WESTERN REGION: 11.15am PADDINGTON-BRISTOL
(THE MERCHANT VENTURER)
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 7017 G J Churchward
Load: 9 coaches, 314 tons tare, 330 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 3:14 35
3.28 Old Oak West Jc 6:15 46
4.26 Acton 7:25 49
5.72 Ealing Broadway 9:07 54
7.35 Hanwell 10:50 59
9.07 SOUTHALL 13 12:35 60
10.90 Hayes & Harlington 14:27 61
13.21 West Drayton 16:36 65
14.74 Iver 17:58 67
16.22 Langley 19:18 67
18.44 SLOUGH 21 21:13 69
20.95 Burnham 23:26 69
22.45 Taplow 24:45 68
24.24 Maidenhead 26 26:22 67
28.00 mp 28 (Shottesbrook) 29:42 68
31.00 Twyford 32 p.w.s 49*
34.00 mp 34 (Sonning) 35:59 60
p.w.s 31*
35.98 READING GENERAL 37 39:02 44
38.65 Tilehurst 42:11 56
41.54 Pangbourne 45:05 61
44.75 Goring 48:12 64
48.44 Cholsey 51:35 67
51.25 mp 51.25 (Moreton) 54:08 65
53.14 DIDCOT 55:52 65
56.51 Steventon 59:02 64
60.42 Wantage Road 62:46 61
63.82 Challow 66:09 60
66.56 Uffington 68:49 60
69.00 mp 69 (Knighton) 71:17 60
71.52 Shrivenham 73:47 63
74.00 mp 74 (Marston) 76:06 63
76.32 Highworth Jc SB 78:20 64
77.29 SWINDON 79:11 64
78.50 mp 78.5 (Rushey Platt) sigs 41*
80.00 mp 80 (Hay Lane) 83:03 49
82.87 Wootton Bassett 86:03 63
85.25 mp 85.25 (Incline SB) 88:12 68
87.72 Dauntsey 90:10 80
90.00 mp 90 (Christian Malford) 91:54 80
92.00 mp 92 93:26 77
93.96 CHIPPENHAM 93 94:59 73
96.10 Thingley Jc SB 96:48 69
98.35 Corsham 98:48 67
99.15 Box Tunnel E 99:30 66
101.85 Box 101:46 79
104.60 Bathampton 103:58 71
106.89 BATH SPA 106 106:46
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0.00 0 0:00
1.02 Oldfield Park 2:35 41
4.45 Saltford 6:35 59
6.90 Keynsham 8:55 64
9.81 St Annes Park 11:41 61
sigs
11.49 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 17 15:52
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Date: Saturday 24th April 1958
dep: Paddington 11.15am..R Time
arr: Bristol Temple Meads 1.22pm..R Time
Driver Jeffries, Fireman Stewart
Net times: 101.0 and 14.5 Total 115.5mins
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