WESTERN REGION: 1.30pm CARDIFF-PADDINGTON                      
                                                                    
     Engine: D1018 Western Buccanier                                
     Load: 2 vans+ 9 coaches, 369 tons tare, 395 tons full          
                                                                    
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      miles                          sch   m/sec    m/hr            
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       0.00  NEWPORT                  0      0:00                   
       0.71  Maindee E Jc SB                 2:10                   
       1.57  East Usk SB                    p.w.s     5*            
       3.61  mp 155 (Llanwern)               8:59    63             
       5.61  mp 153 (Bishton)               10:45    72             
       7.49  Magor                          12:19    67             
       9.85  SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION         15:27    20*            
      10.98  Severn Tunnel W                17:20                   
                                                     75             
      15.33  Severn Tunnel E                21:26                   
      16.80  Pilning                        23:06   50/56           
      20.38  Patchway                       27:41    45             
      21.44  mp 112 (Stoke Gifford W)       29:09    46*            
      23.61  Winterbourne                   31:40    55             
      24.98  Coalpit Heath                  33:05    61             
      26.29  Westerleigh Jc                 34:23    64             
      28.88  Chipping Sodbury               36:38    69             
      33.44  BADMINTON                      40:31    71             
      35.69  mp 97.75 (Alderton)            42:19    82             
      39.18  Hullavington                   44:53    82             
      43.68  Little Somerford               48:08    84             
      46.43  Brinkworth                     50:08    81             
      50.57  Wootton Bassett                53:52    51*            
      53.44  mp 80 (Hay Lane)               56:44    68             
      54.94  mp 78.5 (Rushey Platt)         58:01    73             
      56.15  SWINDON                        59:21   Easy            
      57.12  Highworth Jc SB                p.w.s    30*            
      59.44  mp 74 (Marston)                62:56    71             
      61.92  Shrivenham                     64:52    83             
      64.44  mp 69 (Knighton)               66:44    83             
      66.88  Uffington                      68:31    83             
      69.62  Challow                        70:27    83             
      73.02  Wantage Road                   72:56    82             
      76.93  Steventon                      75:58    73             
      80.30  DIDCOT                  77     80:01                   
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       0.00                           0      0:00                   
       1.89  mp 51.25 (Moreton)              3:08    60             
       4.70  Cholsey                         5:35    75             
       8.39  Goring                          8:19   84/85           
      11.60  Pangbourne                     10:38    78             
      14.49  Tilehurst                      12:51    75             
      17.16  READING GENERAL         20     16:54                   
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       0.00                           0      0:00                   
       1.98  mp 34 (Sonning)                 3:17                   
                                            FL/SL   slack           
       4.97  Twyford                         7:07    SL             
       9.48  mp 26.5 (Waltham)              11:46    63             
      11.74  Maidenhead                     p.w.s                   
      13.53  Taplow                         17:30    SL             
      15.03  Burnham                        19:46    SL             
                                            SL/FL   slack           
      17.54  SLOUGH                         25:20                   
      19.76  Langley                        27:42    62             
      21.24  Iver                           29:03    71             
      22.77  West Drayton                   30:16    76             
      25.08  Hayes & Harlington             32:03    78             
      26.91  SOUTHALL                       33:25    82             
      28.63  Hanwell                        34:40    84             
      30.26  Ealing Broadway                35:51    78             
      31.72  Acton                          37:02    71             
      32.70  Old Oak West Jc                37:54    66             
      34.73  Westbourne Park                40:30   easy            
      35.98  PADDINGTON              42     44:26                   
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     Date: Tuesday 23rd June 1964                                   
                                                                    
     dep: Newport 1.49pm                                            
     arr: Paddington 4.04pm..4 Late                                 
                                                                    
     Net Times: 75.3, 16.9, 34.0, Total 126.2 mins                  
                                                                    
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