MARYLEBONE-STRATFORD-MARYLEBONE: THE THAMES AVON EXPRESS
Engine: Princess Coronation class 4-6-2
no 46229 Duchess of Hamilton
Load: 11 coaches, 398 tons tare, 425 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 MARYLEBONE 0:00
1.96 mp 204 (Canfield Place) 6:02 25
2.71 mp 203.25 7:47 26/25
4.46 mp 201.5 (Dollis Hill) 10:26 50
5.13 Neasden S Jc 11:16 40*
6.52 Wembley Hill 13:12 44/45
7.86 Sudbury 15:00 43/44
8.78 Sudbury Hill slack 15*
9.80 Northolt Park 19:31 38/47
11.51 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 22:44 22*
13.38 West Ruislip 26:32 35/22*
16.12 Denham 31:01 49
18.72 Gerrards Cross 35:04 20*
21.43 Seer Green 39:48 44
23.02 Beaconsfield 41:57 46/40*
25.51 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 45:51 65/68
27.87 HIGH WYCOMBE 47:26 20*
30.11 West Wycombe 52:15 30
32.85 Saunderton 57:16 34
33.51 mp 22 58:24 35
34.51 mp 23 59:57 41
36.01 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 61:32 66
38.76 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 63:44 80
41.41 Haddenham 65:36 85/82
43.01 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 66:48 85
45.51 mp 34 (Ashendon) 68:42 72
48.74 Brill p.w.s 28*
51.71 Blackthorne 76:46 58
53.35 mp 8 78:32 52
54.69 BICESTER NORTH 81:10
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0.00 0:00
3.91 mp 13.25 (Ardley) 8:28 42
5.66 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel) 10:38 55
7.16 mp 16.5 12:04 65
8.41 Aynho Park Jc 13:58 20*
8.91 Aynho Jc SB 15:18 easy
10.56 Kings Sutton 17:39 49
11.87 mp 84 (Astrop) 19:07 55
easy 15*
14.07 BANBURY 24:34
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0.00 0:00
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 4:34 42/45
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) sigs 15*
5.05 mp 91.25 10:40 38
slack 10*
6.80 mp 93 14:40 36
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 17:18 55
11.80 mp 98 20:14 65
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 22:07 61
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse) 24:23 72
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 28:14 30*
20.80 mp 107 29:43 49
21.80 WARWICK 31:39
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0.00 0:00
1.00 mp 109 2:47 33
2.00 mp 110 (Budbrook) 4:25 38
3.00 mp 111 6:01 39
sigs 0*
4.17 Hatton sigs 0*
4.53 Hatton West Jc 26:58 15*
5.87 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 29:15 51
7.37 mp 15 30:49 60
9.13 Bearley 32:57 47
9.65 Bearley W Jc 33:44 40*
10.76 Wilmcote 35:18 42
11.87 mp 10.5 37:21 57
13.41 STRATFORD ON AVON 40:12
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 STRATFORD ON AVON 0:00
1.29 mp 10.25 3:46 43
2.65 Wilmcote 5:56 35/41
3.76 Bearley W Jc 8:06 22*
4.28 Bearley 9:06 33
6.54 mp 15.5 12:15 56
7.54 mp 16.5 (Claverdon) 13:22 51
8.88 Hatton West Jc 16:09 10*
9.24 Hatton 17:58 10*
11.41 mp 110 (Budbrook) 21:52 60/63
13.41 WARWICK 24:33
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0.00 0:00
1.92 LEAMINGTON SPA 4:17 39/30*
5.50 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 8:21 56
9.00 mp 100 (Southam Road) 11:22 54
10.50 mp 97.5 13:49 64
p.w.s 40*
13.00 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 17:01 45
15.00 mp 93 19:29 51
16.00 mp 92 slack 20*
18.00 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 24:08 59
20.00 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 26:13 56
21.80 BANBURY 29:09
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0.00 0:00
2.20 mp 84 (Astrop) 4:47 46
3.51 Kings Sutton 6:18 55
5.16 Aynho Jc SB 8:33 38*
5.91 mp 17.5 (Aynho Park) 9:43 40
8.41 mp 15 (Ardley Tunnel S) 13:23 41
12.41 mp 11 17:45 66
sigs 15*
14.07 BICESTER NORTH 21:36
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0.00 0:00
2.98 Blackthorne 4:50 57/65
5.95 Brill p.w.s 17*
9.18 mp 34 (Ashendon) 14:11 60
11.68 mp 31.5 (Chearsley) 16:31 69/66
13.28 Haddenham 17:58 69/71
15.93 mp 27.25 (Ilmer) 20:14 66
18.68 PRINCES RISBOROUGH 23:07 52/56
20.93 mp 22.25 25:41 49
21.84 Saunderton 26:33 54
23.18 mp 20 27:59 65
24.58 West Wycombe 29:16 63
26.82 HIGH WYCOMBE 32:09 37*
29.18 mp 14 (Tylers Green) 34:48 60/62
31.67 Beaconsfield 37:48 23*
33.26 Seer Green 40:21 50
34.68 mp 8.5 41:50 61
35.97 Gerrards Cross 44:16 18*
38.57 Denham 47:43 64/71
41.31 West Ruislip 50:04 66
43.18 mp 0 (Northolt Jc) 52:36 15*
44.89 Northolt Park 57:00 36/40
45.91 Sudbury Hill 59:20 15*
46.83 Sudbury 61:21 41
p.w.s 20*
48.17 Wembley Hill 63:45 46
49.56 Neasden S Jc 65:48 33*
51.73 mp 203 69:02 39/42
52.73 mp 204 (Canfield Place) 71:20 easy
54.69 MARYLEBONE 77:04
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Date: 25th May 1985:
dep: Marylebone 10.17am..2 late
arr: Stratford 1.48pm
dep: Stratford 4.50pm
arr: Marylebone 8.12pm..37 late
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