Timetable

LONDON TO BOMBAY

Sunday, November 24, 1968
2300LONDON - departure of Marathon from Crystal Palace

Monday, November 25, 1968
0400DOVER - Competitors cross English Channel
1132PARIS

Tuesday, November 26, 1968
0052TURIN
2204BELGRADE

Wednesday, November 27, 1968
1335ISTANBUL

Thursday, November 28, 1968
0300SIVAS (one hour time difference)
0445ERZINCAN

Friday, November 29, 1968
0246TEHERAN

Saturday, November 30, 1968
0219KABUL (arrival)
0842KABUL (departure)
0942SAROBI

Sunday, December 1, 1968
0337DEHLI

Monday, December 2, 1968
0228BOMBAY

Thursday, December 5, 1968
0300BOMBAY (depart in the liner S.S.Chusan)
Telegraph survey team sees what rain does to the Eyre Highway on the Nullarbor


PERTH TO SYDNEY

Friday, December 13, 1968
1000FREMANTLE (arrive in S.S. Chusan)

Saturday, December 14, 1968
1800PERTH - Marathon re-starts

Sunday, December 15, 1968
0100YOUANMI
0500MARVEL LOCH
0702LAKE KING (Crossroads)
2154CEDUNA

Monday, December 16, 1968
0412QUORN
0529MORALANA CREEK
0659BRACHINA
1109MINGARY
1321MENINDEE
1839GUNBAR
2305EDI

Tuesday, December 17, 1968
0005BROOKSIDE
0200OMEO
0406MURRINDAL
0537INGEBYRA
0706NUMERALLA
0748HINDMARSH STATION
0949NOWRA (ROAD JUNCTION)
1319WARWICK FARM, LIVERPOOL

Wednesday, December 18, 1968
Cars will drive in procession into city.


TIME ALLOWED BETWEEN CONTROLS

LONDON TO BOMBAY

London - Paris    12hrs 32mins
Paris- Turin13hrs 32mins
Turin - Belgrade  21hrs 12mins
Belgrade - Istanbul      15hrs 31mins
Istanbul - Sivas   12hrs 25mins
Sivas - Erzincan   2hrs 45mins
Erzincan - Teheran      22hrs 01mins
Teheran - Kabul  23hrs 33mins
Kabul - Sarobi      1hr   00mins
Sarobi - Dehli      17hrs 55mins
Dehli - Bombay   22hrs 51mins

PERTH TO SYDNEY

Perth - Youanmi  7hrs 00mins
Youanmi - Marvel Loch4hrs 03mins
Marvel Loch - Lake King (xroads)  1hr   59mins
Lake King (xroads) - Ceduna       14hrs 52mins
Ceduna - Quorn   6hrs 18mins
Quorn - Moralana Creek       1hr  17mins
Morlana Creek - Brachina     1hr  30mins
Brachina - Mingary      4hrs 10mins
Mingary - Menindee     2hrs 12mins
Menindee - Gunbar              5hrs 18mins
Gunbar - Edi       4hrs 26mins
Edi - Brookside   1hr   00mins
Brookside - Omeo       1hr   55mins
Omeo - Murrindal2hrs 06mins
Murrindal -Ingebyra      1hr   31mins
Ingebyra - Numeralla    1hr  29mins
Numeralla - Hindmarsh Station             42mins
Hindmarsh Station - Nowra   2hrs 01mins
Nowra (Rd.Jnct.) - Warwick Farm  3hrs 30mins
Warwick Farm - Sydney       Procession
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