WESTERN REGION: 11.00am PADDINGTON-SWANSEA                       
                                                                      
      Engine: D1023 Western Fusilier                                   
      Load: 10 coaches, 357 tons tare, 380 tons full                   
                                                                       
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       miles                          sch   m/sec    mi/hr              
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       0.00  PADDINGTON               0      0:00                      
       1.25  Westbourne Park                 3:00    39                
       3.28  Old Oak West Jc                 sigs     0*               
       4.26  Acton                          12:08   RL/ML              
       5.72  Ealing Broadway                p.w.s    15*               
       7.35  Hanwell                        20:07    40                
       9.07  SOUTHALL                       22:13    58                
      10.90  Hayes & Harlington             23:59    67                
      13.21  West Drayton                   25:56    76                
      14.74  Iver                           27:05    78                
      16.22  Langley                        28:13    80                
      18.44  SLOUGH                         29:48    83                
      20.95  Burnham                        31:37    83                
      22.45  Taplow                         32:42    83                
      24.24  Maidenhead                     34:00    83               
      28.00  mp 28 (Shottesbrook)           36:41    84                
      31.01  Twyford                        39:00    72*               
      34.00  mp 34 (Sonning)                41:21    78                
      35.98  READING GENERAL                42:55    73*               
      38.65  Tilehurst                      45:02    77                
      41.54  Pangbourne                     47:08    79                
      44.75  Goring                         49:42    82                
      48.44  Cholsey                        52:22    84                
      51.25  mp 51.25 (Moreton)             54:21    85                
      53.14  DIDCOT                         55:41    85                
      56.51  Steventon                      58:06    84                
      60.42  Wantage Road                   60:54    84                
      63.82  Challow                        63:23    84                
      66.56  Uffington                      65:18    83                
      69.00  mp 69 (Knighton)               67:07    82                
      71.52  Shrivenham                     69:00    78*               
      74.00  mp 74 (Marston)                70:52    80                
      76.32  Highworth Jc SB                72:46   easy               
      77.29  SWINDON                 72     74:57                      
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       0.00                           0      0:00                      
       1.21  mp 78.5 (Rushey Platt)          2:35    48                
       2.71  mp 80 (Hay Lane)                4:10    63                
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       5.58  Wootton Bassett                 6:48    51*               
       9.72  Brinkworth                     10:36    80                
      12.47  Little Somerford               12:34    86                
      16.97  Hullavington                   15:53    78                
      20.46  mp 97.75 (Alderton)            18:38    75                
      22.71  BADMINTON                      20:27    73                
      27.27  Chipping Sodbury               23:53    82                
      29.86  Westerleigh Jc                 25:42   86/82              
      31.17  Coalpit Heath                  26:43    81                
      32.54  Winterbourne                   27:44    79                
      34.71  mp 112 (Stoke Gifford W)       29:57    47*               
      35.77  Patchway                       31:22   easy               
      39.35  Pilning                        35:09   73/69              
      40.82  Severn Tunnel E                36:25    76                
      45.17  Severn Tunnel W                40:14                      
      46.30  SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION         41:43    33*               
      48.66  Magor                          44:59    60                
      50.54  mp 153 (Bishton)               46:38    71                
      52.54  mp 155 (Llanwern)              48:15    76                
      54.58  East Usk SB                    p.w.s     5*               
      55.44  Maindee E Jc                   55:53   easy               
                                             sigs     0*
      56.15  NEWPORT                 58     59:52                      
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      Date: Tuesday 23rd June 1964                                      
                                                                       
      dep: Paddington 11.00am..R Time                                   
      arr: Newport 1.18pm..4 Late                                       
                                                                       
      Net times: 62.5, 53.5, Total 116.0                                

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