WESTERN REGION: 4.45pm PADDINGTON-HEREFORD
(THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS)
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 7007 Great Western
Load: 10 coaches, 347 tons tare, 365 tons full
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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 3:35
3.28 Old Oak West Jc 6:46 44
4.26 Acton 8:00 49
5.72 Ealing Broadway 9:49 51
7.35 Hanwell 11:38 54
9.07 SOUTHALL 13 13:26 57
10.90 Hayes & Harlington 15:21 59
13.24 West Drayton 17:36 62
14.74 Iver 19:01 63
16.23 Langley 20:26 64
18.44 SLOUGH 22 22:27 66
20.95 Burnham 24:44 65
22.45 Taplow 26:09 64
24.24 Maidenhead 28 27:51 63
28.00 mp 28 (Shottesbrook) 30:27 63
31.01 Twyford 35 p.w.s 41*
34.00 mp 34 (Sonning) 38:41 52
p.w.s 40*
35.98 READING GENERAL 40 41:18 42
38.65 Tilehurst 44:35 54
41.54 Pangbourne 47:38 59
44.75 Goring 50:50 60
48.44 Cholsey 54:39 57
51.25 mp 51.25 (Moreton) 57:35 57
52.75 mp 52.75 (Didcot E Jc) 58 59:34 35*
53.89 Didcot N Jc SB 60 61:22 46
56.10 Culham 64:08 47
58.33 Radley 66:50 51
59.89 mp 60 68:41 50
60.95 Kennington Jc SB 69:52 57
sigs
63.40 OXFORD 73 74:41
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0.00 0 0:00
sigs 25*
2.86 Wolvercot Jc SB 6:16 36*
3.81 Yarnton 7:54 41/39
6.98 Hanborough 12:18 50
9.99 mp 73.5 15:48 54/52
13.24 Charlbury 19:21 57
16.91 Ascott 23:14 55/58
18.22 Shipton 24:37 57
21.21 KINGHAM 26 p.w.s 30*
23.88 Adlestrop 32:15 47
26.49 mp 90 35:28 51
28.25 MORETON-IN-MARSH 34 38:02
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0.00 0 0:00
3.21 Blockley 5:08 60
5.18 Chipping Campden 7:21 50
6.33 Campden Tunnel W 8:40 60
9.99 Honeybourne 11:57 71
12.59 Littleton 14:16 66
14.94 EVESHAM 19 17:02
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0.00 0 0:00
3.15 Fladbury 4:53 56
5.92 Pershore 7:42 63
8.15 Stoulton 9:50 60
10.69 Norton 12:29 55
12.30 mp 119 14:06 61
sigs
13.80 WORCESTER SHRUB HILL 20 16:41
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Date: Saturday 24th April 1958
dep: Paddington 4.45pm..R Time
arr: Worcester Shrub Hill..7.21..R Time
Net times: 68.5, 34.3, 17.0, 16.2, Total 136.0 mins
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