MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS:          
                                                                    
     Engine: BR class 4MT 4-6-0 no 75069
     Load: 8 coaches, 289 tons tare, 300 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)         5:26     28             
      2.71  mp 203.25                       7:07     26
      4.46  mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill)          9:54     44               
      5.13  Neasden S Jc                   10:56     39*               
      6.52  Wembley Hill                   12:52     43             
      7.86  Sudbury                        14:45    41/44                
      8.78  Sudbury Hill                   slack     15*                    
      9.80  Northolt Park                  19:22    41/47                
     11.51  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             22:17     22*                    
     13.38  West Ruislip                   25:35    45/25*            
     16.12  Denham                         29:16     52
                                            sigs      0*
     18.72  Gerrards Cross                 38:23     22*                     
     21.43  Seer Green                     42:44     45                    
     23.02  Beaconsfield                   45:13    47/40*                   
     25.51  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           47:39     61
     27.87  HIGH WYCOMBE                   50:39     21*               
     30.11  West Wycombe                   54:46     42               
     32.85  Saunderton                     58:14    47/48
     33.51  mp 22                          59:04     48
     34.51  mp 23                          60:18     49               
     36.01  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             61:47     66               
     38.76  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               64:03     75                    
     41.41  Haddenham                      66:20    68/66             
     43.01  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            67:43    70/67               
     45.51  mp 34 (Ashendon)               69:54     69
     47.85  mp 2.5 (Brill Tunnel)          72:03     63                    
     48.74  Brill                          72:52    71/73             
     51.71  Blackthorne                    75:25     60                    
     53.35  mp 8                           77:22    easy       
     54.69  BICESTER NORTH                 80:46                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      3.91  mp 13.25 (Ardley)               8:20     38             
      5.66  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel)          10:48     51               
      7.16  mp 16.5                        12:23     58                    
      8.41  Aynho Park Jc                  14:17     22*
      8.91  Aynho Jc SB                    15:32     32            
     10.56  Kings Sutton                   17:53     49           
     11.87  mp 84 (Astrop)                 19:22    55/56             
                                                    easy    
     14.07  BANBURY                        24:55                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          p.w.s     20*             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             9:03    43/45           
      5.05  mp 91.25                       10:50  45/eased
                                           slack     20*               
      6.80  mp 93                          14:46     41               
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          17:01    61/64            
     11.80  mp 98                          p.w.s     20*             
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            24:32     59               
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse)               26:46     72
                                            sigs     20*     
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA                 33:07     
     20.80  mp 107                          sigs     30*                
     21.80  WARWICK                         sigs     15*
     25.97  Hatton                         49:08    Sig
                                           65:58    stop 
     26.33  Hatton West Jc                 68:19     18*             
     27.67  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            70:40     48                    
     29.17  mp 15                          72:21     58               
     30.93  Bearley                         sigs     20*                    
     31.45  Bearley W Jc                    sigs      0*                    
     33.67  mp 10.5                        84:46     58               
                                            sigs     15*
     35.21  STRATFORD ON AVON              88:49                    
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     Date: 12th April 1986:                    
                                                                    
     dep: Marylebone 10.17am..2 late     
     arr: Stratford 2.17pm
                                                                    
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