SOUTHERN REGION: 1.08pm CHARING CROSS-RAMSGATE               
                                                             
     Engine: Rebuilt West Country class 4-6-2
             no 34027 Taw Valley                 
     Load: 10 coaches, 337 tons tare, 350 tons full       
                                                             
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr     
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      0.00  WATERLOO EAST            0      0:00                  
      1.10  LONDON BRIDGE            3      3:39     31           
      4.08  New Cross                7      7:56     48           
      4.82  St Johns                        sigs                 
      6.42  Hither Green            10     12:16     34           
      8.20  Grove Park                     15:20    34/33         
      9.49  Elmstead Woods                 17:38     34           
     10.47  Chiselhurst             16     19:30     40           
     11.92  Petts Wood                     21:15     42           
     13.05  Orpington               21     22:56     45           
     14.55  Chelsfield                     26:00     40           
     15.77  Knockholt                      p.w.s                  
     18.48  Polhill SB                     31:49     54           
     19.80  Dunton Green                   33:13     62           
     21.35  SEVENOAKS               31     34:42     56           
     21.89  Sevenoaks Tunnel W             35:20     55           
     24.31  Weald SB                       37:46     62           
     26.26  Hildenborough                  39:31    68/71         
     28.76  TONBRIDGE               39     42:14     43*           
     30.48  mp 31.25                       44:25     49
     32.23  mp 33                          46:19     62            
     34.05  PADDOCK WOOD            46     p.w.s     40*            
     36.23  mp 37 (Collier St)             50:59     56            
     38.64  Marden                         53:25    61/58         
     41.10  Staplehurst                    55:50    66/68          
     44.47  Headcorn                       58:47    66/67          
     46.98  mp 47.75 (Swifts Green)        61:10     61            
     48.48  mp 49.25                       62:38     59            
     49.67  Pluckley                       63:48     65            
     53.23  mp 54 (Chart Sdg)              67:14     60            
     55.36  ASHFORD                 68     70:35                   
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      0.00                           0      0.00                   
      1.87  mp 58 (Sevington)               4:26     40             
      4.28  Smeeth                          7:26     52            
      6.12  mp 62.25 (Herringe)             9:32     54            
      8.04  Westenhanger                   11:43     53            
      9.31  Sandling Junction              13:01    60/66          
     11.87  mp 68 (Cheriton)               15:30     56            
     13.12  Shorncliffe             18     17:38                   
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      0.00                           0      0.00                    
      0.66  FOLKESTONE CENTRAL       3      2:25                   
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     Date: 19th May 1959:
     THE MAN OF KENT                                     
                                                             
     dep: Waterloo East 1.12pm..1 late                           
     arr: Folkestone Central 2.48pm..5 late                      
                                                             
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