WESTERN REGION: 8.30am PLYMOUTH-PADDINGTON                    
                                                                     
     Engine: King class 4-6-0 no 6022 King Edward III                                                        
     Load: 14 coaches,480 tons tare,510 tons full,
     from Reading, 12 coaches,414 tons tare,445 tons full                                          
                                                                     
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      miles                          sch   m/sec    m/hr             
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       0.00  NEWTON ABBOT             0      0:00                    
       3.58  mp 210.5                        6:50    50              
       5.16  TEIGNMOUTH                      8:44    42*                
                                                    46/40*                  
       7.93  DAWLISH                        12:40    43              
       9.58  Dawlish Warren                 14:52    48                
      11.63  Starcross                      17:26   50/45*                 
      15.39  Exminster                      22:05    52                
      17.08  mp 197                         24:05    53                
      19.43  Exeter St Thomas               26:45    40                
      20.18  EXETER ST DAVIDS        30     28:35                    
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       0.00                           0      0:00
       1.26  Cowley Bridge Jc                3:30    34              
       3.39  Stoke Canon                     6:43   44/42                    
       7.17  Silverton                      11:41    48                
       8.36  Hele & Bradninch               13:12    50                
      12.59  Cullompton                     18:00    54                
      14.79  Tiverton Junction              20:45   48/54             
      16.56  Sampford Peverell              22:46    52                    
      19.16  Burlescombe                    26:04    39                
      19.90  Whiteball SB                   27:14    37                
      23.67  Wellington                     30:55    75                
      26.90  mp 167                         33:44    64                
      28.79  Norton Fitzwarren              35:28    63
                                            p.w,s    25*  
      30.76  TAUNTON                 38     39:40                    
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       0.00                           0      0:00                    
       2.46  Creech Jc SB                    4:55    48                    
       4.76  Cogload Jc SB                   7:37    54                
       7.94  Athelney                       10:58   63/62              
      11.90  Curry Rivel Jc SB              14:44   65/64                 
      12.99  Langport East                  15:40    60                
      15.08  Long Sutton                    17:47   56/54                 
      17.19  Somerton                       20:09   60/64                 
      20.52  Charlton Mackrell              23:25   57/55             
      22.70  Keinton Mandeville             25:34    66
                                            p.w.s    15*                
      25.40  mp 117.5 (Alford)              29:53    37                    
      27.54  CASTLE CARY                    33:00    46                
      29.12  mp 128                         35:00    49                
      31.02  Bruton                         37:32   39/41              
      32.62  mp 124.5                       41:05   35/37                    
      33.62  mp 123.5                       42:44    34                
      34.47  Brewham SB                     44:30    28                
      36.33  Witham                         46:51   59/58                 
      40.41  Blatbridge Jc SB               49:44   66/64              
      42.44  Clink Rd Jc SB                 51:39    60
                                                     67        
      45.73  Fairwood Jc SB                 54:50    39*                
      47.13  WESTBURY                55     57:32                         
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       0.00                           0      0:00                    
       0.97  Heywood Rd Jc SB                3:10    36                
       4.16  Edington                        7:17   54/56                 
       8.67  Lavington                      11:54    59
      14.47  Patney & Chirton               18:37   47/50 
      16.70  Woodborough                    21:13   53/51          
      20.24  Pewsey                         25:03   59/55                 
      23.02  Wootton Rivers                 27:58    58                
      25.47  Savernake                      30:37    53                
      26.96  Grafton Curve Jc               32:10    60              
      29.14  Bedwyn                         34:20   60/56                 
      34.02  Hungerford                     39:20    61                
      37.08  Kintbury                       42:11    67                    
      41.38  Enborne Jc SB                  46:02    63                
      42.46  NEWBURY                        47:06    66                
      45.98  Thatcham                        sigs    38*                    
      48.82  Midgham                        54:03    62                
      50.77  Aldermaston                    55:54   60/63                 
      54.27  Theale                         59:19   60/64                 
      57.80  Southcote Jc SB                62:44    51*              
      58.66  Reading West                   64:05    37*                
      59.58  READING GENERAL         64     65:42   SLIP                 
      61.56  mp 34 (Sonning)                68:19    54                
      64.55  Twyford                        71:13    67                
      69.06  mp 26.5 (Waltham)              75:17    67                
      71.32  Maidenhead                     77:16    68              
      73.11  Taplow                         78:52    66                
      74.61  Burnham                        80:16    66                
      77.12  SLOUGH                         82:34    65                
      79.34  Langley                        84:34    66                
      80.82  Iver                           85:55    69                    
      82.35  West Drayton                   87:10    70                
      84.66  Hayes & Harlington             89:11    70                
      86.49  SOUTHALL                       90:47    71              
      88.21  Hanwell                        92:15    72                
      89.84  Ealing Broadway                93:35    72                
      91.30  Acton                          94:53    69                
      92.28  Old Oak West Jc                95:49   eased                 
      94.31  Westbourne Park                98:10                    
      95.56  PADDINGTON             105    101:21                    
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     Date: 6th September 1957: The MAYFLOWER                                                          
                                                                     
     dep: Newton Abbot 9.30am..R Time                                                            
     arr: Paddington 1.32pm..7 Late

     Net times:              miles   sch   net

     Newton Abbot-Exeter     20.18    30   28.6
     Exeter-Taunton          30.76    38   38.0
     Taunton-Westbury        47.13    55   54.0
     Westbury-Paddington     95.56   105   99.7
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     Totals                 193.63   228  220.3
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