WESTERN REGION: SHREWSBURY-PADDINGTON                            
     (L.C.G.B NORTH AND WEST RAILTOUR)                     
                                                                      
     Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2
             no 46251 City od Nottingham           
     Load: 8 coaches, 273 tons tare, 290 tons full

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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr               
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      0.00  Coleham                         0:00     
      0.61  Abbey Foregate Jc SB            2:57      15*
      1.78  Belvidere Bridge                5:04      48           
      4.03  Upton Magna                     7:31      63            
      5.28  mp 166.5                        8:35      75            
      6.56  Walcot                          9:35     74/76            
      8.82  Admaston Halt                  11:25      69           
     10.44  WELLINGTON                     13:13      46*     
     11.53  mp 160.25 (Ketley Jc)          14:29      55            
     13.39  Oakengates                     16:22      60            
     14.54  Hollinswood SB                 17:27      62    
     15.46  Madeley Jc SB                  18:19      76       
     17.48  Shifnal                        19:51      80            
     19.28  mp 152.5                       21:06      90
                                            sigs            
     20.89  COSFORD                        24:48      
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      0.00                                  0:00                        
      1.41  Albrighton                      3:13      47            
      2.89  mp 148                          4:59      53            
      4.38  Codsall                         6:22      72            
      5.08  Birches & Bilbrook              6:55      80
      6.64  mp 144.25 (Oxley N)             8:11      60            
      8.09  Dunstall Park                  10:45     easy           
      9.12  WOLVERHAMPTON LOW LEVEL        13:33                    
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      0.00  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL            0:00                       
                                            sigs      0*   
      1.35  Bordesley                       7:00                       
                                           ML/SL    slow   
      2.34  Small Heath                     9:08                       
      3.33  Tyseley                        10:53    easy               
      4.29  Acocks Green                   12:13                       
      5.25  Olton                          13:26     48                
      7.08  Solihull                       15:34     56                
      8.53  Widney Manor                   16:58     65                
     10.45  Knowle & Dorridge              18:42     69                
                                           SL/ML    slow   
     12.99  Lapworth                       22:23                       
     14.89  mp 114.5 (Rowington)           24:40     65                
     17.21  Hatton                         26:55     58*               
     19.39  mp 110 (Budbrook)              28:51    77/80              
     21.38  Warwick                        30:23     70                
     23.31  LEAMINGTON SPA                 32:50     37*               
     25.39  mp 104                         35:18     54                
     27.03  Fosse Rd SB                    37:00     58                
     29.44  Southam Road                   p.w.s     15*               
     32.39  mp 97                          46 36     54                
     34.43  Fenny Compton                  48:47     58                
     37.14  mp 92.25 (Claydon)             51 28     64                
     39.56  Cropredy                       53:29    78/82              
     41.39  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           sigs      0*               
     43.21  BANBURY GENERAL                59:00                       
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      0.00                                  0:00           
      2.18  mp 84 (Astrop)                  3:46     56               
      3.49  Kings Sutton                    5:07     60                
      5.14  Aynho Jc SB                     6:44     64                
      5.92  Aynho Park                      7:26     62                
      8.90  mp 14.5 (summit)                9:31     55                
     10.26  Ardley                         11:53     66                
     14.06  BICESTER NORTH                 15:00     83                
                                                     91                
     17.02  Blackthorne                    17:02     90                
                                                     92                
     20.03  Brill                          19:01     84                
     20.90  mp 2.5 (summit)                19:41     78                
     23.40  Ashendon Jc SB                 22:00     60*               
     26.67  mp 31.5 (Chearsley)            24 01    74/72              
     27.41  Haddenham                      25:18     75                
                                                     78                
     30.01  mp 27.25 (Ilmer)               27:25     73                
     32.76  PRINCES RISBOROUGH             29:48    67/68              
     35.01  mp 22.25 (summit)              31:52     63                
     35.91  Saunderton                     32:41     69                
     38.66  West Wycombe                   35:28     47*               
     40.90  HIGH WYCOMBE                   38:37     41*               
     43.26  mp 14 (Tylers Green)           41:14     61                
     45.75  Beaconsfield                   43:42     59                
     47.32  Seer Green                     45:13     65                
     50.05  Gerrards Cross                 47:27     78                
     51.26  mp 6                           48:23     81    
                                           ML/SL    slow   
     52.65  Denham                         49:59    easy               
                                           SL/ML    slow   
     55.39  West Ruislip                   53:25     60                
     57.26  Northolt Jc (mp 0)             55:13     62                
     59.64  Greenford                      57:00    80/82              
     64.19  Old Oak West Jc                61:03    easy               
     66.19  Westbourne Park                64:20    easy               
     67.44  PADDINGTON                     68:19                       
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     Date:  Sunday 21st June 1964 

     dep:  Coleham 6.06pm..27 late                                    
     arr:  Paddington 9.41pm..27 Late                                 
                                                                      
     Special stop at Banbury to remove injured passenger   
                                                           
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