DIDCOT-DORRIDGE-DIDCOT: JOHN MYNORS MEMORIAL TRAIN:          
                                                                    
     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 Earl Bathurst   
     Load: 11 coaches, 377 tons tare, 415 tons full.
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  DIDCOT                   0      0:00     
      0.77  Didcot N Jc                     2:40     easy
                                           p.w.s       0*
      2.06  Appleford                      12:46      
      3.07  Culham                         14:43     34/42
      5.30  Radley                         p.w.s       0*
      7.92  Kennington Jc                  25:01     47/50
                                                     easy
     10.37  OXFORD                  25     29:08 
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
      2.87  Wolvercot Jc             5      sigs       0*
      5.54  Kidlington                     12:56      44   
      7.65  Bletchington                   15:34     50/51   
      9.11  Tackley                        17:18      48
     11.73  Heyford                 23     20:15      57
     14.59  Fritwell                       23:25      55 
     16.80  Aynho                          24:49      59 
     17.53  Aynho Jc SB             29      sigs       0*  
     19.18  Kings Sutton                   32:01      44      
     20.49  mp 84 (Astrop)                  sigs      25*  
     22.69  BANBURY                 34     39:34 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          p.w.s      20*             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            p.w.s       0* 
      5.05  mp 91.25                       12.51      35
                                           slack      20*
      6.80  mp 93                          16:18      39              
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          18:48      55
     11.80  mp 98                          21:49     64/60              
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            p.w.s      15*              
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse Road)          29:02      64
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA          33     32:59      35*
     21.80  Warwick                        35:34     51/49
     22.80  mp 109                         36:43      51
     23.80  mp 110 (Budbrook)              37:56      46                    
     24.80  mp 111                         39:20     40/39
     25.97  Hatton                  41     41:01     45/43                    
     28.30  mp 114.5 (Rowington)           43:56      57             
     30.20  Lapworth                       46:03      51
                                                     easy
     32.74  DORRIDGE                48     51:03                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  DORRIDGE                 0      0:00                  
      2.54  Lapworth                        4:47      55               
      4.44  mp 114.5 (Rowington)            6:41      66              
      6.77  Hatton                   8      8:52      60              
      8.94  mp 110 (Budbrook)              10:59     66/69              
     10.94  Warwick                        p.w.s      45*
     11.94  mp 107                         14:24      56  
     12.86  LEAMINGTON SPA          14     15:44      35*
     16.44  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            20:15      51                    
     18.94  mp 100 (Southam Road)          23:18      49                    
     21.44  mp 97.5                        25:58     61/62              
     23.94  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)          28:29      55            
     25.94  mp 93                          p.w.s      40*
     26.94  mp 92                          slack      20*              
     28.94  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            36:10      51                    
     30.94  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)          38:23      58                    
     32.74  BANBURY                 37     41:20                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                  3:59      48                       
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    5:49      52
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB             12      7:57      40*              
      5.89  Aynho                          p.w.s      40*             
      8.10  Fritwell                       12:14      46
                                           slack      15*
     10.96  Heyford                 17     18:17      40              
     13.58  Tackley                        21:57      49                      
     15.04  Bletchington                   23:30      59                    
     17.15  Kidlington                     25:33     63/68                    
     19.82  Wolvercot Jc            33     28:02      64
                                          
     22.69  OXFORD                  38     32:22
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      0.00                           0      0:00  
      2.45  Kennington Jc                   4:08      52              
      5.07  Radley                          6:57      62             
      7.30  Culham                          9:04      65                    
      8.31  Appleford                      10:02      62              
      9.60  Didcot N Jc                    12:32     easy                      
     10.37  DIDCOT                  18     14:40                    
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     Date: 14th September 1980: 
                                                                    
     dep: Didcot 9.41am..6 late                   
     arr: Dorridge 12.21pm..27 late

     Single line working in operation Appleford to Radley,
     and Banbury to Cropredy.

                       
     dep: Dorridge 7.22pm..17 late         
     arr: Didcot 9.14pm..4 late 
                                                                    
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