WESTERN REGION: PADDINGTON-HEREFORD                            
                                                                      
      Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 5054 Earl of Ducie             
      Load: 7 coaches, 238 tons tare, 255 tons full,                 
          
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      miles                          sch   m/sec    mi/hr             
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       0.00  PADDINGTON               0      0:00                     
       1.25  Westbourne Park                 3:42    36               
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 6:46    45               
       4.26  Acton                           7:57    52               
       5.72  Ealing Broadway                 9:35    56               
       7.35  Hanwell                        11:14    61               
       9.07  SOUTHALL                       12:54    64               
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             14:36    68               
      13.21  West Drayton                   16:36    72               
      14.74  Iver                           17:49    75               
      16.22  Langley                        19:01    76               
      18.44  SLOUGH                         20:46    74               
      20.95  Burnham                        22:46    77               
      22.45  Taplow                         23:57    77               
      24.24  Maidenhead                     25:33    67*               
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           28:48    71               
      31.01  Twyford                        31:19    72              
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                33:50    72               
      35.98  READING GENERAL         38     36:28     
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       0.00                           0      0:00           
       2.67  Tilehurst                       4:13    57               
       5.56  Pangbourne                      7:01    64               
       8.77  Goring                          9:58    66               
      12.46  Cholsey                        13:13    70               
      15.27  mp 51.25 (Moreton)             15:47    60              
      16.77  mp 52.75 (Didcot E Jc)         18:02    35*                     
      17.91  Didcot N Jc SB                  sigs    34*               
      20.12  Culham                         23:12    42               
      22.35  Radley                         26:06    48               
      23.91  mp 60                          28:05    48               
      24.97  Kennington Jc SB               29:21    53               
                                             sigs     0*                
      27.42  OXFORD                  39     44:38                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
       2.86  Wolvercot Jc SB                 5:56   47/39*            
       3.81  Yarnton                         7:18    42               
       7.98  Hanborough                     11:23   54/52             
       9.99  mp 73.5                        14:38   58/55             
      13.24  Charlbury                      17:53   61/60             
      16.91  Ascott                         21:31    61               
      18.22  Shipton                        22:43    61               
      21.21  KINGHAM                        25:42   63/61               
      23.88  Adlestrop                      28:15    63               
      26.49  mp 90                          30:43    64               
      28.25  MORETON-IN-MARSH               32:21    65                 
                                                     45*
      31.46  Blockley                       36:00    59               
      33.43  Chipping Campden               38:04    46               
      34.58  Campden Tunnel W                        64               
      38.24  Honeybourne                    41:53    92               
      40.84  Littleton                      43:40    78               
      43.19  EVESHAM                        45:42    61                 
                                                     58 
      46.34  Fladbury                       48:52    62               
      49.11  Pershore                       51:25    66               
      51.34  Stoulton                       53:33    60               
      53.88  Norton                         p.w.s    30*               
      55.49  mp 119                         59:16    60               
      56.99  WORCESTER SHRUB HILL    69     61:28                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00
       0.65  WORCESTER FOREGATE ST           2:26   easy
       1.34  Henwick                         3:40    42
       4.00  mp 124.5 (Bransford)            6:52    58
       5.75  mp 126.25 (Newlands)            8:53    47
       7.45  Malvern Link                   11:07   45/48
       8.59  GREAT MALVERN                  12:35   45/47
       9.65  Malvern Wells                   sigs     5*     
      11.39  Colwall                        20:21    34 
      13.00  mp 133.5                       22:28    52
      14.60  LEDBURY                        27:29   slack
      16.50  mp 137 (Ledbury Viaduct)       28:56    49 
      18.50  mp 139                         31:43    40
      19.37  Ashperton                      32:53    49
      21.80  Stoke Edith                    35:31    69
      24.00  mp 144.5                       37:33    56
      25.00  mp 145.5 (Withington)          38:33    64
      26.50  mp 147                         40:03    60
      27.61  Shelwick Jc SB                 42:14   slack
             Barrs Court Jc SB              44:42
      29.35  HEREFORD                50     47:51
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     Date: Saturday 16th May 1964
     OXFORD UNIVERSITY RAILWAY SOCIETY
     FAREWELL TO THE CASTLES RAILTOUR:              
                                                                      
     dep: Paddington 1.00pm..R Time                                   
     arr: Hereford 4.20pm..2 Early                        
                                                                      
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