Photo Review
25th July 2009
Flamboyant Trains
Brighton Rocks With AC:DC
| Locos Used | 47786 'Roy Castle OBE', 73205 'Jeanette', 73209 'Alison' & 87002 'Royal Sovereign' |
| Stock Used | 9506+5995+5971+6122+5919+6173+1254+3232+3374 |
Route :
1Z86 : Doncaster to Brighton
1Z87 : Brighton to Doncaster
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 87002 (1) | Doncaster - Decoy South Jn - Loversall Carr Jn - (via ECML) - Copenhagen Jn - Camden Road East Jn - Camden Road Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Harlesden Jn - Railnet Reception & Departure No.1 Line |
| 47786 (2) | Railnet Reception & Departure No.1 Line - Wembley Yard South Jn - Sudbury Jn (Up Willesden Relief) |
| 73209 + 73205 (1) | Sudbury Jn (Up Willesden Relief) - Willesden No.7 - West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham Hill - West Norwood - Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Stoats Nest Jn - (via Quarry Line) - Earlswood - Gatwick Airport - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Preston Park - Brighton |
| 73205 + 73209 (1) | Brighton - (reverse of outward route) - West Norwood - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Sudbury Jn (Down Willesden Relief) |
| 47786 (3) | Sudbury Jn (Down Willesden Relief) - Wembley Yard South Jn - Railnet Reception & Departure No.1 Line |
| 87002 (1) | Railnet Reception & Departure No.1 Line - Harlesden Jn - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - Camden Road East Jn - Copenhagen Jn - (via ECML) - Copenhagen Jn - Doncaster |
Notes :
(1) 47786 on rear.
(2) 73205 + 73209 on rear.
(3) 73209 + 73205 on rear.
Sources : John Clifford & Alan Sheppard
Photo Review
87002 waits to leave Doncaster (photo: Alan Sheppard)
73209 & 73205 on arrival into Brighton (photo: Alan Sheppard)
47786 waits to depart from Brighton homewards (photo: Alan Sheppard)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt, Pete Drury & Alan Sheppard)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Doncaster | 06.03d [P8] | 06.03 | 22.43a [P8] | 22.53 | |
| Bridge Jn | 06/05 [WSL] | 06/05 | |||
| Decoy North Jn | 06/08 | 06/08 | |||
| Decoy South Jn | 06/09½ [DLF] | 06/09 | |||
| Loversall Carr Jn | 06/13 | 06/10½ | 22/34 | 22/47½ | |
| Retford | 06.22a ~ 06.25d [P1] | 06.22½ ~ 06.24½ | 22.22a ~ 22.24d [P2] | 22.34½ ~ 22.36½ | |
| Newark Flat Crossing | 06/38 | 06/40 | 22/09 | 22/20 | |
| Newark North Gate | 06*40a ~ 06*50d [P3] | 06.42 ~ 06.50 | 22.05½a ~ 22.07½ [P1] | 22.17 ~ 22.18½ | |
| Claypole Loop | 06/54 | 06/55 | 22/01 | 22/13 | |
| Grantham | 07.05a ~ 07.07d [P1] | 07.03 ~ 07.06½ | 21.51a ~ 21.53d [P2] | 22.02 ~ 22.05 | |
| Stoke Jn | 07/12 [FL] | 07/12½ | 21/46 | 21/58 | |
| Tallington Jn | 07/21 | 07/22½ | 21/37 | 21/48½ | |
| Peterborough |
07.31a ~ 07.33d [P3]
|
07.30 ~ 07.32½
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21.27½a ~ 21.30d [P4]
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21.38½ ~ 21.40½ [P2]
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| Holme |
|
21/21½
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21/32
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| Connington South |
07/41
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07/40½
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? | 21/30 | |
| Huntingdon |
07/46
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07/46
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21/15½
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21/25
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| Sandy |
07/55
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07/55½
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21/06½
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21/16
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| Biggleswade | ? | 08/00 [UF>US] | ? | 21/13½ | |
| Hitchin |
08/02
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08/07
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20/58½
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21/08
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| Stevenage |
08/06 [P2]
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08/12 [P1]
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20/55½ [P3]
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21/05½
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| Woolmer Green Jn |
08/10
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08.17 ~ 08.17
|
20/53
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21/03
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| Welwyn Garden City |
08/12
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08/23½
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20/50
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21/01
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| Potters Bar |
08/17
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08/28½
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20/45
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20/56
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| Wood Green |
08/22
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08/33½
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20/39
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20/51
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| Finsbury Park |
08/24 [P1] [SL]
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08/36 [FL]
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20/37 [P4] [FL]
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20/48½ [P3]
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| Holloway South Jn |
08/31
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08/38 [SL]
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20/32½ [SL]
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20/47 [FL]
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| Copenhagen Jn |
08/34 [NLI]
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08/40
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20/29 [SL]
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20.43 ~ 20.44
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| Camden Road East Jn |
08/46
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08.42½ ~ 08.45
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20/26 [NLI]
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20/41
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| Camden Road Jn |
08/48
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08/47
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20/24
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20/40
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| Primrose Hill | ? | 08/49 | |||
| Camden Jn |
08/51 [SL]
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08/50
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| West London Jn |
08/56
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08/55
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| Gospel Oak |
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20/21
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20/36
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| Kensal Green Jn |
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20/10
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20.18 ~ 20.18½
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| Harlesden Jn |
08/58 [HLG]
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08/57
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20/05
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20/14½
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| Railnet Reception |
09L00 ~ 10L05
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08.58½ ~ 09.57
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19L30 ~ 20L03
