WESTERN REGION: 4.45pm PADDINGTON-HEREFORD
(THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS)
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 4088 Dartmouth Castle
Load: 12 coaches, 404 tons tare, 440 tons full,
as far as Oxford, then 11 coaches, 373
tons tare, 400 tons full, to Worcester
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 PADDINGTON 0 0:00
1.25 Westbourne Park 3 3:36 34
3.28 Old Oak West Jc 6:44 45
4.26 Acton 7:59 47
5.72 Ealing Broadway 9:48 49
7.35 Hanwell 11:40 53
9.07 SOUTHALL 13 13:36 54
10.90 Hayes & Harlington 15:39 56
13.21 West Drayton 18:03 59
14.74 Iver 19:32 60
16.22 Langley 21:00 62
18.44 SLOUGH 22 23:05 63
20.95 Burnham 25:31 63
22.45 Taplow 26:57 62
24.24 Maidenhead 28 28:42 61
28.00 mp 28 (Shottesbrook) 32:23 61
31.01 Twyford 35 sigs 48*
34.00 mp 34 (Sonning) 39:02 59
35.98 READING GENERAL 40 41:00 59
38.65 Tilehurst 44:42 60
41.54 Pangbourne 46:37 59
44.75 Goring 49:50 61
48.44 Cholsey 53:24 62
51.25 mp 51.25 (Moreton) sigs 0*
52.75 mp 52.75 (Didcot E Jc) 58 62:43
53.89 Didcot N Jc SB 60 64:42 44
56.10 Culham 67:18 53
58.33 Radley 69:42 57
59.89 mp 60 71:21 58
60.95 Kennington Jc SB 72:25 60
sigs
63.40 OXFORD 73 77:39
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0.00 0 0:00
sigs
2.86 Wolvercot Jc SB 5:42 46/38*
3.81 Yarnton 7:03 42
7.98 Hanborough 11:07 53/50
9.99 mp 73.5 14:31 55/51
13.24 Charlbury 18:07 56/53
16.91 Ascott 22:10 57
18.22 Shipton 23:37 54
21.21 KINGHAM 26:55 54
23.88 Adlestrop 29:53 55
26.49 mp 90 32:45 55
28.25 MORETON-IN-MARSH 36 35:21
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0.00 0 0:00
3.21 Blockley 5:21 59
5.18 Chipping Campden 7:42 46
6.33 Campden Tunnel W 59
9.99 Honeybourne 12:18 75
12.59 Littleton 14:34 63
14.94 EVESHAM 18 17:21
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0.00 0 0:00
3.15 Fladbury 5:16 54
5.92 Pershore 8:13 59
8.15 Stoulton 10:29 58
10.69 Norton 13:11 55
12.30 mp 119 14:48 63
13.80 WORCESTER SHRUB HILL 20 17:14
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Date: 31st March 1959
dep: Paddington 4.45pm..R Time
arr: Worcester Shrub Hill 7.22pm..2 Late
Net times, 69.3, 35.0, 17.3, 17.2, Total 138.8 mins
Loco fitted with Double chimney
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