WESTERN REGION: 11.15am PADDINGTON-BRISTOL                      
      (THE MERCHANT VENTURER)
                                                                      
      Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 7017 G J Churchward               
      Load: 9 coaches, 314 tons tare, 330 tons full                   
                                                                      
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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      3:14    35               
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 6:15    46               
       4.26  Acton                           7:25    49               
       5.72  Ealing Broadway                 9:07    54               
       7.35  Hanwell                        10:50    59               
       9.07  SOUTHALL                13     12:35    60               
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             14:27    61               
      13.21  West Drayton                   16:36    65               
      14.74  Iver                           17:58    67               
      16.22  Langley                        19:18    67               
      18.44  SLOUGH                  21     21:13    69               
      20.95  Burnham                        23:26    69               
      22.45  Taplow                         24:45    68               
      24.24  Maidenhead              26     26:22    67               
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           29:42    68               
      31.00  Twyford                 32     p.w.s    49*              
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                35:59    60               
                                            p.w.s    31*
      35.98  READING GENERAL         37     39:02    44               
      38.65  Tilehurst                      42:11    56               
      41.54  Pangbourne                     45:05    61               
      44.75  Goring                         48:12    64               
      48.44  Cholsey                        51:35    67               
      51.25  mp 51.25 (Moreton)             54:08    65               
      53.14  DIDCOT                         55:52    65               
      56.51  Steventon                      59:02    64               
      60.42  Wantage Road                   62:46    61               
      63.82  Challow                        66:09    60               
      66.56  Uffington                      68:49    60               
      69.00  mp 69 (Knighton)               71:17    60               
      71.52  Shrivenham                     73:47    63               
      74.00  mp 74 (Marston)                76:06    63               
      76.32  Highworth Jc SB                78:20    64               
      77.29  SWINDON                        79:11    64               
      78.50  mp 78.5 (Rushey Platt)          sigs    41*              
      80.00  mp 80 (Hay Lane)               83:03    49               
      82.87  Wootton Bassett                86:03    63               
      85.25  mp 85.25 (Incline SB)          88:12    68               
      87.72  Dauntsey                       90:10    80               
      90.00  mp 90 (Christian Malford)      91:54    80               
      92.00  mp 92                          93:26    77               
      93.96  CHIPPENHAM              93     94:59    73               
      96.10  Thingley Jc SB                 96:48    69               
      98.35  Corsham                        98:48    67               
      99.15  Box Tunnel E                   99:30    66               
     101.85  Box                           101:46    79               
     104.60  Bathampton                    103:58    71               
     106.89  BATH SPA               106    106:46                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
       1.02  Oldfield Park                   2:35    41               
       4.45  Saltford                        6:35    59               
       6.90  Keynsham                        8:55    64               
       9.81  St Annes Park                  11:41    61               
                                             sigs              
      11.49  BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS    17     15:52                     
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     Date: Saturday 24th April 1958                                   
                                                                      
     dep: Paddington 11.15am..R Time                                  
     arr: Bristol Temple Meads  1.22pm..R Time                        
                                                                      
     Driver Jeffries, Fireman Stewart                                 

     Net times: 101.0 and 14.5  Total 115.5mins

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