MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD-MARYLEBONE: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS
Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2
no 46229 Duchess of Hamilton
Load: 12 coaches, 446 tons tare, 475 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) 6:47 27
2.71 mp 203.25 8:17 31/30
p.w.s 5*
4.46 mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill) 13:00 47
5.13 Neasden S Jc 13:58 34*
6.52 Wembley Hill 16:12 37/39
7.86 Sudbury 18:16 37/40
8.78 Sudbury Hill slack 10*
9.80 Northolt Park 23:12 40/46
11.51 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 27:11 15*
13.38 West Ruislip 31:12 36/22*
16.12 Denham 35:37 51/52
18.72 Gerrards Cross 39:45 16*
21.43 Seer Green 44:30 50
23.02 Beaconsfield 46:26 54/37*
25.51 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 49:13 67/69
sigs 15*
27.87 HIGH WYCOMBE 53:22 23*
30.11 West Wycombe 56:39 56
32.85 Saunderton 59:17 64
33.51 mp 22 59:53 65
34.51 mp 23 60:47 68
36.01 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 62:06 77/60*
38.76 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 64:33 73
41.41 Haddenham 66:39 76/69
43.01 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 68:03 71
45.51 mp 34 (Ashendon) 70:15 66
48.74 Brill p.w.s 18*
51.71 Blackthorne 79:21 56
53.35 mp 8 81:05 57
54.69 BICESTER NORTH 84:40
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0.00 0:00
3.91 mp 13.25 (Ardley) 8:19 50
5.66 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel) 10:15 59
7.16 mp 16.5 11:41 62
8.41 Aynho Park Jc 13:51 10*
8.91 Aynho Jc SB 16:23 easy
10.56 Kings Sutton 18:48 54
11.87 mp 84 (Astrop) 20:08 62
easy 15*
14.07 BANBURY 24:03
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0.00 0:00
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 5:00 38
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 7:53 46/48
5.05 mp 91.25 9:33 40
slack 25*
6.80 mp 93 12:56 39
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 15:24 55
11.80 mp 98 18:32 61
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 20:21 68
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse) 22:28 72
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 26:28 30*
20.80 mp 107 27:45 53
21.80 WARWICK 29:27
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0.00 0:00
1.00 mp 109 2:41 32
2.00 mp 110 (Budbrook) 4:23 37
3.00 mp 111 5:57 39/easy
4.17 Hatton 10:12 10*
4.53 Hatton West Jc 12:03 15*
5.87 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 14:37 46
7.37 mp 15 16:22 55
9.13 Bearley 18:41 44
9.65 Bearley W Jc 21:45 31
11.87 mp 10.5 23:31 45
13.41 STRATFORD ON AVON 27:58
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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 4:29 36
2.65 Wilmcote 7:40 21/33
3.76 Bearley W Jc 9:51 28*
4.28 Bearley 10:49 32
6.54 mp 15.5 14:18 49
7.54 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 15:39 42/44
8.88 Hatton West Jc 18:50 10*
9.24 Hatton 20:59 10*
11.41 mp 110 (Budbrook) 25:07 57/62
13.41 WARWICK 28:06
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0.00 0:00
15.33 LEAMINGTON SPA sigs 10*
18.91 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 11:47 50
21.41 mp 100 (Southam Road) 14:44 52
23.91 mp 97.5 17:18 61
p.w.s 27*
26.41 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 21:24 40
28.41 mp 93 23:58 51
29.41 mp 92 slack 20*
31.41 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 28:43 58
33.41 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 30:39 64/60
35.21 BANBURY 33:30
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0.00 0:00
2.20 mp 84 (Astrop) 4:38 48
3.51 Kings Sutton 6:08 55
5.16 Aynho Jc SB 8:13 41*
5.91 mp 17.5 (Aynho Park) 9:19 40
8.41 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S) 13:04 38
12.41 mp 11 18:17 56
14.07 BICESTER NORTH 21:22
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0.00 0:00
2.98 Blackthorne 4:50 61/68
5.95 Brill p.w.s 20*
9.18 mp 34 (Ashendon) 13:21 66
11.68 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 15:32 73
13.28 Haddenham 16:54 70/76
15.93 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 19:01 72
18.68 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 21:28 63/66
20.93 mp 22.25 23:38 56
21.84 Saunderton 24:35 63
23.18 mp 20 26:02 67
24.58 West Wycombe 27:04 65
26.82 HIGH WYCOMBE 29:42 44*
29.18 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 32:04 66/69
31.67 Beaconsfield 34:26 48*
33.26 Seer Green 36:16 62
34.68 mp 8.5 37:34 68
35.97 Gerrards Cross 39:33 27*
38.57 Denham 42:41 69/76
41.31 West Ruislip sigs 20*
43.18 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 50:36 20*
44.89 Northolt Park 54:14 36/39
45.91 Sudbury Hill 56:18 20*
46.83 Sudbury p.w.s 25*
48.17 Wembley Hill 60:45 46/54
49.56 Neasden S Jc 62:18 45*
51.73 mp 203 64:55 53
52.73 mp 204 (Canfield Place) 66:13 32*
54.69 MARYLEBONE 72:42
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Date: 29th June 1985:
dep: Marylebone 10.15am..R time
arr: Stratford 1.40pm
dep: Stratford 4.08pm
arr: Marylebone 7.10pm..25 early
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