LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 8.34am Sheffield-St Pancras

     Engine: Jubilee class 4-6-0 n 45598 Basutoland        
     Load: 8 coaches, 271 tons tare, 285 tons full           
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  LEICESTER                0      0:00                    
      1.11  Knighton N Jc SB                3:07      36             
      2.25  Aylestone Jc SB                 4:41      46              
      3.18  Wigston N Jc SB                 5:56      47              
      3.63  Wigston Magna                   6:34      47              
      5.32  mp 93.75 (Kilby Bridge)         8:39      48             
      7.53  Great Glen                     11:29     46/50               
      9.38  Kibworth N SB                  13:50      45              
     10.13  Kibworth                       14:39      55              
     12.76  East Langton                   17:07     68/70             
     14.63  Great Bowden SB                18:53      60              
     16.15  MARKET HARBOROUGH       19     20:22      59*              
     18.63  Braybrook SB                   23:07      48              
     20.57  mp 78.5 (Desborough N)         25:43      43              
     20.98  Desborough                     26:14      52             
     23.50  Glendon                        28:32      70              
     24.50  Glendon S Jc SB                29:26     74/71               
     25.82  mp 73.25 (Kettering Iron)      30:30      76              
     27.05  KETTERING               31     31:34      72              
     28.37  Kettering Jc SB                32:37     70/72              
     29.72  Burton Latimer                 33:45      72              
     30.86  Finedon                        34:43      69             
     34.01  WELLINGBOROUGH          37     37:25      74              
     36.41  Irchester                      39:27      65              
     39.32  mp 59.75 (summit)       43     42:50      42             
     41.07  mp 58 (Souldrop)               44:49      63
     42.41  Sharnbrook                     46:00      73
     43.82  mp 55.25                       47:06      80              
     46.12  Oakley                  48     48:56      69              
     47.50  Oakley Jc SB                   50:08      71    
     48.36  Bromham SB                     50:52      72
     49.09  Bedford N Jc SB         51     51:29      73              
     49.87  Kempston Rd Jc SB              52:07      72              
     51.82  mp 47.25 (Elstow)              53:47      70              
     53.16  Houghton Conquest SB           54:59      66             
     55.32  mp 43.75 (Millbrook)           57:03      60              
     57.32  Ampthill                       59:05      56             
     58.87  Flitwick                       60:42      60              
     61.82  Harlington                     63:46      55              
     63.42  Sundon SB                      65:35      53              
     65.07  mp 34                          67:28      52             
     66.31  Leagrave                       68:49      59
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     68.83  LUTON                   71     72:05    
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      0.00                           0      0:00
      1.89  mp 28.25                        4:28     40/45              
      2.97  Chiltern Green                 p.w.s      30*                    
      5.60  Harpenden                       9:55      49                
      6.74  mp 23.5                        11:11     55/54               
      8.99  Sandridge SB                   13:30     62/61                    
     10.36  ST ALBANS               10     14:47      67              
     12.18  Napsbury                       16:19      78             
     13.49  mp 16.75                       17:23      76              
     15.04  Radlett                        18:35     75/76             
     17.80  Elstree                        21:07      60              
     20.89  Mill Hill                      23:53      72              
     22.40  Silkstream Jc SB               25:08      75              
     23.25  Hendon                  21     25:49      72             
     24.19  Brent Jc SB                    26:34      69              
     25.13  Cricklewood                    27:26      62              
     26.33  West Hampstead                 28:30      61              
     28.72  Kentish Town                   31:09     easy               
      
     30.24  ST PANCRAS              30     33:49                    
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     Date: 8th March 1958:                             
                                                                    
     dep: Leicester 10.02am..3 late                     
     arr: St Pancras 11.49am..7 late

     Net times: 72.1 mins + 30.8 mins. Total 102.9 mins.

     Note: Snowing throughout. Heavy to Kettering.
                
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