MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD-MARYLEBONE: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS
Engine: Reb Merchant Navy 4-6-2 no 35028 Clan Line
Load: 11 coaches, 398 tons tare. 425 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) 6:03 24
2.71 mp 203.25 7:52 26
4.46 mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill) 10:27 49
5.13 Neasden S Jc 11:27 40*
6.52 Wembley Hill 13:27 43
7.86 Sudbury 15:21 40
8.78 Sudbury Hill slack 15*
9.80 Northolt Park 19:59 44/46
11.51 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 23:17 25*
13.38 West Ruislip 26:36 38/25*
16.12 Denham 30:46 50/49
18.72 Gerrards Cross 34:52 25*
21.43 Seer Green 39:14 46/48
23.02 Beaconsfield 41:14 45*
25.51 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 43:54 64
27.87 HIGH WYCOMBE 46:43 40*
30.11 West Wycombe 49:33 50
32.85 Saunderton 52:29 58
33.51 mp 22 53:04 59
34.51 mp 23 54:07 63
36.01 PRINCES RISBOROUGH sigs 15*
38.76 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 60:50 65
41.41 Haddenham 63:07 70/66
43.01 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 64:35 70
45.51 mp 34 (Ashendon) 66:51 64
48.74 Brill p.w.s 18*
51.71 Blackthorne 75:25 58/61
53.35 mp 8 77:06 59
54.69 BICESTER NORTH 78:33 57/56
58.60 mp 13.25 (Ardley) 82:37 60
60.35 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel) 84:17 65
61.85 mp 16.5 85:28 64
63.10 Aynho Park Jc 87:36 25*
63.60 Aynho Jc SB 88:42 37
65.25 Kings Sutton 90:56 51
66.56 mp 84 (Astrop) 92:23 56
easy 15*
68.76 BANBURY 96:53
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0.00 0:00
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 5:09 33
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 8:15 40/42
5.05 mp 91.25 10:07 easy
slack 25*
6.80 mp 93 13:21 37
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 15:53 54
11.80 mp 98 18:57 61
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 20:57 58
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse) 23:22 63
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 27:38 30*
20.80 mp 107 28:57 52
21.80 WARWICK 30:51
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0.00 0:00
1.00 mp 109 2:40 33/36
2.00 mp 110 (Budbrook) 4:23 34
3.00 mp 111 6:09 35
4.17 Hatton 9:58 10*
4.53 Hatton West Jc 11:29 15*
5.87 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 13:37 50/46
7.37 mp 15 15:25 54
9.13 Bearley 17:50 easy
9.65 Bearley W Jc 18:43 35*
10.76 Wilmcote 20:22 41
11.87 mp 10.5 21:44 53
13.41 STRATFORD ON AVON 25:09
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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 5:40 37
2.65 Wilmcote 8:29 25/34
3.76 Bearley W Jc 10:38 25*
4.28 Bearley 11:46 30
6.54 mp 15.5 15:18 49
7.54 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 16:37 44/48
8.88 Hatton West Jc 19:14 10*
9.24 Hatton 21:12 10*
11.41 mp 110 (Budbrook) 24:57 62/67
13.41 Warwick 27:29
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0.00 0:00
1.00 mp 107 2:37 40
1.92 LEAMINGTON SPA 4:19 30*
5.50 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 8:49 53
8.00 mp 100 (Southam Road) 11:50 49
10.50 mp 97.5 14:30 59
13.00 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 17:42 44
15.00 mp 93 20:14 50
16.00 mp 92 slack 25*
18.00 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 24:58 56
20.00 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 26:57 63
p.w.s 20*
21.80 BANBURY 32:19
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0.00 0:00
2.20 mp 84 (Astrop) 7:04 41
3.51 Kings Sutton 8:45 48
5.16 Aynho Jc SB 11:18 33*
5.91 mp 17.5 (Aynho Park) 12:27 39
8.41 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S) 15:45 48
12.41 mp 11 19:54 68
14.07 BICESTER NORTH 21:23 65/68
17.05 Blackthorne 24:12 59
20.02 Brill p.w.s 22*
23.25 mp 34 (Ashendon) 33:40 62
25.75 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 35:52 73/69
27.35 Haddenham 37:16 72/73
30.00 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 39:29 66
32.75 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 42:12 58/60
35.00 mp 22.25 44:25 60
35.91 Saunderton 45:15 70
37.25 mp 20 46:23 71
38.65 West Wycombe 47:48 48/52
40.89 HIGH WYCOMBE 50:40 43*
43.25 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 53:16 60/62
45.74 Beaconsfield 56:03 40*
47.33 Seer Green 58:03 55
48.75 mp 8.5 59:32 62
50.04 Gerrards Cross 61:49 25*
52.64 Denham 65:04 65/68
55.38 West Ruislip sigs 20*
57.25 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 74:23 15*
58.96 Northolt Park 78:40 34
59.98 Sudbury Hill 81:05 15*
60.90 Sudbury p.w.s 20*
62.24 Wembley Hill 85:49 42
63.63 Neasden S Jc 87:46 44/48
65.80 mp 203 90:40 43
66.80 mp 204 (Canfield Place) 92:15 37
68.76 MARYLEBONE 98:22
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Date: 27th April 1985:
dep: Marylebone 10.15am..R time
arr: Stratford 1.19pm..37 early
dep: Stratford 4.10pm
arr: Marylebone 7.15pm
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