WESTERN REGION: 9.18am MARGATE-BIRKENHEAD                        

     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 5061                                   
             Earl of Birkenhead                              
     Load: 9 coaches, 301 tons tare, 325 tons full                           
                                                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr                        
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      0.00  BANBURY GENERAL             0:00                                 
      1.70  Ironstone Sdg SB            3:55     39                          
      3.63  Cropredy                    6:41     44                          
      5.05  mp 91.25                    8:39     43                          
      6.80  mp 93                      10:44     56                          
      8.76  Fenny Compton              12:41     64                          
     11.80  mp 98                      15:34    67/60                        
     13.75  Southam Road               17:30    61/60                        
     16.16  Fosse Road SB              19:42     69                          
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA             24:01                                 
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      0.00                              0:00                                 
      1.92  Warwick                     3:43   43/41                         
      2.92  mp 109                      5:56     48                          
      3.92  mp 110 (Budbrook)           6:10     42                          
      6.09  Hatton                      9:35     36                          
                                       p.w.s     41*                         
      8.42  mp 114.5 (Rowington)       12:25     61                          
     10.32  Lapworth                   14:20     59                          
     12.86  Knowle & Dorridge          17:00     55                          
     14.78  Widney Manor               18:58     60                          
     16.23  Solihull                   20:23    64/62                        
     18.06  Olton                      22:09     65                          
     19.02  Acocks Green               23:00     67                          
     19.98  Tyseley                    23:54     61                          
     20.97  Small Heath                                                      
     21.96  Bordesley                  26:05                                 
     23.31  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL       28:05                                 
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     Date: Saturday 23rd February 1957                                       
                                                                             
     dep: Banbury General..2.32pm..5 Late                        
     arr: Birmingham Snow Hill..3.26pm..2 Late                        
                                                                             
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