WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY: MINEHEAD-BISHOPS LYDEARD:  

     Engines: 43xx 2-6-0 no 7325 (Pilot) &
              Castle class 4-6-0 no 7029 Clun Castle                        
     Load: 12 coaches, 400 tons tare, 440 tons full                                                    
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr        
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      0.00  MINEHEAD                    0:00                  
            Seaward Way LC              1:01    easy              
      1.12  mp 186¾                     2:58     32      
      1.62  Dunster                     4:50               
                                        ----           
                                        0:00              
      2.87  mp 185                      3:09     34½
                                        sigs      0*          
      3.46  BLUE ANCHOR                 6:35           
                                        ----           
                                        0:00           
      4.37  mp 183½                     2:21     35     
      5.37  mp 182½                     4:19     26       
      5.72  Washford                    5:13     24*       
      6.62  mp 181¼                     6:51     35     
      7.37  mp 180½	                8:17    30/32
                                                 15*        
      8.07  Watchet                    11:01            
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                                        0:00            
      9.06  Doniford                    2:29     23     
      9.37  mp 178½                     3:33     27     
                                        sigs      0* 
      9.78  WILLITON                    0:00              
                                        ----            
                                        0:00            
     10.62  mp 177¼                     2:34     30½      
     11.62  mp 176¼                     4:29     32½         
     12.62  mp 175¼                     6:26     30       
     13.06  Stogumber                   7:16     30        
     13.87  mp 174                      8:51     32    
     14.27  Leigh Wood LC               9:35     33       
     15.04  Roebuck LC                 11:01     31½        
     15.37  mp 172½                    11:39     29          
     15.77  CROWCOMBE                  12:52                
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                                        0:00              
     17.37  mp 170½                     3:47    32/27     
     18.87  mp 169                      6:41   33/30/32            
     19.62  BISHOPS LYDEARD             9:01             
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     Date: Saturday 22nd March 1997:   
     Working: 3.30pm ex Minehead
                                          
     dep: Minehead 4.01pm..31 late  
     arr: Bishops Lydeard 5.10pm..27 late    
                                                       
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