DIDCOT-DORRIDGE: THE ANNIVERSARY VENTURER:
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 Earl Bathurst
Load: 11 coaches, 394 tons tare, 425 tons full.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 DIDCOT 0 0:00
0.77 Didcot N Jc 3:17 easy
2.06 Appleford 5:32 41
3.07 Culham 7:00 40/39
5.30 Radley 10:07 46/45
7.92 Kennington Jc 13:20 55
easy
10.37 OXFORD 19 17:37
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0.00 0 0:00
2.87 Wolvercot Jc 5 6:07 42/46
5.54 Kidlington p.w.s 15*
7.65 Bletchington 15:02 40
9.11 Tackley 17:05 43/41
11.73 Heyford 25 20:24 52
12.49 mp 76 slack 15*
14.59 Fritwell 26:47 38
16.80 Aynho 29:44 51
17.53 Aynho Jc SB 31 30:34 49
19.18 Kings Sutton 32:30 51
20.49 mp 84 (Astrop) 34:00 52
easy
22.69 BANBURY 37 38:40
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0.00 0 0:00
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 5:23 31
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 8:50 37
5.05 mp 91.25 10:56 34
6.80 mp 93 13:33 43
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 15:59 55/56
p.w.s 50*
11.80 mp 98 19:23 52
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) p.w.s 25*
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse Road) 26:29 56/58
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 26 31:25 29*
21.80 Warwick 34:06 49/46
22.80 mp 109 35:21 48
23.80 mp 110 (Budbrook) 36:42 40
24.80 mp 111 38:19 34/32
25.97 Hatton 35 40:25 38
28.30 mp 114.5 (Rowington) 43:34 56
30.20 Lapworth 45:46 48
easy
32.74 DORRIDGE 48 51:22
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Date: 3rd October 1981:
dep: Didcot 10.30am..R time
arr: Dorridge 1.13pm..8 late
Net times: 17.7, 35.0, 48.0 mins. Total 100.7 mins.
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