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Bradshaw's Monthly Railway and Steam Navigation Guide (XVI)/London and Birmingham

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LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM.
Distances From
Birmingham Station 		UP TRAINS. 6¾ 8 7 11 8½ 10 12 1¼ 4 2½ 4 6 12 1 FARES.
a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. noon p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. mdnt. a.m.
mixed mixed mixed mixed ml
1 cl.
1, 2, 3. 		mixed
4, 5. 		mls
1, 2, 4, 6, 7. 		mixed
1, 2, 5. 		mixed
4, 6. 		3rd
class 		1st
class
1, 2, 3, 7. 		mixed
4, 6. 		mail
mixed
1, 2, 3, 7. 		mail
4, 6. 		4 inside by day, or 1 cls in by night. 1st cls. car. 6 inside by day 3rd cls. car. closed by night. 2nd cl. car. open by day.
STATIONS
Mls Birmingham . . . . 7 0 . . 8 30 10 0 12 0 1 15 . . 2 30 4 0 6 0 12 0 . . s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
9½ Hampton (Dby. Jn) . . . . 7 20 . . . . 10 20 12 20 1 35 . . 2 54 . . 6 19 . . . . . . 2 6 . . 1 6
18½ COVENTRY . . . . 7 47 . . 9 12 10 47 12 47 2 4 . . 3 29 4 47 6 45 12 47 . . 5 0 4 6 4 0 3 0
23½ Brandon . . . . 8 5 . . . . . . 1 5 . . . . 3 47 . . 7 8 . . . . . . 10 0 . . 4 0
29½ RUGBY (Mid C.J) . . . . 8 23 . . 8 43 11 17 1 23 2 35 4 0 4 13 5 17 7 18 1 23 1 5 8 6 8 0 6 6 5 0
37 Crick and Welton . . . . 8 50 . . . . . . 1 50 . . . . 4 41 . . 7 42 . . . . . . 10 0 . . 6 6
42¾ Weedon . . . . 9 4 . . 10 18 11 54 2 4 3 11 4 30 5 4 5 54 7 56 2 4 1 40 12 6 11 6 9 6 7 6
40¾ BLISWORTH . . . . 9 27 . . 10 40 12 15 2 28 3 35 4 52 5 28 6 16 8 17 2 28 2 0 14 6 13 0 11 0 8 6
52¼ Roade . . . . 9 35 . . . . . . 2 38 . . . . 5 37 . . 8 27 . . . . . . 14 0 . . 9 6
59¾ WOLVERTON 6 45 8 0 9 55 . . 11 5 12 40 3 0 4 0 5 17 6 50 6 40 8 45 2 55 2 30 17 6 16 0 13 6 10 6
65¾ Bletchley and F. Stfd. 6 58 8 13 10 21 . . . . . . 3 26 . . . . 7 20 . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 . . 12 0
71½ LEIGHTON 7 11 8 26 10 37 . . . . 1 18 3 42 . . . . 7 40 7 16 9 21 . . . . . . 19 0 . . 12 6
Aylesbury 7 0 . . . . 11 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 45 . . . . . . . . 21 6 . . 14 0
80½ TRING 7 36 8 51 11 5 11 28 12 6 1 42 4 11 5 0 6 17 8 10 7 42 9 46 4 1 3 35 23 6 21 6 18 0 14 6
84¼ Berkhampstead 7 49 9 4 11 16 11 41 . . . . 4 25 . . . . 8 22 . . . . . . . . . . 22 6 . . 15 0
87¾ Boxmoor 7 59 9 14 11 25 11 51 . . . . 4 34 . . . . 8 32 . . . . . . . . . . 23 6 . . 15 6
91¼ Kings Langley 8 7 9 22 . . 11 59 . . . . . . . . . . 8 42 . . . . . . . . . . 24 0 . . 16 6
94¾ WATFORD 8 15 9 30 11 40 12 7 12 55 2 11 4 43 . . 6 45 8 52 8 11 10 15 . . . . 27 6 25 6 21 0 17 0
100¾ Harrow 8 35 9 50 11 55 12 27 . . . . 5 7 . . . . 9 10 . . . . . . . . . . 27 0 . . 18 0
112½ LONDON 9 30 10 30 12 45 1 15 1 30 3 15 6 0 6 30 7 45 10 0 9 15 11 15 5 30 5 0 32 6 30 0 25 0 20 0

The third class train takes passengers, private carriages, and horses at the following charges- From Birmingham to London,
Passengers 14s, carriages £3, horse boxes £4 and in proportion for intermediate stations.
Sunday Trains.—Mixed 8½ mail a.m, Mixed 1½ p.m., mail mixed 12, (& 1 a.m. from Rugby), from Wolverton 6¾ a.m. from Aylesbury 7 p.m.

1. Trains in conjunction with the Grand Junction.

2. Trains in conjunction with the Manchester and Birmingham.

3. Trains in conjunction with the North Union, and Lancaster and Preston Junction.

4. Trains in conjunction with the Midland Counties.

5. Trains in conjunction with the Birmingham and Derby Junction.

6. Trains in Conjunction with the North Midland.

7. Trains in Conjunction with the Birmingham and Gloucester.

Passengers are especially recommended to have their names and addresses legibly written on each part of their luggage, when it will be placed on the top of the coach in which they ride. If the passenger be destined to Liverpool or Manchester, and have booked his place through, his luggage will be placed on the Liverpool or Manchester Coach, and will not be disturbed until it reach its destination.

A passenger having paid his fare, and taken out a ticket, may go by any of the trains that day , but the ticket will not be available on the following day unless under special circumstances, when it may be exchanged for a new pass for the day required.