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19.31 ~ 20.12
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| Wembley Yard South Jn |
10/09 [DR]
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10/00 [UR]
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19/27 [HLG]
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19/27
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| Sudbury Jn |
10.10 ~ 10.15 [UR]
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10.01 ~ 10.10
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19.21 ~ 19.26 [UR]
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19.22 ~ 19.26 [DR]
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| Wembley Yard South Jn |
10/16
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10/12
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19/20
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19/18½
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| Willesden No.7 |
10/19
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10/15
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19/17
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19/16½
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| West London Jn |
10/21
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10/18½
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19/15 [DR]
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19/14
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| Mitre Bridge Jn |
10/22
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10/20
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19/14
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19.08½ ~ 19.12
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| North Pole Jn |
10/23
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10/21
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19/09
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19/06½
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| Kensington Olympia |
10/27 [P3]
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10/27
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19/04 [DML]
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19/04
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| Latchmere Jn |
10/35
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10.34 ~ 10.34½
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18/58
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18.55 ~ 18.57½
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| Clapham Junction |
10/47 [P17] [SL]
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10.39 ~ 10.46½
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| Balham |
10/53
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10/53½
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| Streatham Hill |
10/56
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10/56½
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| Longhedge Jn |
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18/55
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18/52
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| Factory Jn |
|
18/52
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18/50½
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| Voltaire Road Jn |
|
18/51
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18/49 [Chat Rev]
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| Brixton |
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18/46
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18/47 [UCM]
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| Herne Hill |
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18/45 [P2]
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18/45½ [P1]
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| Tulse Hill |
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18/31 [P3]
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18/31
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| West Norwood |
11/00
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11/00
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18/29
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18/27
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| Crystal Palace |
11/05½ [P2]
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11/05½
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18/21 [P1]
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18.22 ~ 18.23
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| Bromley Jn |
11/08
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11/08
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18/19
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18/20
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| Norwood Junction |
11/12 [P4] [FL]
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11/11
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18/16½ [P3]
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18/17½
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| Windmill Bridge Jn |
11/14½
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11/13
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18/15
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18/15
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| East Croydon | 11/15½ [P3] |
11/14
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18/14 [P1] |
18/13
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| Purley | 11/19 [P2] |
11/18
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18/10½ [P1] |
18/10
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| Stoats Nest Jn | 11/20 [QL] |
11/19 [QL]
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18/09½ [FL] |
18/09
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| Earlswood | 11/27 [FL] |
11/25
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18/02½ [QL] |
18/03½ [QL]
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| Gatwick Airport | 11/32 [P5] |
11/31½
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17/57½ [P4] |
18/00
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| Three Bridges | 11/35 [P5] |
11/34
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17/55 [P4] |
17/58
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| Balcombe Tunnel Jn |
11/37
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11/36
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17/53 [FL] |
17/56
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| Copyhold Jn |
11/42 [DV]
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11/40
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?
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17.44 ~ 17.46
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| Haywards Heath |
11.44 ~ 11.49 [P1]
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11.43½ ~ 11.46
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17/46 [P3]
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17/42 [P4]
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| Keymer Jn |
11/53½
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11/50
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17/36
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17/36
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| Preston Park |
12/01 [P3]
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11/57½
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17/28 [P2]
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17/26
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| Brighton |
12.10a [P5]
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12.02 [P3]
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17.22d [P3]
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17.21½
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