WRS RAILTOUR: GLOUCESTER-SWINDON-EASTLEIGH-SMALL HEATH:
Engine: A3 class 4-6-2 no 4472 Flying Scotsman
Load: to Swindon 9 coaches, 304/325 tons
from Swindon 10 coaches, 338/360 tons
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 Gloucester South Jc 0 0:00
1.21 Tuffley Jc SB 3:51
5.09 Haresfield 8:25 52
6.38 Standish Jc SB 9:51 56
8.13 Stonehouse 11:43 54
10.91 STROUD 14:36 59
13.77 Brimscombe 17:41 eased
p.w.s 10*
15.05 Chalford 21:42
16.07 mp 97 24:06 33
17.07 mp 96 (Sapperton T E) 26:01 30/31
22.07 KEMBLE 32:35 57
27.63 Minety 38:04 62
31.63 Purton 41:48 64
34.57 mp 78.5 44:56 easy
35.78 SWINDON 63 47:43
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0.00 0 0:00
1.71 mp 79 3:11
5.58 Wootton Bassett 8:08 56
8.21 mp 85.5 10:38 63
p.w.s 40*
10.43 Dauntsey 13:33
13.71 mp 91 16:42 69
16.67 CHIPPENHAM 19:17 67
18.83 Thingley Jc 22:11 slack
19.86 Lacock Halt 24:10 45
22.21 mp 99.5 26:38 68
22.90 Melksham 27:41 slack
25.43 Holt Junction 31:31 51/54
26.82 Bradford Jc 33:21 slack
45
28.42 TROWBRIDGE 35:27 slack
30.71 mp 108 38:57 48
31.95 Hawkeridge SB 40:33 easy
32.50 WESTBURY 66 42:47
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0.00 0 0:00
1.33 Dilton Marsh 4:48 19
2.71 mp 112.5 (summit) 9:47 15
4.67 Warminster 14:49 slack
8.50 Heytesbury 20:59 53
10.80 Codford 23:22 62/58
14.66 Wylye 27:05 64
58/62
19.35 Wishford 32:06 easy
21.86 Wilton North 35:23 52
24.51 SALISBURY 34 40:26
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0.00 0 0:00
1.12 Tunnel Jc SB 3:35 easy
2.16 Milford 5:42 38
4.13 mp 93 41/38
4.98 Alderbury Jc SB 10:02 54
8.95 Dean 13:41 68
12.82 Dunbridge 16:55 74/65
13.56 Kimbridge Jc SB 17:34 68
16.55 ROMSEY 20:24 slack
20.15 Nursling 25:00 67
21.96 Redbridge 27:11 slack
23.69 Millbrook 29:39 42
24.63 SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL 31:03 slack
25.70 Tunnel Jc SB 32:51 slack
26.60 St Denys 35:24 39
28.01 Swaythling 37:22 51
sigs
30.30 EASTLEIGH 46 42:01
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0.00 EASTLEIGH Works Yard 0 0:00
0.40 EASTLEIGH 2:28
1.26 Allbrook SB 5:07
sigs 30*
4.26 Shawford 10:40 36
7.38 WINCHESTER 14:58 49
9.55 Winchester Jc SB 17:33 51
sigs 47*
13.74 Weston SB 22:23 53
15.86 Micheldever 24:41 56
18.41 mp 55.5 (Litchfield) 27:20 57
sigs 35*
21.43 Wootton SB 31:48 51
23.68 Worting Jc SB 34:06 59
sigs 35*
26.19 BASINGSTOKE 37 38:32
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0.00 0 0:00
4.98 Bramley 7:10 58/49
8.33 Mortimer 10:47 60/52
59
13.74 Southcote Jc SB 17:01 slack
14.60 Reading West 19:10 slack
15.24 Reading West Jc SB 25 21:26
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0.00 0 0:00
1.70 Tilehurst 4 4:49
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0.00 0 0:00
2.89 Pangbourne 5:22 47
6.10 Goring 8:59 54
9.79 Cholsey 13:03 56
sigs 46*
14.15 Didcot E Jc SB 18:19
14.49 DIDCOT 19:12 slack
15.26 Didcot N Jc SB p.w.s
17.56 Culham 27:07 45
19.79 Radley 29:40 56
22.41 Kennington Jc SB 32:28 58
24.25 Hinksey N SB 35:16 slack
easy
24.86 OXFORD 36 37:22
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0.00 0 0:00
2.87 Wolvercot Jc SB 5:00 47
5.54 Kidlington 8:00 53
7.63 Bletchington 10:15 57/56
11.74 Heyford 14:23 61
14.64 Fritwell p.w.s 30*
16.80 Aynho 21:16 53
17.53 Aynho Jc SB 22:05 53
19.18 Kings Sutton 23:55 56/58
22.69 BANBURY 27 28:31
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0.00 0 0:00
1.05 mp 87.25 (Banbury Jc) 2:49
3.63 Cropredy 6:23 49
5.05 mp 91.25 8:07 47
7.80 mp 94 p.w.s
8.76 Fenny Compton 14:00
p.w.s
13.75 Southam Road 21:04
16.16 Fosse Road SB 23:57 64
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 28:00 slack
21.80 Warwick 30:31
23.80 Budbrook SB 33:03
25.97 Hatton 36:31 34
30.20 Lapworth 41:34 56
32.74 Knowle & Dorridge 44:24 51
36.11 Solihull 48:00 58
37.94 Olton 49:47 62
38.90 Acocks Green 50:43
slack ML/RL
39.86 Tyseley 52:40
40.85 SMALL HEATH 62 55:19
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Date: Sunday 16th August 1964:
WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY SOCIETY SWINDON & EASTLEIGH TOUR
dep: Gloucester South 10.01am..15 late
arr: Swindon 10.49am..R time
dep: Swindon 1.41pm..21 late
arr: Eastleigh 3.55pm..3 late
dep: Eastleigh Yard..6.16pm..1 late
arr: Small Heath 9.37pm..R time
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