MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD-MARYLEBONE: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS          
                                                                    
     Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2
             no 46229 Duchess of Hamilton       
     Load: 11 coaches, 398 tons tare, 425 tons full      
                                                                    
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  MARYLEBONE                      0:00                    
      1.96  mp 204 (Canfield Place)         6:02     25             
      2.71  mp 203.25                       7:47    26/25
      4.46  mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill)         10:26     50               
      5.13  Neasden S Jc                   11:16     40*               
      6.52  Wembley Hill                   13:12    44/45             
      7.86  Sudbury                        15:00    43/44                
      8.78  Sudbury Hill                   slack     15*                    
      9.80  Northolt Park                  19:31    38/47                
     11.51  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             22:44     22*                    
     13.38  West Ruislip                   26:32    35/22*            
     16.12  Denham                         31:01     49                    
     18.72  Gerrards Cross                 35:04     20*                     
     21.43  Seer Green                     39:48     44                    
     23.02  Beaconsfield                   41:57    46/40*                    
     25.51  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           45:51    65/68             
     27.87  HIGH WYCOMBE                   47:26     20*               
     30.11  West Wycombe                   52:15     30               
     32.85  Saunderton                     57:16     34
     33.51  mp 22                          58:24     35
     34.51  mp 23                          59:57     41               
     36.01  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             61:32     66               
     38.76  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               63:44     80                    
     41.41  Haddenham                      65:36    85/82             
     43.01  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            66:48     85               
     45.51  mp 34 (Ashendon)               68:42     72                    
     48.74  Brill                          p.w.s     28*             
     51.71  Blackthorne                    76:46     58                    
     53.35  mp 8                           78:32     52                    
     54.69  BICESTER NORTH                 81:10                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      3.91  mp 13.25 (Ardley)               8:28     42             
      5.66  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel)          10:38     55               
      7.16  mp 16.5                        12:04     65                    
      8.41  Aynho Park Jc                  13:58     20*
      8.91  Aynho Jc SB                    15:18    easy             
     10.56  Kings Sutton                   17:39     49           
     11.87  mp 84 (Astrop)                 19:07     55             
                                            easy     15*    
     14.07  BANBURY                        24:34                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           4:34    42/45             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             sigs     15*                    
      5.05  mp 91.25                       10:40     38
                                           slack     10*               
      6.80  mp 93                          14:40     36               
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          17:18     55             
     11.80  mp 98                          20:14     65               
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            22:07     61               
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse)               24:23     72                    
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA                 28:14     30*
     20.80  mp 107                         29:43     49                
     21.80  WARWICK                        31:39 
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      0.00                                  0:00 
      1.00  mp 109                          2:47     33
      2.00  mp 110 (Budbrook)               4:25     38                    
      3.00  mp 111                          6:01     39
                                            sigs      0*                    
      4.17  Hatton                          sigs      0*                    
      4.53  Hatton West Jc                 26:58     15*             
      5.87  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            29:15     51                    
      7.37  mp 15                          30:49     60               
      9.13  Bearley                        32:57     47                    
      9.65  Bearley W Jc                   33:44     40*               
     10.76  Wilmcote                       35:18     42                    
     11.87  mp 10.5                        37:21     57               
          
     13.41  STRATFORD ON AVON              40:12                    
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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                        3:46      43             
      2.65  Wilmcote                        5:56     35/41 
      3.76  Bearley W Jc                    8:06      22*             
      4.28  Bearley                         9:06      33
      6.54  mp 15.5                        12:15      56             
      7.54  mp 16.5 (Claverdon)            13:22      51              
      8.88  Hatton West Jc                 16:09      10*              
      9.24  Hatton                         17:58      10*              
     11.41  mp 110 (Budbrook)              21:52     60/63             
     13.41  WARWICK                        24:33
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      0.00                                  0:00 
      1.92  LEAMINGTON SPA                  4:17     39/30*            
      5.50  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)             8:21      56                    
      9.00  mp 100 (Southam Road)          11:22      54              
     10.50  mp 97.5                        13:49      64
                                           p.w.s      40*              
     13.00  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          17:01      45             
     15.00  mp 93                          19:29      51   
     16.00  mp 92                          slack      20*           
     18.00  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            24:08      59              
     20.00  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          26:13      56
     21.80  BANBURY                        29:09                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                  4:47      46                       
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    6:18      55
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB                     8:33      38*  
      5.91  mp 17.5 (Aynho Park)            9:43      40                    
      8.41  mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S)        13:23      41             
     12.41  mp 11                          17:45      66
                                            sigs      15*              
     14.07  BICESTER NORTH                 21:36
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.98  Blackthorne                     4:50     57/65                     
      5.95  Brill                          p.w.s      17*             
      9.18  mp 34 (Ashendon)               14:11      60             
     11.68  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            16:31     69/66                    
     13.28  Haddenham                      17:58     69/71                    
     15.93  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               20:14      66
     18.68  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             23:07     52/56             
     20.93  mp 22.25                       25:41      49              
     21.84  Saunderton                     26:33      54              
     23.18  mp 20                          27:59      65                            
     24.58  West Wycombe                   29:16      63              
     26.82  HIGH WYCOMBE                   32:09      37*              
     29.18  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           34:48     60/62                    
     31.67  Beaconsfield                   37:48      23*              
     33.26  Seer Green                     40:21      50              
     34.68  mp 8.5                         41:50      61              
     35.97  Gerrards Cross                 44:16      18*                    
     38.57  Denham                         47:43     64/71              
     41.31  West Ruislip                   50:04      66             
     43.18  mp 0 (Northolt Jc)             52:36      15*
     44.89  Northolt Park                  57:00     36/40
     45.91  Sudbury Hill                   59:20      15*              
     46.83  Sudbury                        61:21      41
                                           p.w.s      20*                      
     48.17  Wembley Hill                   63:45      46                       
     49.56  Neasden S Jc                   65:48      33*                    
     51.73  mp 203                         69:02     39/42                    
     52.73  mp 204 (Canfield Place)        71:20     easy                    
   
     54.69  MARYLEBONE                     77:04                    
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     Date: 25th May 1985:                    
                                                                    
     dep: Marylebone 10.17am..2 late     
     arr: Stratford 1.48pm
     dep: Stratford 4.50pm
     arr: Marylebone 8.12pm..37 late

                                                                    
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