WESTERN REGION: 4.30pm PLYMOUTH-PADDINGTON
Engine: D1003 Western Pioneer
Load: 8 coaches + 1 van, 306 tons tare, 325 tons full,
to Newton Abbot, then 11 coaches + 1 van,
411 tons tare, 440 tons full, to Paddington
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miles sch m/sec m/hr
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0.00 PLYMOUTH NORTH ROAD 0 0:00
1.94 mp 244 (Laira Jc) 4:09 50
2.94 mp 243 (Tavistock Jc) 5:23 45*
4.03 Plympton 6:39 56
4.94 mp 241 7:45 44
5.94 mp 240 9:24 29
6.66 Hemerdon Sdg SB 10:56 26
8.35 Cornwood 13:06 50
10.69 mp 235.25 (Ivybridge) 15:47 55
12.94 mp 233 (Bittaford) 18:27 49/53
13.94 mp 232 (Wrangaton) 19:37 49
16.29 BRENT 22:20 54
18.44 mp 227.5 (Rattery) 25:09 48*
20.44 mp 225.5 (Tigley) 27:15 59/50*
21.94 mp 224 28:53 60
23.13 TOTNES 30:25 48*
40*
25.94 mp 220 34:25 50
27.94 mp 218 (Dainton) 37:24 30
29.94 mp 216 40:19 53
30.75 Aller Jc SB 41:26 easy
sigs 0*
31.86 NEWTON ABBOT 47 45:28
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0.00 0 0:00
3.58 mp 210.5 5:09 57
5.16 TEIGNMOUTH 7:19 easy
7.93 DAWLISH 11:11 easy
9.58 Dawlish Warren 13:03 easy
11.63 Starcross 15:16 easy
15.39 Exminster 18:55 74
17.08 mp 197 20:19 76
sigs 0*
19.43 Exeter St Thomas 25:17
20.18 EXETER ST DAVIDS 26 27:13
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0.00 0 0:00
1.26 Cowley Bridge Jc 2:53 46
3.39 Stoke Canon 5:13 62
7.17 Silverton 8:39 69/68
8.36 Hele & Bradninch 9:40 73
66*
12.59 Cullompton 13:12 68
14.79 Tiverton Junction 15:15 65
16.56 Sampford Peverell 16:45 72
19.16 Burlescombe 19:04 62
19.90 Whiteball SB 19:49 60
23.67 Wellington 22:57 81
26.90 mp 167 25:26 76
28.79 Norton Fitzwarren 26:59 72
30.76 TAUNTON 31 29:25
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0.00 0 0:00
2.46 Creech Jc SB 3:45 63
4.76 Cogload Jc SB 5:49 70
7.94 Athelney 8:21 81/79
11.90 Curry Rivel Jc SB 11:19 85
12.99 Langport East 12:04 81
15.08 Long Sutton 13:38 77
17.19 Somerton 15:20 75
20.52 Charlton Mackrell 17:50 82/78
22.70 Keinton Mandeville 19:27 84
25.40 mp 117.5 (Alford) 21:27 75
27.54 CASTLE CARY 24 23:23 62*
29.12 mp 128 24:48 68
31.02 Bruton 26:31 62/65
32.62 mp 124.5 28:04 62
33.62 mp 123.5 29:04 58
34.47 Brewham SB 30:03 56
sigs 0*
36.33 Witham 34:06
40.41 Blatbridge Jc SB 35 38:09 80
42.44 Clink Rd Jc SB 37 39:42 75
80
45.73 Fairwood Jc SB 40 42:35 44*
47.13 WESTBURY 43 45:10
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0.00 0 0:00
0.97 Heywood Rd Jc SB 2:27 44
4.16 Edington 5:44 66
8.67 Lavington 12 9:30 78/75
14.47 Patney & Chirton 17 14:21 70
Woodborough 16:10 76/75
20.24 Pewsey 18:53 82
77
23.02 Wootton Rivers 21:02 80
25.47 Savernake 26 23:00 66*
26.96 Grafton Curve Jc 24:20 64*
29.14 Bedwyn 30 26:08 81
34.02 Hungerford 30:11 65*
37.08 Kintbury 32:45 76
p.w.s 20*
42.46 NEWBURY 40:43 74
45.98 Thatcham 43:24 83
48.82 Midgham 45:34 69*
50.77 Aldermaston 47:09 76
54.27 Theale 49:42 85
57.80 Southcote Jc SB 52:36 40*
58.66 Reading West 54:10 easy
59.58 READING GENERAL 61 56:28
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0.00 0 0:00
1.98 mp 34 (Sonning) 3:28 54
4.97 Twyford 6:14 72
9.48 mp 26.5 (Waltham) 9:40 83
11.74 Maidenhead 11:14 87
13.53 Taplow 12:29 87
15.03 Burnham 13:31 89
17.54 SLOUGH 20 15:12 90
19.76 Langley 16:41 88
21.24 Iver 17:42 88
22.77 West Drayton 18:44 88
25.08 Hayes & Harlington 20:18 86
26.91 SOUTHALL 29 21:36 88
28.63 Hanwell 22:47 88
30.26 Ealing Broadway 23:53 88
31.72 Acton 25:00 81
32.70 Old Oak West Jc 25:45 73
34.73 Westbourne Park sigs 2*
35.98 PADDINGTON 42 33:46
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Date: Wednesday 24th June 1964
dep: Plymouth North Rd 4.30pm..R Time
arr: Paddington 9.02pm..3 Early
Net Times: sch net
31.86 Plymouth-Newton Abbot 47 43.5
20.18 Newton Abbot-Exeter 26 24.0
30.76 Exeter-Taunton 31 29.4
47.13 Taunton-Westbury 43 41.9
59.58 Westbury-Reading 61 52.7
35.98 Reading-Paddington 42 31.8
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225.49 250 223.3 60.6mph
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