BRISTOL-WEYMOUTH-READING: THE WESSEX RAILTOUR:   
                                                                    
     Engines: Class 33/2 nos 33202 & 33204         
     Load: 10 coaches, 363 tons tare, 390 tons full                  
                                                                    
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     miles                              m/sec    mi/hr           
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                                                 (Avge)                
      0.00  BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS         0:00                    
      0.80  North Somerset Jc            2:33     easy              
      1.64  mp 116¾ (St Annes Park)      3:39     45.8               
      4.60  Keynsham                     6:25     64.2               
      7.14  mp 111¼ (Saltford)           8:49     63.5               
     10.48  Oldfield Park               12:06     61.0             
     11.50  BATH SPA                    13:24     47.1               
     13.78  Bathampton                  16:15     48.0
                                        p.w.s                    
     17.87  Limpley Stoke               21:34                    
     18.70  Freshford                   22:30     53.3               
     19.62  Avoncliffe                  23:28     57.0             
     20.93  Bradford on Avon            24:49     53.0               
     22.62  Bradford W Jc               26:39     55.3               
     22.96  Bradford S Jc               27:16     33.1               
     24.17  TROWBRIDGE                  28:54     44.5               
     27.70  Hawkeridge SB               33:13     49.1             
     28.25  WESTBURY                    34:32                    
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      0.00                               0:00                    
      1.41  Fairwood Jc                  2:50                   
      4.70  Clink Road Jc                6:38     51.9               
      6.73  Blatbridge Jc                8:47     56.7               
     10.81  Witham                      13:03     57.4               
     16.12  Bruton                      18:33     57.9             
     19.59  Castle Cary                 22:32     52.3               
     24.52  Sparkford                   28:07     53.0               
     26.94  Marston Magna               30:43     55.8               
     31.36  YEOVIL PEN MILL             36:37                    
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      0.00                               0:00
      0.48  Yeovil S Jc                  1:31                   
      3.10  Thornford                    5:29     39.6               
      4.23  Yetminster                   7:08     41.1               
      6.28  Chetnole                     9:31     51.6               
      8.25  Evershot Tunnel N           12:23     41.2     
     11.86  Cattistock                  15:47     63.7               
     12.75  MAIDEN NEWTON               18:18                    
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      0.00                               0:00                    
      2.78  Grimston Tunnel W            4:07                   
      3.65  Grimston                     5:02     56.9               
      4.82  Bradford Peverell            6:08     63.8               
      7.67  DORCHESTER WEST              9:53     45.6               
      8.03  Dorchester Jc               10:54     21.2             
     10.46  Bincombe Tunnel N           13:53     48.9
     10.93  Bincombe Tunnel S           14:21     60.4 
     12.30  Upwey                       16:08     46.1               
     13.65  Radipole                     sigs      0*              
     14.41  Weymouth Jc (mp 168½)       22:38                    
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      0.00  WAREHAM                      0:00 
      2.11  Holton Heath                 2:59         
      4.92  Hamworthy Junction           6:04     54.7  
      7.10  POOLE                        9:19     40.2      
      8.38  mp 112½                     11:44     31.8   
      8.93  Parkstone                   12:28     45.0   
      9.38  mp 111½ (summit)            13:05     43.8   
     10.63  Gas Works Jc SB             15:12     35.4   
     11.88  mp 109                      16:54     44.1   
     12.87  BOURNEMOUTH CENTRAL         18:43           
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      0.00                               0:00
      1.72  Pokesdown                    3:01          
      3.66  CHRISTCHURCH                 4:52     62.9    
      5.01  mp 103                       6:22     54.4   
      6.95  Hinton Admiral               8:17     60.7  
      8.01  mp 100                       9:30     52.3   
      9.45  NEW MILTON                  11:08     52.9   
                                         sigs            
     12.45  Sway                        15:32        
     14.24  Lymington Jc SB             17:31     54.2   
     15.20  BROCKENHURST                18:29     59.6    
     19.93  Beaulieu Road                sigs   
     22.58  Lyndhurst Road              27:14         
     25.47  Totton                      30:38     51.0
     26.13  Redbridge                   31:21     55.2   
     27.88  Millbrook                   33:42     44.7   
                                         sigs            
     28.78  SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL         36:28     easy       
     29.84  Northam Jc SB               39:06     easy   
     30.74  St Denys                    41:10          
     32.15  Swaythling                  43:13       
                                         sigs
     34.44  EASTLEIGH                   48:24     slow  
     38.30  Shawford                    53:08          
                                         sigs
     41.42  WINCHESTER CITY             57:21          
     43.59  Winchester Jc               60:03     48.2  
     45.62  Wallers Ash Tunnel N        62:00     62.4
     47.78  Weston RR                   64:06     61.7    
     49.90  Micheldever                 66:11     61.1    
     51.95  mp 56 (Roundwood)           68:13     60.5
     55.47  mp 52½ (Wootton)            71:35     62.7  
     57.72  Worting Jc                  73:45     62.3   
     60.23  BASINGSTOKE                 77:02      
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      0.00                               0:00
      1.50  mp 50                        2:45                    
      4.98  Bramley                      6:01     63.9               
      8.32  Mortimer                    p.w.s                    
     13.74  Southcote Jc                16:05                   
     14.60  Reading West                17:51
                                         sigs                    
     15.52  READING                     21:45                    
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     Date: Saturday 23rd April 1994
     THE WESSEX RAILTOUR: SVRS ?               
                                                                    
     dep: Bristol Temple Meads 10.34am                   
     arr: Weymouth Jc 12.32pm 
     dep: Wareham 5.46pm
     arr: Reading 7.47pm
     
     Train ran to Weymouth Quay. A Swanage Railway (by
     coach, option was available. The main train 
     returned from Weymouth, picking up the Swanage
     passengers at Wareham.

     47574 worked Kidderminster-Bristol
     47709 worked Reading-Kidderminster (via Chelten'm)        
                                                                    
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