WESTERN REGION: 4.45pm PADDINGTON-HEREFORD                            
      (THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS)
                                                                      
      Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 7007 Great Western                
      Load: 10 coaches, 347 tons tare, 365 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      3:35                     
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 6:46    44               
       4.26  Acton                           8:00    49               
       5.72  Ealing Broadway                 9:49    51               
       7.35  Hanwell                        11:38    54               
       9.07  SOUTHALL                13     13:26    57               
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             15:21    59               
      13.24  West Drayton                   17:36    62               
      14.74  Iver                           19:01    63               
      16.23  Langley                        20:26    64               
      18.44  SLOUGH                  22     22:27    66               
      20.95  Burnham                        24:44    65               
      22.45  Taplow                         26:09    64               
      24.24  Maidenhead              28     27:51    63               
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           30:27    63               
      31.01  Twyford                 35     p.w.s    41*              
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                38:41    52               
                                            p.w.s    40*
      35.98  READING GENERAL         40     41:18    42               
      38.65  Tilehurst                      44:35    54               
      41.54  Pangbourne                     47:38    59               
      44.75  Goring                         50:50    60               
      48.44  Cholsey                        54:39    57               
      51.25  mp 51.25 (Moreton)             57:35    57               
      52.75  mp 52.75 (Didcot E Jc)  58     59:34    35*              
      53.89  Didcot N Jc SB          60     61:22    46               
      56.10  Culham                         64:08    47               
      58.33  Radley                         66:50    51               
      59.89  mp 60                          68:41    50               
      60.95  Kennington Jc SB               69:52    57               
                                             sigs                     
      63.40  OXFORD                  73     74:41                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
                                             sigs    25*
       2.86  Wolvercot Jc SB                 6:16    36*              
       3.81  Yarnton                         7:54   41/39             
       6.98  Hanborough                     12:18    50               
       9.99  mp 73.5                        15:48   54/52             
      13.24  Charlbury                      19:21    57               
      16.91  Ascott                         23:14   55/58             
      18.22  Shipton                        24:37    57               
      21.21  KINGHAM                 26     p.w.s    30*              
      23.88  Adlestrop                      32:15    47               
      26.49  mp 90                          35:28    51               
      28.25  MORETON-IN-MARSH        34     38:02                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
       3.21  Blockley                        5:08    60               
       5.18  Chipping Campden                7:21    50               
       6.33  Campden Tunnel W                8:40    60               
       9.99  Honeybourne                    11:57    71               
      12.59  Littleton                      14:16    66               
      14.94  EVESHAM                 19     17:02                     
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       0.00                           0      0:00                     
       3.15  Fladbury                        4:53    56               
       5.92  Pershore                        7:42    63               
       8.15  Stoulton                        9:50    60               
      10.69  Norton                         12:29    55               
      12.30  mp 119                         14:06    61               
                                             sigs
      13.80  WORCESTER SHRUB HILL    20     16:41                     
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     Date: Saturday 24th April 1958                                   
                                                                      
     dep: Paddington 4.45pm..R Time                                   
     arr: Worcester Shrub Hill..7.21..R Time                          
                                                                      
     Net times: 68.5, 34.3, 17.0, 16.2, Total 136.0 mins
                                                                      
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