WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY: MINEHEAD-BISHOPS LYDEARD:  

     Engine: 45xx 2-6-2T no 4561               
     Load: 7 coaches, 236 tons tare, 250 tons full.           
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr        
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      0.00  MINEHEAD                    0:00                  
            Seaward Way LC                      easy               
      1.12  mp 186¾                     3:51     29      
      1.62  Dunster                     5:30               
                                        ----           
                                        0:00              
      2.87  mp 185                      4:06     31          
      3.46  BLUE ANCHOR                 6:07           
                                        ----           
                                        0:00           
      4.37  mp 183½                     2:47     31     
      5.37  mp 182½                     5:04     24½       
      5.72  Washford                    6:11            
                                        ----             
                                        0:00            
      6.62  mp 181¼                     2:33     33     
      7.37  mp 180½	                4:07    26/15*        
      8.07  Watchet                     7:13            
                                        ----                  
                                        0:00            
      8.62  mp 179¼                     2:07     21       
      9.06  Doniford                    3:08      
                                        ----                  
                                        0:00         
      9.37  mp 178½                     1:59     22    
      9.78  WILLITON                    3:23              
                                        ----            
                                        0:00            
     10.62  mp 177¼                     3:23     20      
     11.62  mp 176¼                     5:47     30         
     12.62  mp 175¼                     7:48     30       
     13.06  Stogumber                   8:58     15*        
     13.87  mp 174                     11:57     17    
     14.27  Leigh Wood LC              13:17     22            
     15.04  Roebuck LC                 15:12     27        
     15.37  mp 172½                    15:59     24          
     15.77  CROWCOMBE                  17:10                
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                                        0:00              
     17.37  mp 170½                     3:46    34/31    
     18.87  mp 169                      6:42    28/30           
     19.62  BISHOPS LYDEARD             8:56             
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     Date: 28th April 1990
                                          
     dep: Minehead 5.14pm..4 late     
     arr: Bishops Lydeard 6.22pm..R time

     Note: Members return special combined with 5.10pm
     service train, running on DMU schedules.  
                                                       
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