WESTERN REGION: 3.10pm PADDINGTON-WOLVERHAMPTON                    
                                                                    
     Engine: King class 4-6-0 No 6010 King Charles I                
     Load: 8 coaches + 1 van, 300 tons tare, 315 tons full          
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00   PADDINGTON               0      0:00                    
                                            sigs      15*           
      1.25  Westbourne Park                 4:17                    
      3.28  Old Oak West Jc          7      7:28      44            
      4.75  mp 4.75 (Park Royal)                      51            
      7.79  Greenford               12     12:29      64            
     10.18  Northolt Jc (mp 0)      15     14:50      60            
     12.05  West Ruislip                   p.w.s      50*           
     14.79  Denham                         19:49     60/61          
     17.39  Gerrards Cross                 22:34      55            
     20.12  Seer Green                     25:26      58            
     21.69  Beaconsfield                   27:04      61            
     24.18  mp 14 (Tylers Green)                      72            
     26.54  HIGH WYCOMBE            34     32:39      38*           
     28.78  West Wycombe                   35:52      46*           
     31.52  Saunderton                     38:12      50            
     33.18  mp 23 (summit)                 40:09      54            
     34.68  PRINCES RISBOROUGH      46     41:38      67            
     37.43  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               44:00      74            
     40.03  Haddenham                      46:08     76/69          
     41.68  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            47:30      71            
     44.04  Ashendon Jc SB          55     49:34      66            
     46.54  mp 2.5                         51:58      57            
     47.41  Brill                          52:50      64            
                                                      70            
     50.42  Blackthorne                    55:32     64/67          
     53.38  BICESTER NORTH                 58:18      62            
     57.18  Ardley                  69     62:14      53            
                                           flood     easy           
     59.04  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel)          64:35      45            
     61.52  Aynho Park                     67:35      50            
     62.29  Aynho Jc SB             75     68:29      51            
     63.94  Kings Sutton                   70:34      42            
     65.25  mp 84 (Astrop)                 72:21      47            
     67.45  BANBURY GENERAL         80     75:01     51/50          
     69.15  Ironstone Sdgs SB              77:04      51
     71.08  Cropredy                       79:03      52            
     72.50  mp 91.25                       81:00      50            
     74.25  mp 93                          82:54      58            
     76.21  Fenny Compton                  84:45      68            
     79.25  mp 98                          87:16      76            
     81.20  Southam Road                   88:51      72            
     83.61  Fosse Road SB                  90:52      74            
     87.33  LEAMINGTON SPA         100     95:10                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.92  Warwick                         sigs      0*            
      2.92  mp 109                         11:21      38
      3.92  mp 110 (Budbrook)              12:57      37            
      4.92  mp 111                         14:34      37
      6.09  Hatton                  10     16:22      42            
      8.42  mp 114.5 (Rowington)                      62            
     10.32  Lapworth                       20:56      59            
     12.86  Knowle & Dorridge       18     23:35      56            
     14.78  Widney Manor                   25:37      60            
     16.23  SOLIHULL                22     28:01                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.83  Olton                           3.23      54            
      2.79  Acocks Green                    4:30      59            
      3.75  Tyseley                  6      5:27      60            
      4.74  Small Heath                     6:51     easy           
      5.73  Bordesley                       8:13                    
      7.08  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL    11     10:54                    
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     Date: 26th January 1960                                        
                                                                    
     dep: Paddington 3.10pm..R Time                                 
     arr: Birmingham Snow Hill 5.29pm..4 Late                       
                                                                    
     Severe Flooding between Ardley and Cropredy, with      
     water up to the ballast in the Aynho area              
                                                            
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