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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