MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD-MARYLEBONE: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS          
                                                                    
     Engine: Reb Merchant Navy 4-6-2 no 35028 Clan Line 
     Load: 11 coaches, 398 tons tare. 425 tons full  
                                                                    
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  MARYLEBONE                      0:00                    
      1.96  mp 204 (Canfield Place)         6:03     24             
      2.71  mp 203.25                       7:52     26
      4.46  mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill)         10:27     49                
      5.13  Neasden S Jc                   11:27     40*              
      6.52  Wembley Hill                   13:27     43             
      7.86  Sudbury                        15:21     40                    
      8.78  Sudbury Hill                   slack     15*                    
      9.80  Northolt Park                  19:59    44/46               
     11.51  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             23:17     25*                    
     13.38  West Ruislip                   26:36    38/25*             
     16.12  Denham                         30:46    50/49                    
     18.72  Gerrards Cross                 34:52     25*                    
     21.43  Seer Green                     39:14    46/48                    
     23.02  Beaconsfield                   41:14     45*                    
     25.51  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           43:54     64             
     27.87  HIGH WYCOMBE                   46:43     40*                    
     30.11  West Wycombe                   49:33     50                    
     32.85  Saunderton                     52:29     58
     33.51  mp 22                          53:04     59
     34.51  mp 23                          54:07     63                    
     36.01  PRINCES RISBOROUGH              sigs     15*                    
     38.76  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               60:50     65               
     41.41  Haddenham                      63:07    70/66             
     43.01  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            64:35     70                    
     45.51  mp 34 (Ashendon)               66:51     64                    
     48.74  Brill                          p.w.s     18*            
     51.71  Blackthorne                    75:25    58/61                    
     53.35  mp 8                           77:06     59               
     54.69  BICESTER NORTH                 78:33    57/56               

     58.60  mp 13.25 (Ardley)              82:37     60             
     60.35  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel)          84:17     65               
     61.85  mp 16.5                        85:28     64                    
     63.10  Aynho Park Jc                  87:36     25*
     63.60  Aynho Jc SB                    88:42     37             
     65.25  Kings Sutton                   90:56     51         
     66.56  mp 84 (Astrop)                 92:23     56             
                                            easy     15*
     68.76  BANBURY                        96:53                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           5:09     33             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             8:15    40/42                    
      5.05  mp 91.25                       10:07    easy
                                           slack     25* 
      6.80  mp 93                          13:21     37                    
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          15:53     54             
     11.80  mp 98                          18:57     61                    
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            20:57     58               
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse)               23:22     63                    
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA                 27:38     30*
     20.80  mp 107                         28:57     52
     21.80  WARWICK                        30:51 
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      0.00                                  0:00 
      1.00  mp 109                          2:40    33/36
      2.00  mp 110 (Budbrook)               4:23     34                    
      3.00  mp 111                          6:09     35                    
      4.17  Hatton                          9:58     10*                    
      4.53  Hatton West Jc                 11:29     15*             
      5.87  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            13:37    50/46                    
      7.37  mp 15                          15:25     54                    
      9.13  Bearley                        17:50    easy                     
      9.65  Bearley W Jc                   18:43     35*                    
     10.76  Wilmcote                       20:22     41               
     11.87  mp 10.5                        21:44     53                    
          
     13.41  STRATFORD ON AVON              25:09
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.29  mp 10.25                        5:40     37             
      2.65  Wilmcote                        8:29    25/34 
      3.76  Bearley W Jc                   10:38     25*             
      4.28  Bearley                        11:46     30
      6.54  mp 15.5                        15:18     49             
      7.54  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            16:37    44/48                    
      8.88  Hatton West Jc                 19:14     10*               
      9.24  Hatton                         21:12     10*               
     11.41  mp 110 (Budbrook)              24:57    62/67             
     13.41  Warwick                        27:29
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      0.00                                  0:00 
      1.00  mp 107                          2:37     40   
      1.92  LEAMINGTON SPA                  4:19     30*             
      5.50  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)             8:49     53               
      8.00  mp 100 (Southam Road)          11:50     49               
     10.50  mp 97.5                        14:30     59               
     13.00  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          17:42     44             
     15.00  mp 93                          20:14     50   
     16.00  mp 92                          slack     25*            
     18.00  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            24:58     56                    
     20.00  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          26:57     63
                                           p.w.s     20*                    
     21.80  BANBURY                        32:19                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                  7:04     41                        
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    8:45     48
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB                    11:18     33*   
      5.91  mp 17.5 (Aynho Park)           12:27     39                    
      8.41  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S)        15:45     48             
     12.41  mp 11                          19:54     68                    
     14.07  BICESTER NORTH                 21:23    65/68                    
     17.05  Blackthorne                    24:12     59               
     20.02  Brill                          p.w.s     22*             
     23.25  mp 34 (Ashendon)               33:40     62             
     25.75  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            35:52    73/69                
     27.35  Haddenham                      37:16    72/73                
     30.00  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               39:29     66
     32.75  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             42:12    58/60             
     35.00  mp 22.25                       44:25     60                    
     35.91  Saunderton                     45:15     70                    
     37.25  mp 20                          46:23     71                            
     38.65  West Wycombe                   47:48    48/52                    
     40.89  HIGH WYCOMBE                   50:40     43*               
     43.25  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           53:16    60/62                    
     45.74  Beaconsfield                   56:03     40*                    
     47.33  Seer Green                     58:03     55               
     48.75  mp 8.5                         59:32     62               
     50.04  Gerrards Cross                 61:49     25*                    
     52.64  Denham                         65:04    65/68                
     55.38  West Ruislip                    sigs     20*             
     57.25  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             74:23     15* 
     58.96  Northolt Park                  78:40     34
     59.98  Sudbury Hill                   81:05     15*                    
     60.90  Sudbury                        p.w.s     20*                            
     62.24  Wembley Hill                   85:49     42                    
     63.63  Neasden S Jc                   87:46    44/48               
     65.80  mp 203                         90:40     43               
     66.80  mp 204 (Canfield Place)        92:15     37               
   
     68.76  MARYLEBONE                     98:22                    
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     Date: 27th April 1985:      
                                                                    
     dep: Marylebone 10.15am..R time                
     arr: Stratford 1.19pm..37 early                                                
     dep: Stratford 4.10pm                                                           
     arr: Marylebone 7.15pm
                                                                    
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