LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 7.50am WOLVERHAMPTON-EUSTON
Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 45074 (Pilot)
Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 45310
Load: 14 coaches, 439 tons tare, 475 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0 0:00
0.70 Proof House Jc SB 2:20
1.94 Adderley Park 4:01
3.81 Stechford 6:22 54
4.92 Lea Hall 7:32 57
6.50 Marston Green 9:06 63
10.15 Hampton in Arden 12:23 66
13.42 Berkswell 15:38 58/57
15.35 Tile Hill 17:35 64
17.44 Canley Halt 19:24 70
sigs 15*
18.92 COVENTRY 22 22:44
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0.00 0 0:00
3.34 Ballast Pit SB 5:09 62
4.91 Brandon & Wolston 6:37 65
8.99 mp 85 10:20 66/65
10.74 Rugby No 7 SB sigs 20*
11.44 RUGBY MIDLAND 15 14:31
13.73 Hillmorton SB 17:50 49
15.24 mp 78.75 (Kilsby N) 19:37 55
17.24 mp 76.75 (Kilsby S) 21:41 60
18.74 Welton 23:07 64
24.30 Weedon 28 27:30 83
26.74 mp 67.25 (Heyford) 29:18 78/82
29.49 mp 64.5 (Banbury Lane) 31:20 79
31.14 Blisworth 34 32:37 78
34.10 Roade 37 34:58 74/76
36.49 mp 57.5 (Hanslope) 36:48 81
39.24 Castlethorpe 38:46 80/81
41.57 Wolverton 40:32 78/79
43.99 mp 50 (Loughton Sdg) 42:24 77
46.24 mp 47.75 (Denbigh Hall) 44:14 74
47.31 BLETCHLEY 48 45:05 76
49.49 mp 44.5 (Stoke Hammond) 46:49 75/77
51.74 mp 42.25 (Chelmscote) 48:35 76
53.81 Leighton Buzzard 50:10 76/77
55.99 mp 38 (Sears Xg) 51:55 76
57.89 Cheddington p.w.s 10*
59.99 mp 34 (Tring Cutting) 59:45 48
62.33 TRING 63 62:25 52
63.99 mp 30 (Northchurch) 64:17 59/64
sigs 0*
66.05 Berkhamsted 69:00
67.99 mp 26 (Bourne End) 71:57 57
69.50 Hemel Hempstead 73:23 68
70.92 Apsley 74:33 74
73.06 Kings Langley 76:13 79
76.55 WATFORD JUNCTION 75 78:54 78
78.00 Bushey & Oxhey 79:59 80
79.49 mp 14.5 (Carpenders) 78
80.69 Hatch End 82:03 82
82.61 Harrow & Wealdstone 83:23 84
85.94 Wembley Central 85:38 89
86.99 mp 7 (Brent Jc) 86:25 86
88.57 WILLESDEN JUNCTION 86 87:37 75
90.99 mp 3 (Kilburn) 89:45 61
92.99 Camden No 1 SB
93.99 LONDON EUSTON 94 94:42
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Date: 21st February 1957
dep: Birmingham New St 8.33am..3 Late
arr: London Euston 10.35am..5 Late
Net time up from Coventry 82.7 minutes, allowing for
delays as follows: Rugby Signal check 1.5 mins, Bridge
works at Cheddington 5.0 mins, and Berkhamstead Signal
stop 5.5 mins. Superb running, and one of my all time
best runs.
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