WESTERN REGION: 10.30am PADDINGTON-PENZANCE
(THE CORNISH RIVIERA EXPRESS)
Engine: King class 4-6-0 No 6004 King George III
Load: 11 coaches, 384 tons tare, 405 tons full, to
Heywood Rd, then 10 for 349 tons tare, 370 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 PADDINGTON 0 0:00
1.25 Westbourne Park 3:21 33
3.28 Old Oak West Jc 6:21 46
4.26 Acton 7:31 50
5.72 Ealing Broadway 9:13 55
7.35 Hanwell 10:56 60
9.07 SOUTHALL 12 12:38 62
10.90 Hayes & Harlington 14:24 65
13.21 West Drayton 16:76 69
14.74 Iver 17:43 71
16.22 Langley 18:58 72
18.44 SLOUGH 21 sigs 30*
20.95 Burnham 24:50 52
22.45 Taplow 26:30 57
24.24 Maidenhead 26 p.w.s 20*
28.00 mp 28 (Shottesbrook) 34:39 54
31.01 Twyford 37:45 61
34.00 mp 34 (Sonning) 40:38 64/60
35.98 READING GENERAL 37 42:52 39*
36.90 Reading West 44:19 37*
37.76 Southcote Jc SB 45:46 46
41.29 Theale 49:24 63
44.79 Aldermaston 52:38 66
46.74 Midgham 54:31 60*
49.58 Thatcham 57:17 63
53.10 NEWBURY 55 60:35 65
54.18 Enborne Jc SB 61:35 66/62
58.48 Kintbury 65:32 67
61.54 Hungerford 68:24 60*
66.42 Bedwyn 68 73:07 63
68.60 Grafton Curve Jc 75:17 55*
70.09 Savernake 72 76:55 52
72.54 Wootton Rivers 79:18 70
75.32 Pewsey 81:35 76
77.00 mp 77 (Manningford) 82:50 81/76
78.86 Woodborough 84:15 80
81.09 Patney & Chirton 85:53 82/80
77*
86.89 Lavington 90:20 81/82
91.40 Edington 93:40 79
94.59 Heywood Rd Jc SB 93 96:06 79
96.97 Fairwood Jc SB p.w.s 58*
100.26 Clink Rd Jc SB 101.48 55
102.29 Blatbridge Jc SB 100 103:42 68
69
106.37 Witham 107:24 63
108.23 Brewham SB 109:07 59
70/68
111.68 Bruton 112:15 71
115.16 CASTLE CARY 113 115:17 65*
117.30 mp 117.5 (Alford) 117:13 72
74
120.00 Keinton Mandeville 119:27 67
122.18 Charlton Mackrell 121:21 70
75
125.51 Somerton 124:07 71/67
127.62 Long Sutton 125:58 74
129.71 Langport East 127:33 79
130.80 mp 131 (Curry Rivel) 128:22 80
71
134.76 Athelney 131:31 73
68
137.94 Cogload Jc SB 134:15 71
140.24 Creech Jc SB 134 136:10 73/75
142.70 TAUNTON 137 138:09 72
144.67 Norton Fitzwarren 139:47 74
147.56 mp 168 142:14 68
149.79 Wellington 144:20 61
151.06 mp 171.5 145:38 54
152.06 mp 172.5 146:49 47
152.72 Whiteball Tunnel E 147:41 45
153.56 Whiteball SB 149 148:49 43
154.30 Burlescombe 149:40 60
156.90 Sampford Peverell 151:52 82
158.67 Tiverton Junction 153:10 78
160.87 Cullompton 155:03 71
p.w.s 60*
165.10 Hele & Bradninch 158:48 73
166.29 Silverton 159:46 75
81
170.07 Stoke Canon 162:42 75
172.20 Cowley Bridge Jc 165 164:33 56*
173.46 EXETER ST DAVIDS 167 166:23 30*
174.21 Exeter St Thomas 167:38 47
178.25 Exminster 171:30 64
182.01 Starcross 175:18 49*
184.06 Dawlish Warren 177:38 56
185.71 DAWLISH 179:34 48*
44*
188.48 TEIGNMOUTH 183.15 48*
191.56 mp 212 186:43 59
192.86 Hackney SB 188:13 46
193.64 NEWTON ABBOT 192 189:20 35*
194.75 Aller Jc SB p.w.s 20*
38
196.49 Stoneycombe Sdg SB 194:57 32
197.06 mp 217.5 196:05 25
197.56 mp 218 (Dainton) p.w.s 10*
199.06 mp 219.5 201:04 47/36*
200.56 mp 221 203:02 51/47*
202.37 TOTNES 205:14 50
203.56 mp 224 206:48 40
205.06 mp 225.5 (Tigley) 209:31 30
207.06 mp 227.5 (Rattery) 212:54 39/38
209.21 BRENT 215:51 50
211.56 mp 232 (Wrangaton) 218:40 51/47
60
214.68 Ivybridge 222:05 44*
217.15 Cornwood 225:10 52
218.84 Hemerdon Sdg SB p.w.s 15*
220.56 mp 241 230:21 70
221.47 Plympton 231:15 51*
222.56 mp 243 (Tavistock Jc) 232:43 38*
223.56 mp 244 (Laira Jc) 234:13 41*
sigs 15*
225.50 PLYMOUTH NORTH RD 240 238:46
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Date: Monday 9th June 1958
dep: Paddington 10.30am..R Time
arr: Plymouth 2.29pm..1 Early
6004 had 4 major and 2 Slight P.W.Slowings, also
Signal checks at Slough and approaching Plymouth. 1
min early into North Road, 224 minutes Net, 16 mins
gain to Engine and Crew. Top Rate.
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