The Eagle coach through Bedford and Cambridge leaves Weedon station, after the arrival of the first Midland Counties up train, six minutes before 12 and arrives at Cambridge at 7 the same evening.

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LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM
Distances From Station DOWN TRAINS. 6 7 8 8¾ 9¼ 9¾ 11 1½ 3 5 6 8½ 9 FARES
a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m p.m p.m. p.m.
mixed 3rd
class 		mixed 1st
class 		mixed mail
1 cl. 		mixed mixed mixed mixed mixed mail
mixed 		mail
to Rugby 		4 inside by day, or 1 cls in by night. 1st cls. car. 6 Inside by day 3rd cls. car. closed by night. 2nd cl. car. open by day.
STATIONS 1.2.3.
4.5.6.
7 		5.6.7. 1.2.3.
5.6.7. 		4.6. 1.2.3.
7. 		1.2.4.
5.6. 		1.5.7. 4. 1.2.3.
7. 		4.6.
Mls London 6 0 7 0 8 0 8 45 9 15 9 45 11 0 1 30 3 0 5 0 6 0 8 30 9 0 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1¼ Harrow (Arrival) . . 7 42 8 29 . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 32 5 29 6 32 . . . . . . 3 0 2 0 . .
17¾ WATFORD 6 46 8 2 8 47 . . 10 0 . . 11 47 2 19 3 54 5 47 6 54 . . . . 5 0 4 6 4 0 3 0
21 Kings Langley . . 8 17 8 57 . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 . . 7 4 . . . . . . 5 6 . . 3 6
24½ Boxmoor . . 8 32 9 7 . . 10 15 . . . . 2 39 4 14 6 2 7 14 . . . . . . 6 6 . . 4 6
28 Berkhampstead . . 8 47 9 19 . . . . . . . . 2 51 4 25 . . 7 25 . . . . . . 7 6 . . 5 0
31¾ Tring 7 21 9 1 9 31 10 8 10 36 11 1 12 24 3 3 4 38 6 23 7 38 9 48 10 11 9 6 8 6 7 0 5 6
43½ Aylesbury . . 10 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 15 . . 8 15 . . . . . . 9 6 . . 6 0
41 LEIGHTON 8 7 10 10 10 20 10 56 11 22 11 45 1 11 3 52 . . 7 7 8 30 10 35 10 55                
46½ Bletchley and F. Stfd. . . 9 56 10 6 . . . . . . . . 3 38 . . . . 8 8 . . . . . . 12 6 . . .8 6}
52⅓ WOLVERTON 8 7 10 10 10 20 10 56 11 22 11 45 1 11 3 52 . . 7 7 8 30 10 35 10 55 15 6 14 0 11 6 9 6
60 Roade . . 10 40 10 49 . . . . . . . . 4 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 0 . . 10 6
62¾ BLISWORTH 8 42 12 30 10 58 . . 11 55 12 17 1 48 4 30 . . 7 42 . . 11 8 11 25 18 6 17 0 14 0 11 6
69¾ Weedon 8 59 12 40 11 17 11 51 12 12 12 30 2 7 4 49 . . 8 1 . . 11 26 11 42 20 6 18 6 15 6 12 6
75¼ Crick (and Welton) . . 1 9 11 35 . . . . . . . . 5 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 0 . . 13 6
83 RUGBY (Md. C.J) 9 30 1 28 11 56 . . 1 0 1 8 2 43 5 28 . . 8 38 . . 11 58 . . 12 15 24 6 22 0 18 6
89 Brandon . . 1 48 12 13 . . . . . . . . 5 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0 . . 16 0
94 Coventry 9 57 2 2 12 26 12 52 . . 1 34 3 12 5 58 . . 9 2 . . 12 27 . . 27 6 25 0 21 0 16 6
103 Hampton (Dby Jn.) 10 25 2 36 12 55 1 21 . . 3 38 6 25 . . . . . . . . 27 6 . . 18 6} . . 27 6 . .
112½ BIRMINGHAM 11 15 2 30 1 45 2 0 . . 2 30 4 30 7 15 . . 10 15 . . 1 30 . . 32 6 30 0 25 0 20 0

The 3rd class train takes passengers, private carriages, and horses, at the following charges:—From London to Birmingham, Passengers 14s., private carriages £3, horse boxes £4, and in proportion for intermediate stations.

'Sunday Trains.—Mixed, 8,9¾ mail a.m., Mail mixed 8½ and 9 p.m to Aylesbury 8½ a.m. Mixed to Volverton 6 p.m.

1. Trains in conjunction with the Grand Junction.

2. Trains in conjunction with the Manchester and Birmingham.

3. Trains in conjunction with the North Union, and Lancaster and Preston Junction.

4. Trains in conjunction with the Midland Counties.

5. Trains in conjunction with the Birmingham and Derby Junction.

6. Trains in Conjunction with the North Midland.

7. Trains in Conjunction with the Birmingham and Gloucester.

Children under Ten year of age, Half-price. Infants in arms, unable to walk, free of charge—Soliders en route are charged under a special arrangement.—Dogs are charged for any distance not exceeding 30 miles, 1s.; 55 miles, 2s.; 85 miles, 3s; and the whole distance 4s. No dogs allowed to be taken inside the carriages. No smoking is allowed at the stations, or in the company's carriages.

The check ticket given to the passenger on payment of his fare will be required from him on leaving the coach or at the station next before his arrival at London or Birmingham; and if not then presented he will be liable to have the Fare again demanded.

Carriages and Horses cannot be forwarded by train unless there, at least fifteen minutes before it time of departure, which time is punctually observed, and after the doors are closed no Passengers can be admitted.

Post horses, for the conveyance of Carriages arriving at the Euston station, are always in readiness, at a charge of 10s 6d., including post-boy, to any part of London.

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