WESTERN REGION: BRISTOL-PLYMOUTH:
Engine: Warship class No D855 Triumph
Load: To Newton Abbot 11 coaches, 380 tons tare,
410 tons full, Newton Abbot to Plymouth,
8 coaches, 278 tons tare, 300 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 0 0:00
0.89 Bedminster 3:11 32
1.80 Parson Street 4:39 44
3.61 mp 122 (Long Ashton) 6:51 53
4.61 mp 123 (summit) 7:57 54
5.89 Flax Bourton 9:13 66
8.03 Nailsea & Blackwell 11:03 70
11.95 Yatton 14:01 80
13.75 Huish SB 15:24 78
15.55 Puxton & Worle 16:53 71
16.73 Worle Jc SB 18:40 23*
17.74 Weston Milton 20:21 40
19.05 WESTON-SUPER-MARE 22 23:16
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0.00 0 0:00
1.65 Uphill Jc SB 4:00 36/30*
2.18 Bleadon & Uphill 4:56 38
4.09 mp 140.5 (Lympsham) 7:24 55
6.09 Brent Knoll 9:24 64
8.89 HIGHBRIDGE 11:48 71
10.59 mp 147 (Huntspill) 13:12 74
12.63 Dunball 14:54 77
15.18 BRIDGWATER 16:48 79/78
18.09 mp 154.5 (Fordgate) 18:59 80
20.97 Durston 21:06 81/78
21.97 Cogload Jc SB 21:51 79
24.27 Creech Jc SB 23:38 80
26.73 TAUNTON 31 26:25
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0.00 0 0:00
1.97 Norton Fitzwarren 4:02 51
4.86 mp 168 7:12 59
7.09 Wellington 9:29 57/58
8.36 mp 171.5 10:50 53
9.36 mp 172.5 12:03 45
10.02 Whiteball Tunnel E 12:59 42
10.86 Whiteball SB 14:12 41
11.60 Burlescombe 15:01 60
14.20 Sampford Peverell 17:09 82
15.97 Tiverton Junction 18:28 83/76
18.17 Cullompton sigs 34*
22.40 Hele & Bradninch 26:28 56
23.59 Silverton 27:47 59
27.37 Stoke Canon 31:27 63
29.50 Cowley Bridge Jc 33:33 59*
30.76 EXETER ST DAVIDS 35 35:20
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0.00 0 0:00
0.75 Exeter St Thomas 2:46 37
4.79 Exminster 6:46 69
8.55 Starcross 10:22 52*
10.60 Dawlish Warren 12:36 58/59
12.25 DAWLISH 15 14:42
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0.00 0 0:00
1.85 mp 208 4:00 50
2.77 TEIGNMOUTH 6 5:23
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0.00 0 0:00
3.08 mp 212 4:58 61
4.44 Hackney SB 6.19 easy
5.16 NEWTON ABBOT 10 7:41
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0.00 0 0:00
1.11 Aller Jc SB 2:32 42
1.92 mp 216 3:33 52
2.85 Stoneycombe Sdg SB 4:46 43
3.92 mp 218 (Dainton) 6:55 22
5.42 mp 219.5 9:08 45
36*
6.92 mp 221 11:31 44
8.73 TOTNES 13:51 55
9.92 mp 224 15:13 48
11.42 mp 225.5 (Tigley) 17:32 33
13.42 mp 227.5 (Rattery) 21:08 34/29
15.57 BRENT 25:19 39
17.92 mp 232 (Warangaton) 29:12 31
46
21.04 Ivybridge 34:01 37*
23.51 Cornwood 37:37 45
25.20 Hemerdon Sdg SB 39:52 47/40
55
27.83 Plympton 43:01 35*
28.92 mp 243 (Tavistock Jc) 44:48 36*
29.92 mp 244 (Laira Jc) 46:24 42
31.86 PLYMOUTH NORTH RD 51 50:43
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Date: Wednesday 24th June 1964
dep: Bristol Temple Meads 12.05pm
arr: Plymouth North Rd 3.16pm..1 Late
Net times: 23.3, 26.4. 31.6, 14.2, 5.4, 7.7, 50.7,
Total 159.3 mins, 128.58 miles, 48.4 mph.
Reasonable running to Exeter, then, Oh dear ! If
the driver was trying to avoid an early arrival
at Plymouth, he mis-judged it, arriving 1 min late.
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