9.05am BIRMINGHAM-RAMSGATE EXCURSION:                  
                                       
     2 Metro Cammell 3 car DMU's                      
                                                                   
     --------------------------------------------------  
      miles                             m/sec    mi/hr   
     --------------------------------------------------
                                                
      0.00  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL         0:00                
      1.35  Bordesley                    2:20               
      2.34  Small Heath                  3:32     49       
      3.33  Tyseley                      4:45     49      
      4.29  Acocks Green                 5:54     50       
      5.25  Olton                        7:03     51    
      7.08  Solihull                    10:12    ML/RL   
      8.53  Widney Manor                12:04     53            
     10.45  Knowle & Dorridge           14:00    64/69   
     12.99  Lapworth                    16:25    RL/ML  
     17.21  Hatton                      20:37    69/53   
     19.39  mp 110 (Budbrook)           22:35     70 
     21.38  Warwick                     24:17     67 
     23.31  LEAMINGTON SPA              26:46         
     -----                              -----         
      0.00                               0:00     
      3.72  Fosse Rd SB                  5:43     58           
      6.13  Southam Road                 8:08     60
                                                  70      
                                        p.w.s     50*         
     11.12  Fenny Compton               13:03     58          
     16.25  Cropredy                    17:58     69    
     19.90  BANBURY                     22:04 
     -----                              -----         
      0.00                               0:00     
      3.49  Kings Sutton                 4:42     69     
      5.14  Aynho Jc SB                  6.11     61*     
      5.92  Aynho Park                  p.w.s     50*          
     10.26  Ardley                      11:32     62
                                        p.w.s     60*    
     14.06  BICESTER NORTH              15:11    69/62     
     17.02  Blackthorne                           70          
     20.03  Brill                       20:31     63      
     23.40  Ashendon Jc SB              23:55     55*    
     27.41  Haddenham                   27:31     69     
                                        p.w.s     50*    
     32.76  PRINCES RISBOROUGH          34:28     25*P     
     35.91  Saunderton                  38:39     69     
     38.66  West Wycombe                41:24     47*    
     40.90  HIGH WYCOMBE                44:36     30*P
                                         sigs      0*    
     45.75  Beaconsfield                53:57     25*P     
     47.32  Seer Green                  56:09     65     
     50.05  Gerrards Cross              58:36     70  
     52.65  Denham                      60:52     72  
     57.26  Northolt Jc (mp 0)          64:59     70   
     59.64  Greenford                   67:01     68  
     64.19  Old Oak West Jc             71:41     40*      
     64.67  Old Oak Common              72:31
     -----                              -----         
      0.00                               0:00                   
      0.82  North Pole Jc                2:45    easy                
      2.67  KENSINGTON                  10:15 
      ----                              -----                         
      0.00                               0:00                   
      2.83  Latchmere Jc                 6:06    easy              
      3.57  Longhedge Jc                 8:45    easy                
      4.04  Factory Jc                  10:30 
      ----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00   (Avge)                
      1.42  Brixton                      5:03                   
      2.52  Denmark Hill                 7:30    26.9         
      3.43  Peckham Rye                  9:12    32.1         
      4.20  Nunhead                     10:46    29.5         
      5.38  Crofton Park                12:31    40.4         
      6.28  Catford                     13:50    41.0         
      7.15  Bellingham                  15:07    40.7         
      7.80  Beckenham Hill              16:01    43.3         
      8.68  Ravensbourne                17:11    45.2         
      9.38  Shortlands                  18:26    33.6         
     10.23  BROMLEY SOUTH               19:37    43.1         
     11.26  Bickley                     21:12    39.0         
     14.04  St Mary Cray                24:11    55.9
     16.73  Swanley                     27:13    53.2        
     19.85  Farningham Road             30:28    57.6         
     22.72  Fawkham                     33:04    66.2         
     25.28  Meopham                     35:31    62.7         
     26.20  Sole Street                 36:24    62.5
     33.09  Rochester                   45:16    46.6         
     33.65  CHATHAM                     46:31    26.9
     35.26  Gillingham                  49:16    35.1         
     38.24  Rainham                      sigs     0*              
     40.86  Newington                   58:23                    
     44.09  SITTINGBOURNE               61:41    58.7         
     47.26  Teynham                     64:33    66.3
                                         sigs                   
     51.30  FAVERSHAM                   70:27    easy                       
     58.40  WHITSTABLE                  78:20    54.0             
     59.90  Chestfield                  80:07    50.5                 
     62.08  HERNE BAY                   82:43 
     -----                              -----                                    
      0.00                               0:00                    
      7.95  Birchington                  8:09 
      9.70  WESTGATE                    11:47 
      ----                              -----                                   
      0.00                               0:00                    
      1.45  MARGATE                      3:30                    
      ----                              -----  
                                                                  
