WESTERN REGION: 12.25pm BIRMINGHAM-STOURBRIDGE JC                      
                                                                    
     Engine: Grange class 4-6-0 No 6877 Llanfair Grange             
     Load: 3 coaches, 90 tons tare, 95 tons full (estd)            
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL     0      0:00                          
      0.89  Hockley                         2:21                          
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                                     4      4:43                          
      1.55  Soho & Winson Green             6:42                          
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                                     7      8:03                          
      2.55  Handsworth & Smethwick         11:29                          
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                                    11     12:01                          
      3.20  Handsworth Jc SB                                              
      4.06  SMETHWICK JUNCTION      15     16:35                          
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                                    16     17:23                          
      5.21  Oldbury & Langley Green        20:35                          
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                                    21     22:35                          
      6.80  Rowley Regis                   27:11                          
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                                    26     27:35                          
      7.97  OLD HILL                       30:32                          
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                                    31     32:12                          
                                            sigs      0*                  
      9.42  Cradley Heath                  36:36                          
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                                    35     37:22                          
     10.80  Lye                            40:47                          
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                                    39     41:08                          
     11.71  Stourbridge N Jc                        slack                 
     12.09  STOURBRIDGE JUNCTION    43     44:00                          
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     Date: Monday 16th August 1954                                        
                                                                          
     dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 12.25pm..R Time                            
     arr: Stourbridge Junction 1.09pm..1 Late                             
                                                                          
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     WESTERN REGION: 1.10pm WORCESTER-WOLVERHAMPTON                       
                                                                          
     Engine: 5100 class 2-6-2T No 5167                                    
     Load: 5 coaches, 156 tons tare, 160 tons full (estd)                 
                                                                          
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     miles*                         sch    m/sec    mi/hr                 
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      0.00  STOURBRIDGE JUNCTION     0      0:00                          
      2.00  Brettell Lane                   6:21                          
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                                     6      8:51                          
      2.75  Brierley Hill                  11:52                          
                                           -----                          
                                    10     12:30                          
      3.25  Round Oak                      14:31                          
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                                    13     15:25                          
      5.25  Blowers Green                  21:05                          
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                                    19     23:32                          
      6.00  DUDLEY                  22     26:37                          
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                                    25     28:40                          
      7.00  Tipton Five Ways               31:15                          
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                                    27     31:45                          
      8.00  Princes End                    33:52                          
                                           -----                          
                                    30     34:25                          
      8.75  Daisy Bank                     36:52                          
                                           -----                          
                                    32     37:20                          
      9.25  Bilston West                   39:51                          
                                           -----                          
                                    35     40:25                          
     10.25  Priestfield                    42:35                          
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                                    38     43:02                          
                                            sigs      0*                  
     11.75  WOLVERHAMPTON           42     51:30                          
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     Date: Monday 16th August 1954                                        
                                                                          
     dep: Stourbridge Junction 2.16pm..1 Late                             
     arr: Wolverhampton Low Level 3.07pm..10 Late                         
                                                                          
     * Mileages to nearest quarter from Public Timetable 
                 
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     WESTERN REGION: 5.00pm BIRMINGHAM-CARDIFF                            
                                                                          
     Engine: Modified Hall class 4-6-0                                    
                      No 6992 Arborfield Hall                             
     Load: 7 coaches, 217 tons tare, 235 tons full (estd)                 
                                                                          
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                 
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                                                    (avge)                
      0.00  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL     0      0:00                          
      0.89  Hockley                         2:17                          
      1.55  Soho & Winson Green             3:17     39.6                 
      2.55  Handsworth & Smethwick          5:00     34.9                 
      3.20  Handsworth Jc SB                                              
      4.06  SMETHWICK JUNCTION       8      8:08                          
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                                     0      0:00                          
      5.21  Oldbury & Langley Green         2:35                          
      6.80  Rowley Regis                    5:01     39.2                 
      7.97  Old Hill                        6:49     39.0                 
      9.42  Cradley Heath                   9:02     39.2                 
     10.80  Lye                            11:13     37.9                 
     11.71  Stourbridge N Jc                        slack                 
     12.09  STOURBRIDGE JUNCTION    15     14:56                          
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      0.00                           0      0:00                          
      1.84  Hagley                   4      4:02                          
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      0.00                           0      0:00                          
      1.70  Blakedown                       3:03                          
      4.80  KIDDERMINSTER            8      7:06                          
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     Date: Monday 16th August 1954                                        
                                                                          
     dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 5.01pm..1 Late                             
     arr: Kidderminster 5.41pm..R Time                                    
                                                                          
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     WESTERN REGION: 4.32pm HEREFORD-BIRMINGHAM                         
                                                                    
     Engine: Modified Hall class 4-6-0                              
                      No 6989 Whitwick Hall
     Load: 8 coaches, 248 tons tare, 260 tons full (estd)           
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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                                                    (avge)                
      0.00  KIDDERMINSTER            0      0:00                          
      3.10  Blakedown                       6:24                          
      4.80  Hagley                          9:01     39.0                 
      6.64  STOURBRIDGE JUNCTION    10     12:38                          
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      0.00                           0      0:00                          
      0.38  Stourbridge N Jc                        slack                 
      1.29  Lye                             3:21                          
      2.67  Cradley Heath                   5:36     36.8                 
      4.12  Old Hill                        9:09     24.5                 
      5.29  Rowley Regis                   13:01     18.1                 
      6.88  OLDBURY & LANGLEY GREEN 12     16:08                          
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      0.00                           0      0:00                          
      1.15  SMETHWICK JUNCTION       3      2:51                          
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      0.00                           0      0:00                          
      1.51  Handsworth & Smethwick          3:09                          
      2.51  Soho & Winson Green             4:15     54.5                 
      3.17  Hockley                         5:28     easy                 
      4.06  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL     9      7:25                          
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     Date: Monday 16th August 1954                                        
                                                                          
     dep: Kidderminster 5.58pm..3 Late                                    
     arr: Birmingham Snow Hill 6.40pm..5 Late                             
                                                                          
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