WESTERN REGION: 11.00am ABERYSTWYTH-MANCHESTER    
                                                                    
     Engine: BR class 4MT 4-6-0 No 75005                            
             Pilot to Talerddig 4500 class 2-6-2T No 4599
     Load: 12 coaches, 370 tons tare, 395 tons full                 
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  MACHYNLLETH              0      0:00                    
      3.14  mp 72                           5:17      54            
      5.13  Cemmes Road                     7:46     slack          
      6.96  Commins Coch Halt              10:27     44/37           
      9.14  mp 66                          12:39      44            
      9.89  mp 65.25                       14:42      32         
     10.45  Llanbrynmair                   15:47     slack          
     11.14  mp 64                          17:06     33/25          
     12.14  mp 63                          20:23      14            
     13.14  mp 62                          24:04      20            
     13.82  Talerddig           arr        26:25     Pilot           
                                dep        28:14      Off
     15.14  mp 60                          31:01      43            
                                arr        32:49     Cross
                                dep        37:43     Stop
     15.95  Carno                          38:45     slack          
     17.64  mp 57.5                        41:20      48            
     19.14  mp 56                          43:02      56            
     20.14  mp 55 (Pontdolgoch)            44:20      43*           
                                                      55            
     21.72  Caersws                        46:28     slack          
                                                      35            
     22.79  MOAT LANE JUNCTION  arr        48:52     Water          
                                dep        52:56     Stop
     24.14  mp 51                          56:06      44            
     25.64  mp 49.5 (Scafell)              58:04      48            
                                                      49            
     27.44  NEWTOWN                 65     60:44                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      2.70  mp 45                           4:50      53            
      3.90  Abermule                        6:29     slack          
      6.20  mp 41.5                         9:51      49            
      7.48  Montgomery                     11:47     slack          
      8.45  mp 39.25                       13:14      47            
      9.48  Forden                         14:46     37/41          
     11.70  mp 36                          17:38      50            
     13.74  WELSHPOOL               25     20:46                    
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     Date: Saturday 2nd August 1958                                 
                                                                    
     dep: Machynlleth 12.12pm..10 Late                              
     arr: Welshpool 1.35pm..2 Late                                  

     Crossings:

     Talerddig..Down Goods (78000+2233)
     Carno..9.45am Whitchurch-Aberystwyth (75028) 

     An excellent run by 75005 with a 12 coach train.
     Some of the "crossings" were taken briskly; Cemmes             
     38mph, Llanbrynmair 33mph, Caersws 33mph, Montgomery
     32mph, and Forden 41mph.

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