WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY: WILLITON-BISHOPS LYDEARD & RTN  

     Engine:  S & D class 7F 2-8-0 no 53808                
     Load: 11 coaches, 368 tons tare, 380 tons full             
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr        
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      0.00  WILLITON                    0:00            
      1.84  mp 177¼                     3:57     15½      
      2.84  mp 176¼                     7:40     16½         
      2.84  mp 175¼                    12:05    13/14           
      3.28  Stogumber                  14:11    
                                       -----             
                                        0:00        
      4.09  mp 174                      4:19     14    
      4.49  Leigh Wood LC               5:48     16            
      5.26  Roebuck LC                  8:45    14½/17½             
      5.59  mp 172½                    10:09    13/15               
      5.99  CROWCOMBE                  12:23                
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                                        0:00              
      7.59  mp 170½                     5:30    21/14     
      9.09  mp 169                     11:00     19½               
      9.84  BISHOPS LYDEARD            14:31             
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      0.00                              0:00
      1.50  mp 169¾                     6:57     16     
      2.50  mp 170¾                    12:34   9½/10½      
      3.50  mp 171¾                    19:33      7½            
      3.85  CROWCOMBE                  22:26              
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                                        0:00            
      4.58  Roebuck LC                  3:16     17      
      5.35  Leigh Wood LC               6:06    15/18     
      6.25  mp 174½                     9:33    13/18             
      6.56  Stogumber                  10:39    15/19             
      7.75  mp 176                     14:49    17/20     
      8.75  mp 177                     18:08    15/20            
      9.84  WILLITON                   22:21             
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     Date: Sunday 13th September 1987:
   
     Workings: 4.15pm Minehead-Bishops Lydeard
               5.50pm Bishops Lydeard-Minehead
                                                 
     dep: Williton                     5.29pm..29 late  
     arr: Bishops Lydeard              6.15pm..35 late 
     dep: Bishops Lydeard              6.39pm..49 late 
     arr: Williton                     7.25pm..55 late

     Load supplemented to 11 coaches.
                                        
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