EASTERN REGION: 12.30pm KINGS CROSS-NEWCASTLE             
                                                                    
     Engine: A3 class 4-6-2 no 60050 Persimmon (35B)                
     Load: 12 coaches, 400 tons tare, 425 tons full                 
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  KINGS CROSS              0      0:00                    
      1.67  Holloway North SB               5:21                    
      2.50  Finsbury Park                   6:54     38             
      3.40  Harringay West                  8:12     44             
      4.05  Hornsey                         9:04     49             
      4.97  Wood Green                     10:06     53             
      6.44  New Southgate                  11:48     51             
      8.37  Oakleigh Park                  14:05     50             
      9.15  New Barnet                     15:00     51             
     10.13  Greenwood SB            15     16:09     51             
     10.57  Hadley Wood                    16:41     52             
     12.71  Potters Bar                    19:12     51             
     14.46  Brookmans Park                 20:56     66             
     15.75  Marshmoor SB                   22:03     68             
     17.70  HATFIELD                24     23:50     69             
     20.31  Welwyn Garden City             26:07    64/62           
     22.00  Welwyn North                   27:40     66             
     23.50  Woolmer Green SB               29:04     61             
     25.04  Knebworth                      30:33     65             
     26.66  Langley Jc SB                  32:00     73             
     27.57  Stevenage                      p.w.s     45*            
     31.90  HITCHIN                 37     37:16    67/64           
     33.50  mp 33.5 (Cadwell)              38:44     68
     35.69  Three Counties                 40:35     75             
     37.01  Arlesley                       41:40    73/74           
     38.50  mp 38.5 (Langford Br)          42:51     71             
     41.16  Biggleswade                    44:59     76             
     44.12  Sandy                   46     47:21    73/72           
     46.37  Everton SB                     49:10     77             
     47.50  Tempsford                      50:04     75             
     50.00  mp 50 (Little Barford)         52:05     73
     51.59  St Neots                       53:31     71             
     54.00  mp 54 (Paxton)                 55:22     75
     55.93  Offord                         56:55     74             
     58.80  HUNTINGDON              60     p.w.s     25*            
     62.00  mp 62 (Leys summit)            65:09     44             
     63.50  Abbots Ripon                   66:58     59             
     67.37  Connington South SB            70:16     76             
     69.40  Holme                          71:51     74             
     72.61  Yaxley                         74:33     67             
     75.00  mp 75 (Fletton Jc)             76:43     61             
     76.36  PETERBOROUGH NORTH      81     78:52     20*            
     78.00  mp 78 (New England)            81:56     48             
     79.50  mp 79.5 (Werrington)           83:38     56             
     81.88  Helpston SB                    86:06    59/57           
     84.81  Tallington                     89:08     59             
     87.00  mp 87 (Greatford)              91:19    59/61           
     88.66  Essendine                      92:58    58/60           
     92.21  Little Bytham                  96:38     57             
     95.50  mp 95.5                       100:14     52
     97.09  Corby Glen                    102:03     56             
    100.00  mp 100 (Stoke summit)         105:16     51             
    102.08  Great Ponton                  107:22     64             
    105.45  GRANTHAM               115    111:33                    
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     Date: 8th March 1958                                           
     The Northumbrian
                                                                    
     dep: Kings Cross 12.30pm..R Time                               
     arr: Grantham 2.22pm..3 Early                                  

     Net Time 107.5 mins, 58.9 mi/hr
                                                                    
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