WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY: MINEHEAD-BISHOPS LYDEARD & RTN  

     Engine:  S & D class 7F 2-8-0 no 53808                
     Load: 8 coaches, 267 tons tare, 285 tons full             
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr        
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      0.00  MINEHEAD                    0:00                  
      1.12  mp 186¾                     3:17     30           
      1.62  Dunster                     5:30               
                                        ----           
                                        0:00              
      2.87  mp 185                      3:37     31
                                        sigs     10*               
      3.46  BLUE ANCHOR                 6:25           
                                        ----           
                                        0:00           
      4.37  mp 183½                     2:58     27     
      5.37  mp 182½                     5:49     19       
      5.72  Washford                    7:15            
                                        ----             
                                        0:00            
      6.62  mp 181¼                     2:30     28     
      7.37  mp 180½	                4:21     24*            
      8.07  Watchet                     7:07            
                                        ----                  
                                        0:00            
      8.62  mp 179¼                     2:19     23       
      9.06  Doniford                    3:25      
                                        ----  
                                        0:00         
      9.37  mp 178½                     2:08     19½    
      9.78  WILLITON                    4:00              
                                        ----            
                                        0:00            
     10.62  mp 177¼                     4:15     20      
     11.62  mp 176¼                     7:06     22½         
     12.62  mp 175¼                     9:54     21            
     13.06  Stogumber                  11:05    22/21         
     13.87  mp 174                     13:24     21½    
     14.27  Leigh Wood LC              14:29     22½            
     15.04  Roebuck LC                 16:36     22             
     15.37  mp 172½                    17:31    21/22               
     15.77  CROWCOMBE                  19:04                
                                       -----             
                                        0:00              
     17.37  mp 170½                     5:01    24/19     
     18.87  mp 169                      8:53     26               
     19.62  BISHOPS LYDEARD            11:26             
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      0.00                              0:00
      1.50  mp 169¾                     7:01     22     
      2.50  mp 170¾                    10:12   18/20      
      3.50  mp 171¾                    13:16     19½            
      3.85  CROWCOMBE                  14:45              
                                       -----            
                                        0:00            
      4.58  Roebuck LC                  3:18     19      
      5.35  Leigh Wood LC               5:27    20/24     
      6.25  mp 174½                     7:55     20             
      6.56  Stogumber                   9:02             
                                        ----              
                                        0:00            
      7.75  mp 176                      3:54     25     
      8.75  mp 177                      6:34    19/24            
      9.84  WILLITON                    9:59             
                                        ----                 
                                        0:00   
                                                 23
     10.56  Doniford                    3:21     10*     
     11.00  mp 179¼                     4:42     18            
     11.55  Watchet                     7:16            
                                        ----              
                                        0:00             
     12.00  mp 180¼                     2:46     23     
     12.75  mp 181                      4:49     20       
     13.50  mp 181¾                     7:02     20½            
     13.90  Washford                    8:26            
                                        ----          
                                        0:00          
     15.25  mp 183½                     4:50     27      
     16.16  BLUE ANCHOR                 7:55          
                                        ----          
                                        0:00          
     17.25  mp 185½                     4:01     30   
     18.00  Dunster                     6:22           
                                        ----           
                                        0:00           
     18.75  mp 187                      2:37     25            
     19.62  MINEHEAD                    4:56          
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     Date: 13th September 1987:   
     Workings: 9.45am Minehead-Bishops Lydeard
              11.40am Bishops Lydeard-Minehead
                                                 
     dep: Minehead                     9.48am..3 late  
     arr: Bishops Lydeard              11.14am..1 early 
     dep: Bishops Lydeard              11.47am..7 late 
     arr: Minehead                     1.30pm..15 late

     Inaugural Preservation runs of 53808        
                                        
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