BANBURY-STRATFORD-BANBURY: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS          

     Engine: A4 class 4-6-2 no 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley
     Load: 12 coaches, 432 tons tare, 455 tons full     
                                                                    
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  BANBURY                         0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           4:40      38             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             7:30      45
                                           slack      20*                
      6.80  mp 93                          13:29      42                    
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          15:48      58             
     11.80  mp 98                          18:47     66/68              
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            20:37      60                    
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse)               23:06      62
                                            sigs      22*                    
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA                 28:44      38*
     21.80  WARWICK                        31:12     53/50
     22.80  mp 109                         32:16      56
     23.80  mp 110 (Budbrook)              33:22      51                    
     24.80  mp 111                         34:40     eased               
     25.97  Hatton                         38:40      10*              
     26.33  Hatton West Jc                 40:07     easy         
     27.67  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            42:22      51                    
     29.17  mp 15                          43:56      60                    
     30.93  Bearley                        46:00     49/52               
     31.45  Bearley W Jc                   46:51      35*                    
     32.56  Wilmcote                       48:32      44                    
     33.67  mp 10.5                        49:52      55                    
          
     35.21  STRATFORD ON AVON              53:48                    
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      0.00                                  0:00
      1.29  mp 10.25                        5:01      33             
      2.65  Wilmcote                        8:37     20/28
      3.76  Bearley W Jc                   11:16      19*             
      4.28  Bearley                        12:18     31/30
      6.54  mp 15.5                        15:58      48             
      7.54  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            17:18     44/45                    
      8.88  Hatton West Jc                 20:27      15*                    
      9.24  Hatton                         22:17      10*              
     11.41  mp 110 (Budbrook)              26:18     60/64             
     13.41  Warwick                        28:13      61
     15.33  LEAMINGTON SPA                 31:00      34*             
     18.91  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            35:32     54/53                    
     21.41  mp 100 (Southam Road)          38:17      55                    
     23.91  mp 97.5                        40:44     62/60
                                           p.w.s      30*              
     26.41  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          44:38     43/50             
     29.41  mp 92                          slack      22*           
     31.41  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            52:59     57/59                    
     33.41  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           sigs      18*
                                            sigs       0*                    
     35.21  BANBURY                        90:33                    
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     Date: 26th January 1985:                  
                                                                    
     dep: Banbury 1.02pm                     
     arr: Stratford 1.56pm              
     dep: Stratford 4.27pm            
     arr: Banbury 5.57pm
                                                                     
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