LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 2.26pm ELY-BIRMINGHAM                                  
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 44814                               
     Load: 4 coaches, 126 tons tare, 135 tons full                  
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                      
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      0.00  LEICESTER LONDON RD      0      0:00                               
      1.53  Knighton S Jc SB                3.04                               
      3.19  Wigston N Jc SB                 6.08    slack                      
      3.86  Wigston Glen Parva              7:23      53                       
      4.98  Blaby                           8:45      60                       
      6.69  Narborough                     10:22      63                       
      8.75  Croft                          12:20    61/60                      
     11.43  Elmesthorpe                    14:55      63                       
     14.52  HINCKLEY                22     18:33                               
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      0.00                           0      0:00                               
      3.28  Midland Jc SB                   5:59    slack                      
      4.92  Abbey Jc (SB                    9:15                               
      4.97  NUNEATON ABBEY ST       10      9:46                               
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      0.00                           0      0:00                               
      1.29  STOCKINGFORD             4      3:26                               
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      0.00                           0      0:00                               
      1.19  Stockingford Jc SB              2:58      36                       
      3.74  Arley Colliery SB              p.w.s      20*                      
      4.35  Arley & Fillongley              9:31      28                       
      6.71  Shustoke                       13:00      46                       
      8.43  Whitacre                       15:55    slack                      
      9.66  Coleshill                      17:49      53                       
     11.21  Water Orton                    19:42      52*                      
                                                      54                       
     13.49  Castle Bromwich         22     23:02                               
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      0.00                           0      0:00                               
      1.49  Bromford Bridge                 2:51                               
      3.20  Saltley                         5:00                               
      4.67  Proof House Jc                           easy                      
      5.35  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST       10      9:01                               
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     Date: 27th March 1957                                                     
                                                                               
     dep: Leicester London Rd 5.50pm..R Time                                   
     arr: Birmingham New St 7.03pm..1 Late                                     
                                                                               
     Net Running time 60.4 mins (sch 68), 39.4 mph                             
                                                                    
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