COVENTRY to BRIGHTON: 6.20am Preston-Brighton                          
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 47 no 47853                                           
     Load: 7 coaches, 234 tons tare, 250 tons full 
                                               
     -----------------------------------------------------          
     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
     -----------------------------------------------------          
                                                    (Avge)                
      0.00  COVENTRY                 0      0:00                    
      0.68  Gibbet Hill Jn                  2:17                   
      4.13  Kenilworth N Jn                 6:26     49.9               
      8.55  Milverton Jn                   11:43     50.2
      9.54  LEAMINGTON SPA          15     14:19                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                      
      3.48  Fosse Rd UB                     4:27                   
      5.43  Harbury Tunnel N                6:00     75.5               
      6.92  Greaves Sdg SB                  7:14     73.6               
     11.12  Fenny Compton SB               10:20     81.3               
     13.83  mp 92.25 (Claydon)             12:20     81.3               
     16.33  mp 89.75 (Cropredy)            14:03     87.4
     19.88  BANBURY                 19     17:13                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      3.51  Kings Sutton                    3:56                   
      5.16  Aynho Jn SB                     5:45     54.5               
      5.89  Aynho                           6:40     47.9
      8.05  Fritwell                        8:38     65.9               
     10.95  Heyford                        10:52     77.9             
     13.58  Tackley                        12:42     86.1               
     15.06  Bletchington OB                13:40     91.9               
     17.15  Kidlington                     15:03     90.7                         
     19.85  Wolvercot Jn                   16:50     90.8               
     21.67  Oxford N Jn                    18:07     85.1             
     22.67  OXFORD                  21     20:09                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.45  Kennington Jn                   3:29                   
      5.07  Radley                          5:27     79.9               
      7.30  Culham                          6:59     87.3               
      8.31  Appleford                       7:42     84.5               
      9.51  Didcot N Jn                     9:32      sig             
                                           10:47     stop
     10.37  DIDCOT                  14     13:47                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      4.70  Cholsey                         4:45                  
      8.39  Goring                          7:11     91.0               
     11.60  Pangbourne                      9:19     90.3               
     14.49  Tilehurst                      11:15     89.7               
     16.16  Reading W Jn                    sigs      30* 
     17.16  READING                 17     15:38                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                
      4.97  Twyford                         5:32                    
     11.74  Maidenhead                      9:54     93.0               
     13.53  Taplow                         11:02     94.7
     15.03  Burnham                        12:00     93.1               
     17.54  SLOUGH                         13:34     96.1               
     19.76  Langley                        14:57     96.3               
     22.77  West Drayton                   16:50     95.9             
     25.08  Hayes                          18:18     94.5               
     26.91  Southall                       19:28     94.1               
     28.63  Hanwell                        20:34     93.8
     30.26  Ealing Broadway                22:50     easy           
     31.72  Acton Main Line                25:45     ML/RL               
     31.89  Acton E Jn                     26:21     17.0               
     32.60  Acton Wells Jn SB              28:40     18.4                      
     33.27  West London Jn                 32:16      Sig
                                           44:13     Stop
     33.77  Mitre Bridge Jn                45:36                    
     34.19  North Pole Jn                  46:35     25.6               
     36.07  KENSINGTON OLYMPIA      49     50:35                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.44  Chelsea                         2:42                   
      2.06  Chelsea Bridge N                3:45     35.4               
      2.73  Latchmere no 1 Jn               5:34     easy
                                            sigs      0*       
      3.40  Clapham Junction               11:07 
                                            sigs
     11.27  EAST CROYDON            25     25:48
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                       
      0.89  South Croydon                   1:50                   
      2.07  Purley Oaks                     3:01     59.8               
      2.99  Purley                          3:51     66.2               
      6.93  Quarry Tunnel N                 6:59     75.4
      8.13  Quarry Tunnel S                 7:51     83.0           
     10.40  Redhill Tunnel N                9:28     84.2               
     11.33  Earlswood                      10:11     77.8               
     13.17  Salfords                       11:27     87.1               
     15.44  Horley                         13:21     71.7
                                                     easy   
     16.29  GATWICK AIRPORT         16     15:29                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                           
      2.67  Three Bridges                   3:42                    
      4.76  Balcombe Tunnel N               5:30     69.6               
      6.08  Balcombe Tunnel S               6:36     72.0               
      7.27  Balcombe                        sigs      20*              
      9.01  Ouse Viaduct                   10:17 
      9.95  Copyhold Jn (old)              11:23     ML/RL               
     11.13  HAYWARDS HEATH          17     12:59                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.92  Wivelsfield                     3:46                   
      3.74  Burgess Hill                    4:31     65.6               
      5.80  Hassocks                        6:12     72.7               
      8.10  Clayton Tunnel S                7:51     83.6               
     10.10  Patcham Tunnel N                9:19     81.8             
     11.52  Preston Park                    sigs      20*              
     12.88  BRIGHTON                17     14:48                    
     -----                          --     -----                    
                                                                    
     Date: Tuesday 16th February 1999 (Train 1O30)                            
                                                                    
     dep: Coventry 9.29am..2 Late                                       
     arr: Brighton 1.07pm..1 Early                                       
                                                                    
     -----------------------------------------------------
     
     Virgin Cross Country 47's      Modern Traction Archives Page