LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 2.26pm ELY-BIRMINGHAM                     
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 2P 4-4-0 No 40356                                
     Load: 4. cocaches, 126 tons tare, 135 tons full                
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                    
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      0.00  PETERBOROUGH NORTH       0      0:00                             
            Wisbech W Jc                    4:40                             
                                                     48                      
      5.52  Helpston                       10:41                             
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                                    11     11:01                             
      9.23  Uffington                                44                      
            Stamford Jc                    21:14                             
     12.09  STAMFORD                22     22:33                             
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                                    33     30:16                             
                                                     41                      
     15.44  Ketton                         36:50                             
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                                    40     37:30                             
                                                     45                      
     18.03  Luffenham                      42:58                             
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                                    46     46:03                             
                                                     40                      
     22.08  Manton                         54:04                             
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                                    54     54:49                             
                                                     44                      
     25.69  OAKHAM                         62:07                             
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                                    62     63:15                             
     27.00  Langham Jc SB                  66:25     44                      
     28.80  Ashwell                        69:19                             
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                                    69     70:12                             
     31.09  Whissendine                    74:14     48                      
     33.38  Saxby                          77:27                             
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                                    79     78:34                             
                                                     49                      
     37.20  MELTON MOWBRAY          85     84:45                             
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                                    87     88:05                             
                                                     48                      
     41.00  Frisby                         94:48                             
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                                    95     95:20                             
     42.84  Brooksby                       98:56                             
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                                    99     99:24                             
                                                     54                      
     47.34  Syston S Jc                   106:24                             
     47.44  Syston                        107:15                             
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                                   109    108:05                             
                                                     50                      
     51.43  Humberstone Road              114:44                             
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                                   116    115:14                             
     52.16  LEICESTER LONDON RD    118    117:53                             
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     Date: 27th March 1957                                                   
                                                                    
     dep: Peterborough North 3.43pm..8 Late                         
     arr: Leicester London Rd 5.41pm..8 Late                        

     Running time: 96.5 mins (sched 98), 32.4 mph
                                                                    
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