SOUTHERN REGION: 11.15am CHARING CROSS-RAMSGATE               
                                                             
     Engine: Battle of Britain class 4-6-2
             no 34066 Spitfire                          
     Load: 10 coaches, 335 tons tare, 355 tons full, from
        Folkestone 4 coaches, 135 tons tare, 140 tons full             
                                                             
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr         
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      0.00  CHARING CROSS            0      0:00                  
      0.77  WATERLOO EAST            2      2:51                  
      ----                          --     -----                           
      0.00                           0      0:00                           
      1.10  LONDON BRIDGE            3      3:08                   
      4.08  New Cross                8      7:00    51/49          
      4.82  St Johns                        7:55     46           
      6.42  Hither Green            11      9:56     47           
      8.20  Grove Park                     12:23     39           
      9.49  Elmstead Woods                 14:26     36           
     10.47  Chiselhurst             18     15:57     42          
     11.92  Petts Wood                     17:54     43          
     13.05  Orpington               21     19:26    49/50        
     14.55  Chelsfield                     21:19     45          
     15.77  Knockholt                      23:00     41           
     19.80  Dunton Green                   27:24     66           
     21.35  SEVENOAKS               31     29:31                 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                           
      2.96  Weald SB                        5:49     62            
      4.91  Hildenborough                   7:30     70            
      7.41  TONBRIDGE               10     10:51               
      ----                          --     -----                           
      0.00                           0      0:00               
      2.47  mp 32                           5:11     52        
      5.29  PADDOCK WOOD             8      7:55    68/69      
      7.47  mp 37 (Collier St)              9:54     65        
      9.88  Marden                         12:14     57       
     12.34  Staplehurst                    14:43    65/67       
     15.71  Headcorn                19     18:34                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
     18.22  mp 47.75 (Swifts Green)         5:37     42          
     20.91  Pluckley                        8:49     60            
     24.47  mp 54 (Chart Sdg)              10:23     59           
                                            sigs
     26.60  ASHFORD                 16     16:45                 
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      0.00                           0      0.00                 
      1.87  mp 58 (Sevington)               4:17     40          
      4.28  Smeeth                          7:31    53/55        
      6.12  mp 62.25 (Herringe)            p.w.s     15*        
      8.04  Westenhanger                   12:25                
      9.31  Sandling Junction       13     15:08                
      ----                          --     -----                
      0.00                           0      0.00   
      2.56  mp 68 (Cheriton)                4:54     58          
      3.81   Shorncliffe             6      6:48                 
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      0.00                           0      0.00   
      0.66  FOLKESTONE CENTRAL       2      2:17                 
      ----                          --     -----                  
      0.00                           0      0:00                       
      1.05  Folkestone Junction             2:17                    
      2.09  Warren Halt (mp 72)             3:34    58/62
      3.38  Abbotscliffe Tunnel W           5.57                        
      5.20  Shakespeare Cliff Halt          6:47
      6.76  Hawkesbury St Jc SB             sigs                    
      7.38  DOVER PRIORY            14     11:20
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.90  Bucklands Jc SB                 2:38                   
      3.27  Guston Tunnel N                 7:28     31
                    
      4.95  Martin Mill             11     10:15
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      0.00                           0      0:00
            Cold Blow Xg                    3:37   
      2.72  Walmer                   5      4:33
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      0.00                           0      0:00       
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      1.65  DEAL                     4      3:09
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     Date: 22nd June 1955:                              
                                                                    
     dep: Charing Cross 11.15am..R time                       
     arr: Deal 2 mins late                  
                                                                    
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