HONITON-BASINGSTOKE: 12.29pm EXETER SD-WATERLOO                           
                                                                          
     Engine: Class 50's nos 50007 Sir Edward Elgar
             & 50009 Conqueror.    
     Load: 9 coaches, 289 tons tare, 300 tons full.
                  
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr                 
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      0.00  HONITON                         0:00                          
      1.36  Honiton Tunnel W                2:13      54                     
      4.68  mp 150                          4:38     92/85                     
      6.88  Seaton Junction                 6:07      93                    
      8.41  mp 146.25                       7:27     95/91                     
     10.15  AXMINSTER                       9:11                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      3.27  mp 141.25 (Broom)               3:41      81                    
      5.08  Chard Jc SB                     4:59      88                    
      6.02  mp 138.5                        5:36      89                    
      9.27  mp 135.25                       7:49     85/89                     
     11.27  mp 133.25                      p.w.s      40*
     13.09  CREWKERNE                      12:34                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      1.93  mp 129.5                        2:20      79                    
      3.43  mp 128 (Hardington)             3:23      91                   
      5.18  mp 126.25                       4:36      84                    
      6.58  Sutton Bingham                  5:34     89/82                     
                                                     easy
      8.82  YEOVIL JUNCTION                 8:45                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      1.87  mp 120.75 (Wyke)                2:32      72                   
      3.62  mp 119                          3:53      83
      4.57  SHERBORNE                       5:26                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      2.56  mp 115.5                        3:21      61                        
      3.67  Milborne Port                   4:18     79/83                     
      5.05  mp 113                          5:18     eased
      6.06  TEMPLECOMBE                     6:48                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      2.24  mp 109.75                       2:49      84                          
      4.50  mp 107.5 (Buckhorn T)           4:25      83
                                                      85
      6.74  GILLINGHAM                      7:10                         
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      2.27  mp 103                          3:09      67
      4.11  Semley                          4:42      74                    
      7.77  mp 97.5                         7:28      86
                                                     easy
      9.10  TISBURY                        10:01                          
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      4.33  Dinton                          4:07      86                    
      7.19  mp 89                           6:08      77                    
     10.06  Wilton South                    8:52     easy                          
     11.69  mp 84.5                        10:51      54                    
     12.57  SALISBURY                      12:47                         
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      1.13  Tunnel Jc SB                    2:14                          
      2.53  mp 81                           3:44      66                    
      5.53  mp 78 (Porton)                  6:05      84                     
      8.03  mp 75.5 (Amesbury)              7:48     91/89                     
     10.92  Grateley                        9:43     92/94                     
     14.53  mp 69                          12:04      90                       
     16.03  mp 67.5 (Red Post)             13:11     easy                    
     17.28  ANDOVER JUNCTION               15:13                         
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      0.00                                  0:00                          
      1.75  mp 64.5                         2:25      68
      3.75  mp 62.5                         4:00      79                    
      5.25  mp 61 (Hurstbourne)             5:03      86                    
      7.15  Whitchurch                      6:23     87/84                     
     10.79  Overton                         8:54     86/88                     
     13.94  Oakley                         11:06      78                    
     15.29  mp 51                          12:21      60*
     16.04  mp 50.25 (Worting)             12:58      79                    
     17.29  mp 49                          13:53      84
     18.56  BASINGSTOKE                    15:49                          
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     Date: 4th October 1989:                   
                                                                          
     dep: Honiton 12.56pm          
     arr: Basingstoke 3.02pm
                                                                         
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