MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS
Engine: West Country class 4-6-2
no 34092 City of Wells
Load: 12 coaches, 431 tons tare, 440 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 MARYLEBONE 0:00
1.96 mp 204 (Canfield Place) 7:57 21
2.71 mp 203.25 11:05 12(slip)
4.46 mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill) 14:49 45
5.13 Neasden S Jc 15:33 35*
6.52 Wembley Hill 17:42 41
7.86 Sudbury 19:30 43/46
8.78 Sudbury Hill slack 15*
9.80 Northolt Park 23:37 37/47
11.51 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 27:17 20*
13.38 West Ruislip 30:25 45/25*
16.12 Denham 34:17 56
18.72 Gerrards Cross 37:43 22*
21.43 Seer Green 42:10 48
23.02 Beaconsfield 44:03 53
25.51 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 46:31 67/68
27.87 HIGH WYCOMBE 49:03 31*
30.11 West Wycombe 52:44 43
32.85 Saunderton 55:59 53
33.51 mp 22 56:43 54
34.51 mp 23 57:46 59
36.01 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 59:08 69
38.76 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 61:26 72
41.41 Haddenham 63:40 66/60
43.01 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 65:13 67/66
45.51 mp 34 (Ashendon) 67:25 68
48.74 Brill p.w.s 15*
51.71 Blackthorne 76:12 56
53.35 mp 8 77:58 57
sigs 10*
54.69 BICESTER NORTH 83:00
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0.00 0:00
3.91 mp 13.25 (Ardley) 8:29 49
5.66 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel) 10:25 61
7.16 mp 16.5 11:49 63
8.41 Aynho Park Jc 13:59 20*
8.91 Aynho Jc SB sigs 5*
10.56 Kings Sutton 20:31 38
11.87 mp 84 (Astrop) 22:31 51/56
sigs 0*
14.07 BANBURY 29:09
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0.00 0:00
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 4:14 42
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 6:45 52
5.05 mp 91.25 8:17 50/eased
slack 29*
6.80 mp 93 11:19 41
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 13:35 63
11.80 mp 98 16:12 71/69
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 17:59 63
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse) 20:14 71/72
sigs 15*
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 26:08
20.80 mp 107 sigs 15*
21.80 WARWICK 29:27 30/38
22.80 mp 109 sigs 32*
23.80 mp 110 (Budbrook) 34:28 34
24.80 mp 111 36:11 36
25.97 Hatton 40:35 Sig
47:16 stop
26.33 Hatton West Jc 49:27 15*
27.67 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 51:33 52
29.17 mp 15 53:07 63
30.93 Bearley 55:06 51
31.45 Bearley W Jc 56:07 30*
33.67 mp 10.5 59:18 51
35.21 STRATFORD ON AVON 63:00
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 STRATFORD ON AVON 0:00
1.29 mp 10.25 4:08 40
2.65 Wilmcote 6:37 30/35
3.76 Bearley W Jc 8:52 25*
4.28 Bearley 9:49 33/30
6.54 mp 15.5 13:30 48
7.54 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 14:50 43/46
8.88 Hatton West Jc 17:19 15*
9.24 Hatton 19:13 10*
11.41 mp 110 (Budbrook) 23:22 62/64 0
13.41 Warwick sigs 15*
15.33 LEAMINGTON SPA 31:15 29*
18.91 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 36:03 53
21.41 mp 100 (Southam Road) 38:52 53
23.91 mp 97.5 41:19 64
p.w.s 36*
26.41 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 44:45 48
28.41 mp 93 47:02 54
29.41 mp 92 slack 24*
31.41 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 51:35 58
33.41 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 53:26 66
sigs 20*
35.21 BANBURY 60:08
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0.00 0:00
2.20 mp 84 (Astrop) p.w.s 22*
3.51 Kings Sutton 8:41 52/54
5.16 Aynho Jc SB 11:01 30*
5.91 mp 17.5 (Aynho Park) 12:23 36
8.41 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S) 15:49 46/44
12.41 mp 11 20:24 64
14.07 BICESTER NORTH 21:50 70
17.05 Blackthorne 24:20 74/70
20.02 Brill p.w.s 14*
23.25 mp 34 (Ashendon) 33:08 60
25.75 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 35:29 68/66
27.35 Haddenham 36:56 70/73
30.00 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 39:10 68
32.75 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 41:49 58/60
35.00 mp 22.25 44:23 46
35.91 Saunderton 45:30 55
37.25 mp 20 46:51 63/67
38.65 West Wycombe 48:07 63
40.89 HIGH WYCOMBE 51:02 42*
43.25 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 54:01 51/52
45.74 Beaconsfield 57:11 33*
47.33 Seer Green 59:36 47
48.75 mp 8.5 61:21 54
50.04 Gerrards Cross 63:50 25*
52.64 Denham 67:23 62/65
55.38 West Ruislip sigs 5*
57.25 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 78:26 20*
58.96 Northolt Park 82:47 easy
59.98 Sudbury Hill 85:14 15*
60.90 Sudbury p.w.s 20*
62.24 Wembley Hill 89:49
63.63 Neasden S Jc 91:44 43.5 av
65.80 mp 203 94:44 43.4 av
66.80 mp 204 (Canfield Place) 96:11 41.4 av
68.76 MARYLEBONE 101:54
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Date: 2nd November 1985:
dep: Marylebone 10.15am..R time
arr: Stratford 1.47pm
dep: Stratford..4.19pm
arr: Marylebone 7.32pm
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