     Date: Sunday 28th August 1966:                 
                                                                   
     dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 9.17am..12 late               
     arr: Margate 1.29pm..1 early               
                                                                   
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     7.22pm RAMSGATE-BIRMINGHAM RETURN EXCURSION:         
                                                                    
     2 Metro Cammell 3 car DMU's                           
                                                                    
     --------------------------------------------------          
     miles                              m/sec    mi/hr           
     --------------------------------------------------          
                                                 (Avge)                   
      0.00  RAMSGATE                     0:00                    
      0.93  Dumpton Park                 2:17                   
      2.15  BROADSTAIRS                  5:17 
      ----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                   
      3.21  MARGATE                      5:44 
      ----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                    
      1.45  WESTGATE                     3:40  
      ----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                   
      1.75  Birchington                  2:58                   
      9.70  HERNE BAY                   11:41  
      ----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                   
      2.18  Chestfield                   3:39                    
      3.68  WHITSTABLE                   5:09     60.0               
     10.78  FAVERSHAM                   13:14     52.7               
     14.82  Teynham                     18:02     50.5               
     17.99  SITTINGBOURNE               21:10     60.7               
     21.22  Newington                   24:51     52.6               
     23.84  Rainham                      sigs
     26.82  Gillingham                  32:55
                                         sigs                    
     28.43  CHATHAM                     36:51                    
     -----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                    
      0.56  Rochester                    1:45                   
      7.45  Sole Street                 13:31     35.2               
      8.37  Meopham                     14:35     51.8               
     10.93  Fawkham                     17:29     52.9
                                        p.w.s
     13.80  Farningham Road             22:45                   
     16.92  Swanley                     26:02     57.0               
     19.61  St Mary Cray                29:10     51.5               
     22.39  Bickley                     33:13     41.2               
     23.42  BROMLEY SOUTH               34:26     50.8
     24.27  Shortlands                   sigs                   
     24.97  Ravensbourne                37:32                    
     25.85  Beckenham Hill              38:51     45.0               
     26.50  Bellingham                  39:51     39.0               
     27.37  Catford                     41:03     43.5             
     28.27  Crofton                     42:43     32.4               
     29.45  Nunhead                     44:41     36.0               
     30.22  Peckham Rye                 45:56     36.9               
     31.13  Denmark Hill                47:49     29.0             
     32.23  Brixton                     50:25     25.4             
     33.65  Factory Jc                  54:35     20.4
     34.12  Longhedge Jc                56:29     14.8              
     34.96  Latchmere Jc                58:32     21.6               
     37.69  KENSINGTON                  65:40 
     -----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                        
      1.85  North Pole Jc                3:31                   
      2.67  Old Oak Common               5:58                    
     -----                              -----                    
      0.00                               0:00                    
      0.48  Old Oak Common W Jc          1:28                  
      4.99  Greenford                    6:47     50.9     
      7.38  Northolt Jc (mp 0)           9:15     58.1     
     11.99  Denham                      13:50     60.3     
     14.59  Gerrards Cross              16:25     60.4     
     17.32  Seer Green                   sigs          
     18.89  Beaconsfield                22:52      P
                                         sigs    
     23.74  HIGH WYCOMBE                35:42      P    
     25.98  West Wycombe                39:37     34.3     
     28.72  Saunderton                  42:39     54.2    
     31.88  PRINCES RISBOROUGH          46:53      P    
                                        p.w.s              
     37.23  Haddenham                   53:04          
     41.24  Ashendon Jc SB              56:55     62.5     
     50.58  BICESTER NORTH              65:55     62.3    
     54.38  Ardley                      69:43     60.0    
     59.51  Aynho Jc SB                 74:52     59.8      
     61.16  Kings Sutton                76:33     58.8      
                                         sigs
     64.65  BANBURY                     81:57           
     -----                              -----
      0.00                               0:00               
      3.63  Cropredy                     5:17           
      8.76  Fenny Compton               10:10     63.0      
     13.75  Southam Road                14:20     71.9      
     19.88  LEAMINGTON SPA              22:24            
     -----                              -----           
      0.00                               0:00          
      1.92  Warwick                      3:08          
      6.09  Hatton                       7:28     57.7  
     10.32  Lapworth                    11:44     59.5    
     12.86  Knowle & Dorridge           14:15     60.5     
     16.23  Solihull                    17:34     60.9       
     19.98  Tyseley                     21:21     59.5      
     23.31  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL        25:41           
     -----                              -----           
                                                                 
      Date: Sunday 28th August 1966:                    
                                                                 
      dep: Ramsgate 7.22pm..R time                 
      arr: Birmingham Snow Hill 11.57pm..2 late

      Note: Mileages on the West London line iclude
      estimates.                                               
                                                                 
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