WESTERN REGION: 11.15am ABERYSTWYTH-PADDINGTON
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 7001 Sir James Milne
Load: 8 coaches, 254 tons tare, 275 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL 0 0:00
1.35 Bordesley 2:32
2.34 Small Heath 3:49
3.33 Tyseley 5:08 44
4.29 Acocks Green 6:21 49
5.25 Olton 7:32 54/52
7.08 Solihull 9:37 54
8.53 Widney Manor 11:03 61
10.45 Knowle & Dorridge 12:50 67
12.99 Lapworth 14:58 74
14.89 mp 114.5 (Rowington) 16:31 75
17.21 Hatton 18:37 63/68
19.39 mp 110 (Budbrook) 20:23 78
21.38 Warwick 21:58 71
23.31 LEAMINGTON SPA 23 24:19
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Date: 15th August 1955
THE CAMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS
dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 4.02pm..2 Late
arr: Leamington Spa 4.27pm..4 Late
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