BANBURY-STRATFORD-BANBURY: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS
Engine: A4 class 4-6-2 no 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley
Load: 12 coaches, 432 tons tare, 455 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BANBURY 0:00
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 4:40 38
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 7:30 45
slack 20*
6.80 mp 93 13:29 42
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 15:48 58
11.80 mp 98 18:47 66/68
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 20:37 60
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse) 23:06 62
sigs 22*
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 28:44 38*
21.80 WARWICK 31:12 53/50
22.80 mp 109 32:16 56
23.80 mp 110 (Budbrook) 33:22 51
24.80 mp 111 34:40 eased
25.97 Hatton 38:40 10*
26.33 Hatton West Jc 40:07 easy
27.67 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 42:22 51
29.17 mp 15 43:56 60
30.93 Bearley 46:00 49/52
31.45 Bearley W Jc 46:51 35*
32.56 Wilmcote 48:32 44
33.67 mp 10.5 49:52 55
35.21 STRATFORD ON AVON 53:48
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0.00 0:00
1.29 mp 10.25 5:01 33
2.65 Wilmcote 8:37 20/28
3.76 Bearley W Jc 11:16 19*
4.28 Bearley 12:18 31/30
6.54 mp 15.5 15:58 48
7.54 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 17:18 44/45
8.88 Hatton West Jc 20:27 15*
9.24 Hatton 22:17 10*
11.41 mp 110 (Budbrook) 26:18 60/64
13.41 Warwick 28:13 61
15.33 LEAMINGTON SPA 31:00 34*
18.91 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 35:32 54/53
21.41 mp 100 (Southam Road) 38:17 55
23.91 mp 97.5 40:44 62/60
p.w.s 30*
26.41 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 44:38 43/50
29.41 mp 92 slack 22*
31.41 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 52:59 57/59
33.41 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) sigs 18*
sigs 0*
35.21 BANBURY 90:33
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Date: 26th January 1985:
dep: Banbury 1.02pm
arr: Stratford 1.56pm
dep: Stratford 4.27pm
arr: Banbury 5.57pm
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