WESTERN REGION: CHELTENHAM-KINGHAM-OXFORD                              
                     (IAN ALLAN RAILTOUR)
                                                                    
     Engine: 4300 class 2-6-0 No 7336                               
             Pilot Engine Cheltenham to Notgrove
             5100 class 2-6-2T No 5154
     Load: 9 coaches, 306 tons tare, 325 tons full                  
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  CHELTENHAM ST JAMES      0      0:00                        
      0.40  Malvern Road             2      1:45     easy               
      0.99  Lansdown Jc SB           3      3:09      26                
      1.91  mp 107                          5:24      24                
      2.81  Leckhampton                     7:20      28                
      3.41  mp 105.5                        8:39      26                
      4.00  Charlton Kings                 10:02     25/26              
      4.91  mp 104                         12:17      23                
      5.91  mp 103                         14:53      22                
      6.41  mp 102.5                       16:12      23                
      7.41  mp 101.5                       18:48      23                
      7.72  ANDOVERSFORD            23     19:53                        
                                           -----     Stop               
                                           21:00                        
      8.91  mp 100                         25:41      26                
      9.91  mp 99                          28:20      19                
     10.41  mp 98.5 (summit)               30:44      18                
     11.41  mp 97.5                        32:12      38                
     12.42  NOTGROVE                36     34:35                        
                                           -----    Pilot               
                                           38:01     Off                
     14.41  mp 94.5                        42:51      36                
     15.41  mp 93.5                        44:42     31/33              
                                                                        
     17.54  BOURTON                 46     49:19     slack              
     18.91  mp 90                          52:34                        
     19.62  Stow                           53:55                        
                                           p.w.s                        
     21.91  mp 87                          57:26     44/42              
     22.91  mp 86                          58:44      47                
                                                     easy               
     24.19  KINGHAM                 60     62:15     slack              
     27.18  Shipton                        66:39      51                
     28.49  Ascott                         68:07      56                
     30.41  mp 78.5                        70:14      52                
     32.16  Charlbury                      72:14      54                
     33.77  Finstock Halt                  74.00      58                
     37.41  mp 71.5 (Combe)                77:43      61                
     38.42  Hanborough                     p.w.s      20*               
     41.59  Yarnton                 80     84:16     easy               
     42.54  Wolvercot Jc SB                85:30     easy               
               65                                                       
     45.40  OXFORD                  87     90:07                        
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     Date: Saturday 22nd September 1962                             
                                                                    
     dep: Cheltenham St James 5.34pm                                
     arr: Oxford 7.04pm                                             
                                                                    
     Note: Mileages from Cheltenham to Kingham include
     estimates.

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