WESTERN REGION: 4.45pm PADDINGTON-HEREFORD                            
      (THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS)
                                                                      
      Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 4088 Dartmouth Castle             
      Load: 12 coaches, 404 tons tare, 440 tons full,                 
            as far as Oxford, then 11 coaches, 373                    
            tons tare, 400 tons full, to Worcester

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      miles                          sch   m/sec    mi/hr             
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       0.00  PADDINGTON               0      0:00                     
       1.25  Westbourne Park          3      3:36    34               
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 6:44    45               
       4.26  Acton                           7:59    47               
       5.72  Ealing Broadway                 9:48    49               
       7.35  Hanwell                        11:40    53               
       9.07  SOUTHALL                13     13:36    54               
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             15:39    56               
      13.21  West Drayton                   18:03    59               
      14.74  Iver                           19:32    60               
      16.22  Langley                        21:00    62               
      18.44  SLOUGH                  22     23:05    63               
      20.95  Burnham                        25:31    63               
      22.45  Taplow                         26:57    62               
      24.24  Maidenhead              28     28:42    61               
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           32:23    61               
      31.01  Twyford                 35      sigs    48*              
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                39:02    59               
      35.98  READING GENERAL         40     41:00    59               
      38.65  Tilehurst                      44:42    60               
      41.54  Pangbourne                     46:37    59               
      44.75  Goring                         49:50    61               
      48.44  Cholsey                        53:24    62               
      51.25  mp 51.25 (Moreton)              sigs     0*              
      52.75  mp 52.75 (Didcot E Jc)  58     62:43                     
      53.89  Didcot N Jc SB          60     64:42    44               
      56.10  Culham                         67:18    53               
      58.33  Radley                         69:42    57               
      59.89  mp 60                          71:21    58               
      60.95  Kennington Jc SB               72:25    60               
                                             sigs                     
      63.40  OXFORD                  73     77:39                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
                                             sigs     
       2.86  Wolvercot Jc SB                 5:42   46/38*            
       3.81  Yarnton                         7:03    42               
       7.98  Hanborough                     11:07   53/50             
       9.99  mp 73.5                        14:31   55/51             
      13.24  Charlbury                      18:07   56/53             
      16.91  Ascott                         22:10    57               
      18.22  Shipton                        23:37    54               
      21.21  KINGHAM                        26:55    54               
      23.88  Adlestrop                      29:53    55               
      26.49  mp 90                          32:45    55               
      28.25  MORETON-IN-MARSH        36     35:21                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
       3.21  Blockley                        5:21    59               
       5.18  Chipping Campden                7:42    46               
       6.33  Campden Tunnel W                        59               
       9.99  Honeybourne                    12:18    75               
      12.59  Littleton                      14:34    63               
      14.94  EVESHAM                 18     17:21                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
       3.15  Fladbury                        5:16    54               
       5.92  Pershore                        8:13    59               
       8.15  Stoulton                       10:29    58               
      10.69  Norton                         13:11    55               
      12.30  mp 119                         14:48    63               
      13.80  WORCESTER SHRUB HILL    20     17:14                     
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     Date: 31st March 1959              
                                                                      
     dep: Paddington 4.45pm..R Time                                   
     arr: Worcester Shrub Hill 7.22pm..2 Late                         

     Net times, 69.3, 35.0, 17.3, 17.2, Total 138.8 mins              

     Loco fitted with Double chimney
                                                                      
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