WESTERN REGION: 6.10pm PADDINGTON-BIRKENHEAD           
                                                            
     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 5045 Earl of Dudley      
     Load: 12 coaches, 414 tons tare, 440 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                  4:07      28         
      3.28  Old Oak West Jc           7      7:45     69/34       
      4.75  mp 4.75 (Park Royal)            10:09      37         
      7.79  Greenford                13     14:02      52         
     10.18  Northolt Jc (mp 0)       16     16:53      48         
     12.05  West Ruislip                    19:04     54/53       
                                                       57         
     14.79  Denham                          22:04      55         
     17.39  Gerrards Cross                  25:16      44         
     20.12  Seer Green                      28:52      46         
     21.69  Beaconsfield                    30:51      52         
     24.18  mp 14 (Tylers Green)            33:25      63         
     26.54  HIGH WYCOMBE             36     35:55      37*        
     28.78  West Wycombe                    39:36     36/40       
     31.52  Saunderton                      43:52      37         
     33.18  mp 23 (summit)                  46:24      42         
     34.68  PRINCES RISBOROUGH       46     48:03      53         
     37.43  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)                50:27      73         
     40.03  Haddenham                       52:36     76/68       
     41.68  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)             53:57      72         
     44.04  Ashendon Jc SB           56     56:08      55*      
     46.54  mp 2.5                          59:05      47         
     47.41  Brill                           60:04      60         
                                                       65         
     50.42  Blackthorne                     63:01      61         
     53.38  BICESTER NORTH           71     66:53                 
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      0.00                            0      0:00                 
      3.80  Ardley                    8      9:13      37         
      5.66  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel)           11:52      50         
      8.14  Aynho Park                      14:26     61/60       
      8.91  Aynho Jc SB              15     15:13      60*        
     10.56  Kings Sutton                    16:53     59/60       
     11.87  mp 84 (Astrop)                  18:13      59         
     14.07  BANBURY GENERAL          21     21:43                 
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      0.00                            0      0:00                 
      1.70  Ironstone Sdgs SB                4:24      34
      3.63  Cropredy                         7:23      42         
      5.05  mp 91.25                         9:26      40         
      6.80  mp 93                           11:50      46       
      8.80  Fenny Compton                   14:05      60         
     11.80  mp 98                           16:58      68         
     13.75  Southam Road                    18:42      64         
     16.16  Fosse Road SB                   20:47     74/77       
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA           26     24:48                 
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      0.00                            0      0:00                 
      1.92  Warwick                          3:56     40/38       
      2.92  mp 109                           5:21      43
      3.92  mp 110 (Budbrook)                6:54      35         
      4.92  mp 111                           8:45      30
      6.09  Hatton                   11     11:05     28/35       
      8.42  mp 114.5 (Rowington)            14:29      54         
     10.32  Lapworth                        16:47      48         
     12.86  Knowle & Dorridge        19     19:59      47         
     14.78  Widney Manor                    22:17      53         
     16.23  Solihull                        23:53      55         
     18.06  Olton                           25:50      63         
     19.02  Acocks Green                    26:47      62         
     19.98  Tyseley                  27     27:40      63         
     20.97  Small Heath                     28:42      60         
     21.96  Bordesley                       29:46     easy        
     23.31  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL     32     31:55                 
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     Date: Saturday 7th June 1958                                 
                                                                  
     dep: Paddington 6.10pm..R Time                               
     arr: Birmingham Snow Hill 8.48pm..Right Time                 

     Not a single check of any description from Paddington
     to Birmingham: the only time ever ?. Otherwise an             
     example of minimum effort to keep schedule.

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