EXETER-BIRMINGHAM: 11.50am PLYMOUTH-LIVERPOOL   
                                                                     
     Engine: Class 47 No 47701 Waverley                              
     Load: 7 coaches, 234 tons tare, 255 tons full                   
           plus dead class 47 locomotive (47809)                     

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     miles                           sch   m/sec    m/hr             
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                                                    (avge)            
      0.00  EXETER ST DAVIDS          0      0:00                               
      1.25  Cowley Bridge Jc                 2:30                               
      3.70  Stoke Canon LC                   5:09    55.5                       
      8.39  Hele LC                          8:48    77.1                       
     12.58  Cullompton                      11:57    79.8                       
     16.55  Tiverton Parkwayn               15:02    77.2                       
     19.90  mp 174 (Whiteball)              17:44    73.5                       
     23.66  Wellington                      20:32    80.6                       
     26.26  Bradford LC                     22:14    90.0                       
     28.86  Norton Fitzwarren FB            24:18    75.5                       
     30.76  TAUNTON                  28     26:07                               
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      0.00                            0      0:00                               
      2.39  mp 160.75 (Creech Jc)            3:22                               
      4.64  mp 158.5 (Cogload)               5:13    73.0                       
      8.64  mp 154.5 (Fordgate)              8:08    82.3                       
     11.55  BRIDGWATER                      10:08    87.3                       
     14.14  mp 149 (Dunball)                11:51    90.5                       
     17.83  HIGHBRIDGE                      14:18    90.4                       
     20.64  mp 142.5 (Brent Knoll)          16:09    91.1                       
     22.64  mp 140.5 (Lympsham)             17:28    91.1                       
     25.08  Uphill Jc RR                    20:07    55.6                       
                                                                                
     26.73  WESTON-SUPER-MARE        22     23:13                               
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      0.00                            0      0:00                               
      1.31  Weston Milton                    2:41                               
      2.32  Worle Jc                         4:00    46.0                       
      5.30  Huish LC                         7:15    55.0                       
      7.10  Yatton                           8:44    72.8                       
     11.02  Nailsea                         11:38    81.1                       
     13.16  Flax Bourton                    13:17    77.8                       
     15.39  mp 122 (Long Ashton)            15:01    77.2                       
     17.25  Parson Street                   16:21    83.7                       
     18.16  Bedminster                      17:09    73.9                       
     19.05  BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS     20     19:40                               
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      0.00                            0      0:00                           
      0.66  Dr Days Jc                       2:07                           
      1.04  Lawrence Hill                    2:47    34.2                   
      1.62  Stapleton Road                   sigs     15*                   
      2.04  Narroways Jc                     5:23                           
      3.50  mp 3.5                           7:50    35.7                   
      4.38  Filton Abbey Wood                9:06    41.7                   
      4.80  Filton Junction                  9:35    52.1                   
      5.86  BRISTOL PARKWAY           8     11:21                           
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      0.00                            0      0:00                           
      1.94  Winterbourne                     3:16                           
      3.27  mp 108.5 (Coalpit Heath)         4:36    60.3                   
      4.62  Westerleigh Jc                   6:24    45.0                   
      6.20  Yate (New)                       9:25    31.4                   
      8.84  Rangeworthy Xg                  11:55    63.3                   
     10.60  Wickwar Tunnel N                13:12    82.2                   
     12.77  Charfield                       14:46    83.1                   
     17.95  mp 108 (Berkeley Rd)            18:21    86.7                   
     20.56  Cam & Dursley                   20:05    90.3                   
     22.45  mp 103.5 (Frocester)            21:22    88.3                   
     24.20  mp 101.75 (Stonehouse)          22:34    87.5                   
     25.91  Standish Jc RR                  23:44    87.9                   
     27.18  Haresfield Xg                   24:37    86.3                   
     28.95  mp 97                           25:48    89.7                   
     31.20  mp 94.75 (Tuffley Jc)           27:23    85.2                   
     32.26  Gloucester Yard RR              28:27    59.6                   
     33.08  Barnwood Jc                     29:16    60.2                   
     35.45  Churchdown OB                   31:22    67.7                   
     37.84  mp 87.5 (Hatherley)             33:25    69.9                   
     38.64  CHELTENHAM SPA           33     34:58                           
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      0.00                            0      0:00                           
      0.90  High St RR                       1:57                           
      2.40  Swindon Rd LC                    3:25    61.3                   
      3.78  Cleeve                           4:33    73.0                   
      5.15  Tredington LC                    5:34    80.8                   
      7.24  Ashchurch                        7:00    87.5                   
                                            p.w.s     75*                   
      9.38  Bredon                           8:40                           
     12.13  Eckington FB                    10:42    81.1                   
     13.20  mp 73.5 (Defford)               11:27    85.6                   
     16.67  Wadborough LC                   13:56    83.8                   
     17.95  mp 68.75 (Abbotswood Jc)        14:51    83.8                   
     20.48  Spetchley RR                    16:40    83.5                   
     24.55  Dunhampstead LC                 19:33    84.7                   
     26.45  mp 60.25 (Droitwich Rd)         20:54    84.4                   
     29.20  mp 57.5 (Stoke Works)           22:50    85.3                   
     31.32  BROMSGROVE                      24:28    77.9                   
     33.45  mp 53.25 (Blackwell)            27:12    46.7                   
     34.88  Barnt Green                     29:09    44.0                   
     37.51  Longbridge                      31:27    68.6                   
     38.55  Northfield                      32:15    78.0                   
     39.96  Kings Norton                    33:31    66.8                   
     41.03  Bournville                      34:51    48.1                   
     42.13  Selly Oak                       36:06    52.8                   
     42.83  University                      36:52    54.8                   
     44.54  Five Ways                       39:28    39.4                   
     45.46  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST        46     42:22                           
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     Date: Tuesday 2nd May 2000                                         
                                                                        
     dep: Exeter St Davids 12.57pm..1 Late                              
     arr: Birmingham New St 3.47pm.. 5 Late                             

     Net times: 26.1, 23.2, 19.7, 8.5, 35.0, 42.4,
     Total 154.9 mins (Sched 157), 166.50 miles, 64.5 mph
                                                                        
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