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Table 1. Waterloo to Exeter

Loco: 33 027. Load: 9 vehicles, 289/300 tons, ETH 35

m c m s speeds
0-00 WATERLOO 0.00 --
3-71 Clapham Jn. 6.45 sigs/59/38*
7-15 Wimbledon 10.40 64
11-79 Surbiton 14.48 74/77
17-01 Walton-on-Thames 18.43 75/74
20-29 Byfleet 21.22 78/sigs 53
24-22 Woking 24.42 54
30-75 Milepost 31 31.08 66
33-13 Farnborough 33.00 74/77
39-60 Winchfield 38.17 pws 58/75
47-55 Basingstoke 45.16 61*
50-75 Battledown 48.25 63
55-35 Overton 52.21 73
60-71 Hurstbourne 56.28 87/80
66-14 Andover 60.11 90
72-44 Grateley 65.08 66/64
78-02 Porton 69.40 85/90
83-40 SALISBURY =72 ¾ 75.04 --
8-27 Dinton 14.27 sigs/57/56
12-49 Tisbury 18.38 65/67
17-48 Semley 23.13 61/88
21-54 Gillingham 26.19 86/74
26-16 Milepost 109 ¾ 29.18 90
28-34 Templecombe 31.27 41*/80
34-47 SHERBORNE 31¾ 8.18 --
4-48 YEOVIL JN. =6 7.39 62 max/sigs
3-52 Milepost 126 ¼ 5.56 50/76
8-63 Crewkerne 10.25 66/52
11-15 Hewish Crossing 13.09 65
16-73 Chard Jn. 17.15 85/87
21-75 AXMINSTER 21.20 --
3-23 Seaton Jn. 4.29 59/55
8-05 Honiton Tunnel E. 10.46 42/63
10-15 HONITON 13.39 --
4-52 Feniton 4.54 84/68*
8-31 Whimple 7.55 85/95
12-03 Broad Clyst 10.20 93
16-60 EXETER CENTRAL 14.59 --
0-61 EXETER ST. DAVIDS =3 12.27 sigs/28 max
Calculated drawbar horsepower output:
Average 1 in 314 rise Woking to MP 31: 1099 at 62.1mph
1 in 550 fall MP 53 ½ to MP 57 (Overton): 806 at 73.3mph
1 in 165 rise MP 701/2 to MP 73 ¼ (Grateley): 873 at 68.3mph
Average 1 in 80 rise MP 148 to Honiton Tunnel: 1286 at 45.3mph
These figures net of nominal 227 ½ ETH requirement

* Speed restrictions

 

Table 2. The Newcastle to Poole through train

Loco: 33 118. Load: 11 vehicles, 360/385 decreasing 365 tons

m c m s speeds
0-00 READING 0.00 --
1-63 Southcote Jn. 3.42 45
7-16 Mortimer 9.08 66/65
10-44 Bramley 12.10 70/73
14-42 Milepost 50 ½ 15.44 62
15-42 BASINGSTOKE 17.40 --
2-48 Worting Jn. 4.29 48
8-07 Litchfield Tunnel W. 10.10 67
12-34 Weston Jn. 13.44 80
16-47 Winchester Jn. 16.37 89
18-59 WINCHESTER 18.51 --
3-10 Shawford 4.13 68
6-77 Eastleigh 7.10 82/84
11-56 Northam Jn. 10.59 22*/37
12-59 SOUTHAMPTON 13.22 --
2-53 Redbridge 4.18 52*
5-25 Lyndhurst Road 8.22 59/66
7-77 Beaulieu Road 10.34 63/75
12-56 Brockenhurst 14.34 71/ 61 ½
18-35 New Milton 19.42 73/83
24-18 Christchurch 24.17 61*/63
26-13 Pokesdown 26.16 52/54
27-75 BOURNEMOUTH 28.40 --
2-47 Branksome 4.30 51/39*/77
5-57 POOLE 8.18 --
Calculated drawbar horsepower output:
1 in 247 rise MP 39 ½ to MP 41 ½ (Mortimer): 1141 at 62.4 mph
1 in 249 rise MP 48 to MP 52 (Worting): 1191 at 43.0 mph
1 in 252 fall Litchfield to Winchester Jn.: 738 at 79.1 mph
1 in 252 fall MP 66 ¾ to MP 72 ¼ (Eastleigh): 1088 at 61.1 mph
ETH was not in use on this run

Table 3. Crewe to Cardiff

Loco: 33 031. Load: 6 vehicles, 206/215 tons, ETH 20

m c m s speeds
0-00 CREWE 0.00 --
2-63 Willaston 5.10 Sigs/66/69
4-38 Nantwich 6.43 65*/58
8-72 Wrenbury 10.55 70/71
12-24 Milepost 12 13.58 62
13-68 Whitchurch 15.18 76/79
18-60 Prees 19.09 77/67
21-79 Wem 21.52 74/77
28-64 Milepost 28 ½ 27.21 71/77/sigs
32.60 SHREWSBURY =32 36.17 --
4-22 Condover 6.50 59/66
6-29 Dorrington 8.54 57/59
9-19 Leebotwood 11.56 56/58
11-52 All Stretton 14.28 57/58
12-60 CHURCH STRETTON 16.10 --
2-48 Marsh Brook 4.57 Pws/67
3-74 Marsh Farm Jn. 6.14 57*/71
7-11 CRAVEN ARMS =8 ½ 9.49 --
2-78 Onibury 3.47 73/77
7-48 LUDLOW 8.07 --
4-48 Woofferton 5.16 75/77
10-71 LEOMINSTER 10.57 --
5-08 Dinmore 5.54 67/59*
8-33 Moreton-on-Lugg 8.25 81
12-49 HEREFORD 13.30 --
3-25 Red Hill Jn. 4.32 60/56
6-50 Tram Inn 7.46 73/pws 37
9-02 St. Devereux 10.41 59/72
12-38 Pontrilas 13.47 61*/69
17-45 Pandy 18.19 67
19-76 Llanvihangel 20.34 62/80
23-73 ABERGAVENNY =23 ½ 24.37 --
2-61 Penpergwm 3.25 71/61*/56
5-29 Nantyderry 6.03 64/60*/76
9-41 PONTYPOOL 10.25 --
4-06 Llantarnam Jn. 5.12 pws/72
7-20 Caerleon 8.37 46*/55/sigs
9-78 NEWPORT =13 ¾ 18.20 --
2-30 Milepost 161 3.32 68
7-57 St. Mellons West 7.41 82
11-59 CARDIFF CENTRAL 12.38 --
Calculated drawbar horsepower output:
Average 1 in 110 rise MP 9 ½ to MP 12 (Whitchurch): 1009 at 66.2 mph
1 in 127 rise MP 1 to MP 2 ¼ (Condover): 1160 at 39.5 mph
Average 1 in 100 rise MP 6 ¾ to MP 10 ¼ (Leebotwood): 1172 at 56.8 mph
Average 1 in 98 rise MP 1 ¼ to MP 3 ¼ (Red Hill): 1109 at 57.1 mph
Average 1 in 99.8 rise MP 16 to MP 18 ½ (Pandy): 1160 at 64.3 mph
Average 1 in 7000 fall MP 161 to St. Mellons West: 838 at 77.2 mph
These figures net of nominal 130hp ETH requirement 

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