DORRIDGE-DIDCOT-DORRIDGE: THE FLYING PIG:       
                                                                    
     Engine: Ivatt class 4MT 2-6-0 no 43106          
     Load: 8 coaches, 281 tons tare, 300 tons full.
                             
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  DORRIDGE                 0      0:00                   
      2.54  Lapworth                        4:34     51                    
      4.44  mp 114.5 (Rowington)            6:38     60               
      6.77  Hatton                  10      9:09    52/57                    
      8.94  mp 110 (Budbrook)              11:24    49/57                
     10.94  Warwick                        p.w.s     40*
     11.94  mp 107                         15:18     46
     12.86  LEAMINGTON SPA          18     16:42     37*             
     16.44  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            21:24    50/48                
     18.94  mp 100 (Southam Road)          24:35    46/47                
     21.44  mp 97.5                        27:20     58               
     23.94  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)   32     30:04    52/50             
     25.94  mp 93                          32:25     52
     28.94  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)            35:31     67                    
     30.94  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           sigs     35*
                                            sigs      0*                    
     32.74  BANBURY                 43     47:35                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.20  mp 84 (Astrop)                  6:04     42                        
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    7:46    50/51
      5.16  Aynho Jc SB                     9:59     35*                   
      5.89  Aynho                          11:10     40             
      8.10  Fritwell                       14:03     53
     10.96  Heyford                 17     17:06     59                    
     13.58  Tackley                        19:53     54                            
     15.04  Bletchington                   21:27    57/55                
     17.15  Kidlington                     23:43    54/53                    
     19.82  Wolvercot Jc                   26:41    57/58
                                            sigs     20* 
     22.69  OXFORD                  37     32:15
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      0.00                           0      0:00              
      2.45  Kennington Jc                   5:06     47               
      5.07  Radley                          8:12    53/50             
      7.30  Culham                         10:46     54                    
      8.31  Appleford                      11:54     53                    
      9.60  Didcot N Jc                    13:57     30*                       
     10.37  DIDCOT                  17     17:28                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  DIDCOT                   0      0:00     
      0.77  Didcot N Jc                     3:08     easy
      2.06  Appleford                       5:25      45
      3.07  Culham                          6:44      47
      5.30  Radley                  11      9:20      57
      7.92  Kennington Jc                  11:55      63
                                                     easy
     10.37  OXFORD                  20     16:13 
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      0.00                           0      0:00          
                                            sigs      20*
      2.87  Wolvercot Jc                    6:20      43 
      5.54  Kidlington                      9:39      54   
      7.65  Bletchington                   11:57      55   
      9.11  Tackley                        13:32      52
     11.73  Heyford                 23     16:18      61
     12.49  mp 76                          slack      40*
     14.59  Fritwell                       20:16      48 
     16.80  Aynho                          22:47      56 
     17.53  Aynho Jc SB                    23:34      55  
     19.18  Kings Sutton                   25:23      54      
     20.49  mp 84 (Astrop)                 26:52      51  
                                                     easy      
     22.69  BANBURY                 35     31:36 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.80  mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg)           4:32      42             
      3.80  mp 90 (Cropredy GF)             7:05      51                    
      5.05  mp 91.25                       p.w.s      37*                    
      6.80  mp 93                          11:00      54              
      8.80  mp 95 (Fenny Compton)   10     13:06     66/65
                                           p.w.s      30*             
     11.80  mp 98                          17:03      50              
     13.80  mp 100 (Southam Rd)            19:13      58              
     16.30  mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd)            21:33      68
                                            sigs      20*                    
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA          22     26:22     easy
                                            sigs      10*                     
     21.80  WARWICK                        31:40      29
     22.80  mp 109                         33:25      38
     23.80  mp 110 (Budbrook)              35:05      34                    
     24.80  mp 111                         36:40      40                    
     25.97  Hatton                  32      sigs      20*                    
     28.30  mp 114.5 (Rowington)           42:19      53             
     30.20  Lapworth                        sigs      20*
                                                      41
     32.74  DORRIDGE                44     52:06                    
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     Date: 11th April 1981
                        
     dep: Dorridge 10.46am..2 early         
     arr: Didcot 1.10pm..2 early             
     dep: Didcot 3.18pm                        
     arr: Dorridge 5.37pm..2 late

          
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