SALTLEY-DIDCOT: THE SALOPIAN:                                      

     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 7029 Clun Castle  
     Load: 8 coaches, 295 tons tare, 315 tons full    
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  Saltley (mp 40.5)        0      0:00
      0.24  Landor St Jc                    1:03                   
      0.72  St Andrews Jc            3      2:27                    
      1.05  Bordesley Jc             4      3:23                    
      2.14  Small Heath                    p.w.s      20*                    
      3.13  Tyseley                  9      8:48       
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      0.00                           0      0:00
      0.96  Acocks Green                    2:38      37                    
      1.92  Olton                           4:01      48              
      3.75  Solihull                        6:14      52                    
      5.20  Widney Manor                    7:46      59                    
      7.12  Dorridge                10      9:39      64             
      9.66  Lapworth                       11:55     70/65                    
     11.56  mp 114.5 (Rowington)           13:36      71              
     13.89  Hatton                  19     15:44      65              
     16.06  mp 110 (Budbrook)              17:40      71              
     18.06  Warwick                        p.w.s      49*
     19.98  LEAMINGTON SPA          28     22:34      34*             
     23.56  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            26:41     56/54              
     26.06  mp 100 (Southam Road)          29:21     58/64              
     28.56  mp 97.5                        p.w.s      20*  
     31.06  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          36:41      48
     33.06  mp 93                          39:02      52             
     34.06  mp 92                          slack      20*              
     36.06  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            43:47      54              
     38.06  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           sigs      20*
                                            sigs       0*              
     39.86  BANBURY                 58     58:23                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                  4:28      55                            
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    5:49      62
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB             12      7:42      40*              
      5.89  Aynho                           8:41      51             
      8.10  Fritwell                       11:01      61
                                           slack      10*
     10.96  Heyford                 20     16:02      45              
     13.58  Tackley                        18:57     60/61    
     15.04  Bletchington                   p.w.s      50*                    
     17.15  Kidlington                     p.w.s      60*
                                                      64                    
     19.82  Wolvercot Jc            38     25:23      55
     22.69  OXFORD                  43     31:40
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      0.00                           0      0:00              
      2.45  Kennington Jc                   4:07      54                    
      5.07  Radley                          6:46     62/64            
      7.30  Culham                          9:02      55                    
      8.31  Appleford                      10:11                    
      9.60  Didcot N Jc                    12:47     easy                            

     10.37  DIDCOT                  20     15:21                    
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     Date: 22nd May 1982:                                                          
                                                                    
     dep: Saltley  7.30pm                                      
     arr: Didcot 9.53pm..17 early                     
                                                                    
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