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14:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
15:00 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
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15:16 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
15:21 Newquay to Par
15:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
16:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
16:16 Par to Newquay
16:50 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
17:00 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
17:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
17:18 London Paddington to Swansea
17:20 Newquay to Par
17:50 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street
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18:01 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
18:18 London Paddington to Swansea
18:23 Par to Newquay
19:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
19:18 London Paddington to Swansea
19:20 Newquay to Par
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20:22 Par to Newquay
21:13 Newquay to Par
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12:50 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
12:55 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
13:15 Plymouth to London Paddington
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15:22 Paignton to Exmouth
15:32 Exeter Central to Okehampton
15:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Shrub Hill
16:12 London Paddington to Bristol Parkway
16:31 Barnstaple to Axminster
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16:50 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
17:36 London Paddington to Penzance
17:57 Worcester Shrub Hill to Bristol Temple Meads
18:29 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
18:57 London Paddington to Great Malvern
19:12 London Paddington to Bristol Parkway
20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington
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