SB            5      5:03      47*     
      4.62  Oakley                          7:25      65     
      7.77  Overton                        10:02      79     
     11.41  Whitchurch                     12:39      85     
     13.26  Hurstbourne                    14:01      86     
     16.31  mp 64 (Enham)                  p.w.s      40*                
     18.56  ANDOVER JUNCTION               18:42      60           
     19.88  Red Post Jc SB                 20:00     68/75      
     24.92  Grateley                        sigs       0*    
     27.81  mp 75.5 (Amesbury)             31:32      67     
     30.39  Porton                         33:42     86/90      
     34.71  Tunnel Jc SB                   37:26      46*     
     35.84  SALISBURY               35     40:27     slack      
     37.47  mp 85.25                       43:34      40     
     38.35  Wilton South            41     44:57      38*     
     44.08  Dinton                         50:41     72/74      
     48.41  Tisbury                        54:14     72/76      
     53.40  Semley                         58:16      71     
     57.51  Gillingham                     61:11      89           
     59.81  Buckhorn Tunnel E              63:11      78   
     62.75  mp 110.5 (Abbey Ford)                     89          
     64.25  TEMPLECOMBE             65     65:59      83  
     65.75  mp 113.5                                  71        
     66.64  Milborne Port                  67:54      77        
     70.31  SHERBORNE                      70:28      92        
     74.88  YEOVIL JUNCTION         74     73:44     82/84       
     77.12  Sutton Bingham                 75:26      74         
     78.52  mp 126.25                      76:35      73        
     83.70  Crewkerne                      80:14      87 
     85.52  mp 133.25                      81:46      71  
     86.31  Hewish Xg SB                   82:22       
     91.71  Chard Junction                 86:17     86/82   
     96.78  AXMINSTER               93     89:52      88     
    100.05  SEATON JUNCTION                 sigs       2*
    101.75  mp 149.5                       98:59      37 
    102.75  mp 150.5                      100:27      40
    103.75  mp 151.5                      101:54      45   
    104.81  Honiton Tunnel E              103:12      48 
    105.75  mp 153.5                      104:23      50                        
    106.93  Honiton                       105:24      73 
    110.25  mp 158                                    90
    111.54  SIDMOUTH JUNCTION      108    108:41      85 
    113.26  mp 161                                    65*
    115.26  Whimple (mp 163)              111:35      81 
    119.03  Broad Clyst                   114:08      89 
    120.82  Pinhoe                        115:28      77 
    122.52  Exmouth Jc SB          119    117:00     eased  
    123.17  St James Park                 117:58       
    123.63  EXETER CENTRAL         122    119:10       
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     Date: Sunday 3rd October 1965:
     SCTS "THE EXETER FLYER" (Last steam Waterloo-Exeter)                               
                                                                  
     dep: Waterloo 9.00am..R Time                                                 
     arr: Exeter Central..12.02pm..2 Early 

     Net times:
     Waterloo-Basingstoke    44.3 mins   64.6 mph
     Basingstoke-Exeter C   105.0 mins   70.6 mph
                               
     Total (171.35 miles)   149.3 mins   68.8 mph                                                   
                                                                       
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