STRATFORD-MARYLEBONE: THE SHAKESPEARE EXPRESS                                     
                                                                    
     Engine: King Arthur class 4-6-0 no 777 Sir Lamiel   
     Load: 9 coaches, 324 tons tare, 335 tons full     
                                                                    
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  STRATFORD ON AVON               0:00                    
      1.29  mp 10.25                        5:07     39             
      2.65  Wilmcote                        7:36    30/38  
      3.76  Bearley W Jc                    9:41     28*             
      4.28  Bearley                        10:43     31 
      6.54  mp 15.5                        14:08     49             
      7.54  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            15:33    40/44                
      8.88  Hatton West Jc                  sigs      0*                    
      9.24  Hatton                         20:48     10*               
     11.41  mp 110 (Budbrook)              24:44    62/67             
     13.41  Warwick                        26:32     64
     15.33  LEAMINGTON SPA                 29:12     30*             
     18.91  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            34:37     48                    
     21.41  mp 100 (Southam Road)          37:40     50               
     23.91  mp 97.5                        40:14     62
                                           p.w.s     34*                    
     26.41  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          43:39     43             
     28.41  mp 93                          46:10     51
     29.41  mp 92                          slack     27*            
     31.41  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            50:35    60/62               
     33.41  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          p.w.s     23*                   
     35.21  BANBURY                        57:56                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                  4:53     53                             
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    6:13    62/64
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB                     7:56     48*        
      5.91  mp 17.5 (Aynho Park)            8:53     46                    
      8.41  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S)        11:59     50             
     12.41  mp 11                          15:52     72
                                            sigs     15*                    
     14.07  BICESTER NORTH                 19:44
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      0.00                                  0:00                                     
      2.98  Blackthorne                     4:36     61                    
      5.95  Brill                           7:54     47             
      6.84  mp 2.5 (Brill Tunnel)           9:01     45
      9.18  mp 34 (Ashendon)               11:30     65             
     11.68  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            13:47    67/63                
     13.28  Haddenham                      15:17    63/66                
     15.93  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               17:45     59
     18.68  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             20:50     51             
     20.93  mp 22.25                       23:30     49               
     21.84  Saunderton                     24:30     62               
     23.18  mp 20                          25:42     70          
     24.58  West Wycombe                   27:05     54*                    
     26.82  HIGH WYCOMBE                   30:09     35*                    
     29.18  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           33:01    56/60                
     31.67  Beaconsfield                   35:40     44*                    
     33.26  Seer Green                     37:39     60                    
     34.68  mp 8.5                         39:00     69               
     35.97  Gerrards Cross                 41:22     18*               
     38.57  Denham                         44:52    65/72              
     41.31  West Ruislip                   47:12     66             
     43.18  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             49:42     20* 
     44.89  Northolt Park                  54:12     30
     45.91  Sudbury Hill                   56:23     20*                    
     46.83  Sudbury                        p.w.s     36*  
     48.17  Wembley Hill                   60:09    51/55                    
     49.56  Neasden S Jc                   62:02     41*                    
     51.73  mp 203                         65:17     47               
     52.73  mp 204 (Canfield Place)        67:01     29               
   
     54.69  MARYLEBONE                     72:20                    
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     Date: 12th April 1986:             
                                                                    
     dep: Stratford 3.31pm
     arr: Marylebone 6.55pm


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