SOUTHERN/MIDLAND REGIONS: WESSEX DOWNSMAN RAILTOUR:
Engine: Class 8F 2-8-0 no 48309
Load: 10 coaches, 252 tons tare, 332/355 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BATH GREEN PARK 0 0:00
0.51 Bath Jc SB 2 2:38 easy
1.26 mp 0.75 7:11 9.9
1.95 Devonshire Tunnel N 9:23 18.8
2.50 Coombe Tunnel N 12:28 10.7
4.39 Midford 10 16:23 28.9
6.80 Wellow 22:17 24.5
8.60 Shoscombe 25:45 31.1
9.66 Writhlington SB 27:46 31.5
10.68 Radstock 18 30:02 27.0
11.76 mp 11.25 34:00 16.3
12.52 Midsomer Norton 37:56 11.6
13.51 mp 13 (Chilcompton Tunnel) 43:01 11.7
14.53 Chilcompton 48:28 11.2
15.74 Moorewood SB 53:20 14.9
17.11 Binegar 58:17 16.6
18.26 mp 17.75 (Masbury summit) 63:06 14.3
18.67 Masbury 63:56 29.5
20.01 mp 19.5 (Winsor Hill) 66:37 29.9
21.87 Shepton Mallet 46 70:01
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0.00 0 0:00
3.10 Evercreech New 5:59 52
4.58 EVERCREECH JUNCTION 9 8:58 slack
47
7.36 Cole 13:08 43/46
36/44
11.61 Wincanton 27 19:28 34
52
14.83 Templecombe No 2 Jc 34 24:17 slack
17.01 Henstridge 27:58 49
18.51 Stalbridge 41 30:55 slack
48
22.48 Sturminster 47 37:13 slack
45
25.52 Shillingstone 54 42:16 slack
28.32 Stourpaine 46:45 48
30.98 BLANDFORD FORUM 64 50:55 slack
44
32.64 Charlton Marshall 53:31 38/53
34.26 Spetisbury 53/44
55/50
37.07 Bailey Gate 58:48 54
38.87 Corfe Mullen Jc SB 74 62:05 slack
40.67 mp 62 (top 1/80) 26
41.87 BROADSTONE 81 67:55 slack
42.97 Creekmoor Halt 69:57
44.77 Holes Bay Jc SB 52
45.30 POOLE 88 74:33
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0.00 0 0:00
36
1.83 Parkstone 4:28 24
3.13 Branksome 7:53 Addl
10:08 Stop
3.76 Bournemouth W Jc 11:55
4.35 BOURNEMOUTH WEST 10 14:38
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Date: Sunday 4th April 1965:
LCGB WESSEX DOWNSMAN RAILTOUR:
dep: Bath Green Park dep 3.15pm..70 late
arr: Bournemouth West arr 6.06pm..69 late
Speeds to Shepton Mallett are station to station
averages. Onwards to Bournemouth speeds are based
on railjoints and are approximate only.
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