DIDCOT-STRATFORD-BIRMINGHAM-DIDCOT: THE DEVONIAN:
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0no 5051 Drysllwyn Castle
Load: 8 coaches, 274 tons tare, 295 tons full.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 DIDCOT 0 0:00
0.77 Didcot N Jc 2:53 easy
2.06 Appleford 5:05 46
3.07 Culham 6:23 47
5.30 Radley 9:06 54/52
7.92 Kennington Jc 11:54 57
sigs 0*
10.37 OXFORD 20 20:43
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0.00 0 0:00
2.87 Wolvercot Jc 5 5:40 46
5.54 Kidlington 9:53 54/55
7.65 Bletchington 11:10 54/55
9.11 Tackley 12:48 51
11.73 Heyford 23 15:42 56
12.49 mp 76 slack 48*
14.59 Fritwell 19:07 50
16.80 Aynho 21:39 55
17.53 Aynho Jc SB 30 22:27 53
19.18 Kings Sutton 24:21 51
20.49 mp 84 (Astrop) 25:58 44
easy
22.69 BANBURY 39 30:47
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0.00 0 0:00
sigs
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 5:35 38
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 8:21 47
5.05 mp 91.25 slack 25*
6.80 mp 93 13:56 39
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 16:22 58
11.80 mp 98 19:17 65
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 21:15 57
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 23:44 65/67
sigs 15*
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 24 30:05 Crew
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0.00 0 0:00
1.92 Warwick 3:55 easy
2.92 mp 109 p.w.s 20*
3.92 mp 110 (Budbrook) 8:37 30
4.92 mp 111 10:40 29
6.09 Hatton 9 14:59 10*
6.45 Hatton West Jc 11 16:23 easy
7.79 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 18:36 51
9.29 mp 15 20:12 60
11.05 Bearley 21:52 51
11.57 Bearley W Jc 18 23:01 37*
12.68 Wilmcote 24:40 44
13.79 mp 10.5 26:03 55
15.33 STRATFORD ON AVON 24 29:57
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0.00 0 0:00
1.29 mp 10.25 4:29 31
2.65 Wilmcote 7:50 22
3.76 Bearley W Jc 6 9:33 45
5.28 mp 16.25 11:20 56
6.26 Wooton Wawen 12:25 52
8.03 Henley in Arden 13 14:33 47
10.98 Danzey 18:34 43
12.83 Wood End 21:12 41
13.91 The Lakes 22:41 44
14.77 Earlswood 23:54 46
15.78 Wythall 25:06 54
16.78 Whitlocks End 26:10 59
17.68 Shirley 27:03 61
18.93 Yardley Wood 28:22 56
20.17 Hall Green 29:57 36
20.81 Spring Road 31:05 easy
21.66 TYSELEY 31 33:41
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0.00 0 0:00
0.99 Small Heath 2:49 37/39
1.98 Bordesley 4:24 25*
2.76 BIRMINGHAM MOOR ST 6 8:03
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM MOOR ST 0 0:00
0.78 Bordesley 2:55 easy
1.77 Small Heath 4:43 36
2.76 TYSELEY 6 7:19
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0.00 0 0:00
0.96 Acocks Green 3:02 32
1.92 Olton 4:38 39
3.75 Solihull 7:23 43
5.20 Widney Manor 9:11 51
7.12 Dorridge 10 11:21 56
9.66 Lapworth 13:53 62/60
11.56 mp 114.5 (Rowington) 15:48 60
13.89 Hatton 18 18:29 46*
16.06 mp 110 (Budbrook) 20:56 57
18.06 Warwick p.w.s 20*
19.06 mp 107 26:08 46
19.98 LEAMINGTON SPA 26 27:59
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0.00 0 0:00
3.58 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 7:00 44
6.08 mp 100 (Southam Road) 10:21 46
8.58 mp 97.5 12:59 61/63
11.08 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 15:25 60
13.08 mp 93 17:29 54
14.08 mp 92 slack 20*
39.19 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) p.w.s 20*
16.08 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 26:27 55
19.88 BANBURY 24 30:08
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0.00 0 0:00
2.20 mp 84 (Astrop) 5:20 49
3.51 Kings Sutton 6:50 58
5.16 Aynho Jc SB 11 8:43 42*
5.89 Aynho 9:38 52
8.10 Fritwell 11:59 59
slack 15*
10.96 Heyford 18 16:17 46
13.58 Tackley 19:12 59
15.04 Bletchington 20:35 67/68
17.15 Kidlington 22:24 67
19.82 Wolvercot Jc 37 24:51 64
sigs 0*
22.69 OXFORD 42 34:13
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0.00 0 0:00
p.w.s 10*
2.45 Kennington Jc 6:24 46/45
5.07 Radley 9:47 49/57
7.30 Culham sigs 20*
8.31 Appleford 14:38 31
9.60 Didcot N Jc 17:45 25*
10.37 DIDCOT 20 19:58
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Date: 9th October 1982:
dep: Didcot 8.53am..1 late
arr: Birmingham Moor St 2.33pm..5 late
dep: Birmingham Moor St 3.54pm..1 early
arr: Didcot 6.17pm..R time
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