MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS          
                                                                    
     Engine: West Country class 4-6-2
             no 34092 City of Wells       
     Load: 12 coaches, 431 tons tare, 440 tons full      
                                                                    
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  MARYLEBONE                      0:00                    
      1.96  mp 204 (Canfield Place)         7:57     21             
      2.71  mp 203.25                      11:05   12(slip)
      4.46  mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill)         14:49     45               
      5.13  Neasden S Jc                   15:33     35*               
      6.52  Wembley Hill                   17:42     41             
      7.86  Sudbury                        19:30    43/46                
      8.78  Sudbury Hill                   slack     15*                    
      9.80  Northolt Park                  23:37    37/47                
     11.51  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             27:17     20*                    
     13.38  West Ruislip                   30:25    45/25*            
     16.12  Denham                         34:17     56                    
     18.72  Gerrards Cross                 37:43     22*                     
     21.43  Seer Green                     42:10     48                    
     23.02  Beaconsfield                   44:03     53                    
     25.51  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           46:31    67/68
     27.87  HIGH WYCOMBE                   49:03     31*               
     30.11  West Wycombe                   52:44     43               
     32.85  Saunderton                     55:59     53
     33.51  mp 22                          56:43     54
     34.51  mp 23                          57:46     59               
     36.01  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             59:08     69               
     38.76  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               61:26     72                    
     41.41  Haddenham                      63:40    66/60             
     43.01  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            65:13    67/66               
     45.51  mp 34 (Ashendon)               67:25     68                    
     48.74  Brill                          p.w.s     15*             
     51.71  Blackthorne                    76:12     56                    
     53.35  mp 8                           77:58     57
                                            sigs     10*
     54.69  BICESTER NORTH                 83:00                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      3.91  mp 13.25 (Ardley)               8:29     49             
      5.66  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel)          10:25     61               
      7.16  mp 16.5                        11:49     63                    
      8.41  Aynho Park Jc                  13:59     20*
      8.91  Aynho Jc SB                     sigs      5*            
     10.56  Kings Sutton                   20:31     38           
     11.87  mp 84 (Astrop)                 22:31    51/56             
                                            sigs      0*    
     14.07  BANBURY                        29:09                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           4:14     42             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             6:45     52                    
      5.05  mp 91.25                        8:17  50/eased
                                           slack     29*               
      6.80  mp 93                          11:19     41               
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          13:35     63             
     11.80  mp 98                          16:12    71/69              
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            17:59     63               
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse)               20:14    71/72
                                            sigs     15*     
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA                 26:08     
     20.80  mp 107                          sigs     15*                
     21.80  WARWICK                        29:27    30/38
     22.80  mp 109                          sigs     32*
     23.80  mp 110 (Budbrook)              34:28     34                    
     24.80  mp 111                         36:11     36
     25.97  Hatton                         40:35    Sig
                                           47:16    stop 
     26.33  Hatton West Jc                 49:27     15*             
     27.67  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            51:33     52                    
     29.17  mp 15                          53:07     63               
     30.93  Bearley                        55:06     51                    
     31.45  Bearley W Jc                   56:07     30*                    
     33.67  mp 10.5                        59:18     51               
          
     35.21  STRATFORD ON AVON              63:00                    
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  STRATFORD ON AVON               0:00                    
      1.29  mp 10.25                        4:08     40             
      2.65  Wilmcote                        6:37    30/35
      3.76  Bearley W Jc                    8:52     25*             
      4.28  Bearley                         9:49    33/30
      6.54  mp 15.5                        13:30     48             
      7.54  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            14:50    43/46                
      8.88  Hatton West Jc                 17:19     15*               
      9.24  Hatton                         19:13     10*               
     11.41  mp 110 (Budbrook)              23:22    62/64  0             
     13.41  Warwick                         sigs     15*
     15.33  LEAMINGTON SPA                 31:15     29*             
     18.91  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            36:03     53                    
     21.41  mp 100 (Southam Road)          38:52     53                    
     23.91  mp 97.5                        41:19     64
                                           p.w.s     36*                    
     26.41  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          44:45     48             
     28.41  mp 93                          47:02     54
     29.41  mp 92                          slack     24*            
     31.41  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            51:35     58                    
     33.41  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          53:26     66
                                            sigs     20*                    
     35.21  BANBURY                        60:08                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                 p.w.s     22* 
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    8:41    52/54
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB                    11:01     30*   
      5.91  mp 17.5 (Aynho Park)           12:23     36               
      8.41  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S)        15:49    46/44            
     12.41  mp 11                          20:24     64               
     14.07  BICESTER NORTH                 21:50     70               
     17.05  Blackthorne                    24:20    74/70                
     20.02  Brill                          p.w.s     14*            
     23.25  mp 34 (Ashendon)               33:08     60             
     25.75  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            35:29    68/66                    
     27.35  Haddenham                      36:56    70/73                    
     30.00  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               39:10     68
     32.75  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             41:49    58/60             
     35.00  mp 22.25                       44:23     46                    
     35.91  Saunderton                     45:30     55                    
     37.25  mp 20                          46:51    63/67                       
     38.65  West Wycombe                   48:07     63               
     40.89  HIGH WYCOMBE                   51:02     42*               
     43.25  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           54:01    51/52                
     45.74  Beaconsfield                   57:11     33*               
     47.33  Seer Green                     59:36     47                    
     48.75  mp 8.5                         61:21     54               
     50.04  Gerrards Cross                 63:50     25*               
     52.64  Denham                         67:23    62/65        
     55.38  West Ruislip                    sigs      5*             
     57.25  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             78:26     20* 
     58.96  Northolt Park                  82:47    easy
     59.98  Sudbury Hill                   85:14     15*                    
     60.90  Sudbury                        p.w.s     20*
     62.24  Wembley Hill                   89:49                    
     63.63  Neasden S Jc                   91:44   43.5 av                 
     65.80  mp 203                         94:44   43.4 av                 
     66.80  mp 204 (Canfield Place)        96:11   41.4 av                 
     68.76  MARYLEBONE                    101:54                    
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     Date: 2nd November 1985:                    
                                                                    
     dep: Marylebone 10.15am..R time     
     arr: Stratford 1.47pm
     dep: Stratford..4.19pm                       
     arr: Marylebone 7.32pm 

          
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