DIDCOT-DORRIDGE: THE SALOPIAN:          
                                                                    
     Engine: BR class 9F 2-10-0 no 92220 Evening Star  
     Load: 8 coaches, 295 tons tare, 315 tons full  
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
     -----------------------------------------------------          
                                                                    
      0.00  DIDCOT                   0      0:00     
      0.77  Didcot N Jc                     2:53    easy
      2.06  Appleford                       4:49     46  
      3.07  Culham                          6:12     44
      5.30  Radley                          8:54     54
                                                     61
      7.92  Kennington Jc                   sigs      5*
                                            sigs      0*
     10.37  OXFORD                  20     22:03
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      0.00                           0      0:00              
      2.87  Wolvercot Jc             5      4:04     57 
      5.54  Kidlington                      6:58     60   
      7.65  Bletchington                    8:52    61/63    
      9.11  Tackley                        p.w.s     45*
     11.73  Heyford                 25     13:17     61
     12.49  mp 76                          slack     15*
     14.59  Fritwell                       18:19     52 
     16.80  Aynho                          20:41     61 
     17.53  Aynho Jc SB             33     21:19     59  
     19.18  Kings Sutton                   23:01     62      
     20.49  mp 84 (Astrop)                 24:20     60  
                                                    easy
     22.69  BANBURY                 41     28:27 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           4:08     40             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             6:50     46                    
      5.05  mp 91.25                        8:33     42
                                           slack     20*                     
      6.80  mp 93                          11:42     46                    
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          13:58     56             
     11.80  mp 98                          17:05    60/57                
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            19:16     52                    
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            21:55    61/64
                                           p.w.s     20*                    
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA          28     27:45     30*                    
     21.80  Warwick                        30:06     57      
     22.80  mp 109                         p.w.s     40*     
     23.80  mp 110 (Budbrook)              32:31    42/45               
     24.80  mp 111                         33:55     42                    
     25.97  Hatton                  38     35:24    51/50                    
     28.30  mp 114.5 (Rowington)           37:54     64             
     30.20  Lapworth                       39:48    56/61
                                            sigs      0*
     32.74  DORRIDGE                50     53:19                    
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     Date: 22md May 1982:
                                                                    
     dep: Didcot 9.01am       
     arr: Dorridge 11.27am

                                                                     
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