WESTERN REGION: 11.05am WEYMOUTH-WOLVERHAMPTON
Engine: Hall class 4-6-0 No 6937 Conyngham Hall
Load: 10 coaches, 314 tons tare, 330 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 OXFORD 0:00
0.99 mp 64.5 (Oxford N) 2.28 41
2.87 Wolvercot Jc SB 4.55 50/46*
5.54 Kidlington 8.01 53
7.63 Bletchington 10:14 60
11.74 Heyford p.w.s 50*
14.64 Fritwell 17:47 51
16.80 Aynho 20:17 58
17.53 Aynho Jc SB 21:10 52*
19.18 Kings Sutton 23:02 58
62
22.69 BANBURY GENERAL 27:13
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0.00 0:00
1.70 Ironstone Sdgs SB 3:11 48
3.63 Cropredy 5:22 57
5.05 mp 91.25 6:55 56
6.80 mp 93 8:40 60
8.76 Fenny Compton 10:33 62
11.80 mp 98 p.w.s 50*
60
13.75 Southam Rd p.w.s 5*
16.16 Fosse Rd SB 21:20 75
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 25:54
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0.00 0:00
1.92 Warwick 3:10 51/48
2.92 mp 109 4:17 56
3.92 mp 110 (Budbrook) 5:25 51
4.92 mp 111 6:38 47
6.09 Hatton 8:12 46/48
8.42 mp 114.5 (Rowington) 62
10.32 Lapworth 12:37 61
12.86 Knowle & Dorridge 15:07 60
14.78 Widney Manor 15:58 65
16.23 Solihull sigs 55*
18.06 Olton 20:14 66
19.02 Acocks Green 21:10 eased
19.98 Tyseley 22:10
20.97 Small Heath 23:21
21.96 Bordesley sigs
23.31 BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL 27:47
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Date: Saturday 8th August 1964
dep: Oxford 3.58pm..54 Late
arr: Birmingham 5.25pm..46 Late
Net times: 27.2, 21.5, 25.6, 74.3 mins, 53.2 mph
No King or Castle ever took me through Hatton in
8 mins 12 secs from Leamington, 46mph minimum. Superb!
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