SOUTHERN REGION: 2.21pm TIPTON ST JOHNS-EXMOUTH
Engine: LM class 2MT 2-6-2T No 41318
Load: 3 coaches, 100 tons tare, 105 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 TIPTON ST JOHNS 0 0:00
0.95 mp 165.25 2:16 43
1.27 Newton Poppleford 2:55
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3 3:14
2.45 mp 166.75 5:22 54
3.45 mp 167.75 6:23 61
4.27 East Budleigh 7:30
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8 8:09
5.70 mp 170 10:37 48
6.40 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 13 11:52
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14 13:42
7.20 mp 171.5 15:43 30
7.95 mp 172.25 (summit) 17:15 27
8.95 mp 173.25 18:36 58
9.58 Littleham 19:41
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21 20:39
10.70 mp 175 22:52 41
11.26 EXMOUTH 25 23:58
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Date: Tuesday 2nd September 1958
dep: Tipton St Johns 2.25pm..4 late
arr: Exmouth 2.49pm..3 Late
Net Running Times 20.2 mins (33.4 mph)
A tremendous effort to pull back a minute or two of
the 4 mins late departure from Tipton. Some superb
sounds from the loco down the Otter Valley, 61mph
(?50 mph Linespeed) in 2.2 miles from the Newton
Poppleford stop.
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