LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 11.40am Liverpool-Birmingham
                                                                                                   
     Engine: Patriot class 4-6-0 no 45547                                                          
     Load: 6 coaches, 188 tons tare, 200 tons full.                                                
                                                                                     
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr                         
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      0.00  CREWE                    0      0:00                              
      1.04  mp 57 (Basford Wood)            2:56                              
      4.82  Betley Road                     8:30    45/44                     
      6.04  mp 152 (Wrinehill)             10:12     40                       
      7.93  Madeley                        13:09     38
                                                     45                      
     10.50  Whitmore                       p.w.s     15*                     
     14.70  Standon Bridge                 23:45     60                      
     16.75  Badnall Wharf SB               25:43     63           
     19.18  Norton Bridge                  27:58     66                      
     21.22  Great Bridgeford               29:53    68/69                    
                                            sigs
     24.50  STAFFORD                32     34:11                             
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      0.00                           0      0:00                             
      0.49  Trent Valley Jc                 sigs      0*                   
      5.71  Penkridge                      11:22     54                     
      7.94  Gailey                         13:45     57                     
      9.27  Four Ashes                     15:11     57                     
     10.86  Fordhouses (mp 18.25)          16:56     54                     
     13.71  Bushbury Jc SB                 20:17    easy                 
     15.31  WOLVERHAMPTON           23     23:42                            
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      0.00                           0      0:00                           
      2.37  Spring Vale SB                  5:03     51                     
      3.37  Coseley                         6:17     46                     
      4.75  Tipton                          sigs                            
      5.59  DUDLEY PORT             10     10:37                            
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     Date: Friday 8th September 1961:                                                              
                                                                                     
     dep: Crewe 1.13pm..5 Late                                                                     
     arr: Dudley Port 2.28pm..9 Late                                                               
                                                                                     
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