LONDON MIDLAND REGION: RUGBY-BIRMINGHAM:                            

     Date:                            10th March 1956    14th March 1956          
     Working:                         1.45pm Peterboro   1.45pm Peterboro
                                                                      
     2 2-car Derby DMU's              79149/79669        79664/79123        
                                      79654/79133        79133/79654
                                      95/100 tons        95/100 tons        
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr     m/sec    mi/hr     
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      0.00  RUGBY MIDLAND               0:00               0:00  
                                        sigs               sigs
      0.70  Rugby no 7 SB               2:00               2:08
      4.45  mp 87                       5:51     71½       6:05         
      6.53  Brandon & Wolston           7:39   easy/53     7:59            
      8.10  Ballast Pit SB              9:18    60/65      9:33           
     10.20  mp 92.75 (Humber Rd)       11:23    easy      11:36           
     11.44  COVENTRY                   13:24              13:41       
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00      
      1.48  Canley Halt                 2:43      43½      2:33      49         
      3.57  Tile Hill                   5:25      49       4:47      63        
      5.50  Berkswell                   7:37      58       6:46     easy        
      8.77  Hampton in Arden           10:48     69/65     9:50    68/62           
     12.42  Marston Green              14:00     68/65    13:07    66/63            
     14.00  Lea Hall                   15:37      61      14:39      67         
     15.11  Stechford                  17:18              16:14 
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00                 
      1.88  Adderley Park               3:08      52½      2:58      57½         
      3.11  Proof House Jc SB           4:53     easy      4:28     easy           
      3.81  BIRMINGHAM NEW ST           7:00               6:09       
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     dep: Rugby Midland                3.31pm..11 late     3.17pm..2 late        
     arr: Birmingham New St            4.16pm..5 late      3.59pm..?                  
                                                                             
     Net Time:                         37.2 mins           35.3 mins             
                                                                             
                                                                             
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