WELSH MARCHES NORTH: HEREFORD-CHESTER-HEREFORD                   
                                                                        
     Engines: Hall class 4-6-0 No 4930 Hagley Hall (Pilot)              
              & 5MT 4-6-0 No 5000
     Load: 13 coaches, 459 tons tare, 490 tons full                     

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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
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      0.00  HEREFORD                 0      0:00                        
      1.73  Shelwick Jc SB           6      5:37      37                
      4.23  Moreton-on-Lugg LC              8:58      50                
      6.06  mp 45                          11:07      53                
      7.56  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              13:09     easy               
      8.21  Dinmore Tunnel N  (OHBS)       14:45      20*               
                              (OHBS)       slack      20*
     10.23  Ford Bridge                    18:45      40                
     12.62  Leominster              21     22:01      48                
                                                      56
     15.81  Berrington                     25:53      30*               
     17.56  mp 33.5                        28:41      43                
     18.92  Woofferton              29     30:24     easy               
                              (OHBS)       slack      20*
     21.06  mp 30                          34:11      45                
     23.53  Ludlow            (OHBS)       38:32      25*               
     25.81  Bromfield                      41:41      51                
     28.19  Onibury                        44:18      58                
     30.31  mp 20.75                       46:36      43                
     31.11  CRAVEN ARMS             48     47:44      45                
     32.06  mp 19             (OHBS)       49:17      30*               
     33.56  mp 17.5                        51:53      35                
     34.81  mp 16.25                       53:40     45/44              
     35.68  Marsh Brook LC                 54:46      49                
     37.56  mp 13.5                        57:12      45                
     38.26  CHURCH STRETTON         60     58:46                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      3.55  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)            5:20     59/62              
      6.49  Dorrington SB                   8:13      59                
      8.55  mp 4.25 (Condover)             10:28      51                
      9.80  mp 3                           11:53      54                
     11.99  Sutton Bridge Jc SB     14     14:43     easy               
                                            sigs       0*               
     12.80  SHREWSBURY              17     29:34                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.83  Cotton Hill N SB                2:45                        
      2.18  mp 173.75                       5:54      26                
      3.86  Leaton LC                       8:52      39                
      4.93  mp 176.5                       10:28      40                
                                           p.w.s      15*
      7.61  Baschurch LC                   15:46      36                
     10.68  mp 182.25                      20:02      55                
     11.68  mp 183.25 (Haughton)           21:11      49                
     13.24  Rednal                         23:14     45/56              
     16.26  Whittington LC                 26:36      49                
     18.05  Gobowen          (OHBS) 25     29:29      25*               
     19.93  mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn)         32:40      45                
     21.10  Chirk                          33:56      56                
     22.49  Whitehurst                     35:26     64/66              
     23.68  mp 195.25 (Cefn)               36:32      60                
     24.68  mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc)      37:38      51                
     25.47  RUABON                  35     38:36      49                
     26.93  mp 198.5 (Johnstown)           40:54      38*               
     28.43  mp 200 (Bersham Sdg)           42:53      53                
     30.25  WREXHAM GENERAL         45     44:50     57/55              
                                                      46*
     31.93  mp 203.5                       46:53      52                
                                                      34*
     33.38  Gresford                       49:09      40                
     34.99  Rossett                        51:08      61                
     36.58  Pulford LC                     52:33     66/64               
     38.26  Balderton LC                   54:05      69                
     39.43  mp 211 (Saltney)               55:11      60                
     40.43  mp 212 (Saltney Jc)            56:28      40*               
     41.56  mp 180                         58:11      40                
                                            sigs       0*
     42.41  CHESTER                 66     64:31                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
                                           p.w.s      25*
      1.98  mp 212 (Saltney Jc)             6:14      35*               
      2.98  mp 211 (Saltney)                7:49      42                
      4.15  Balderton LC                    9:28      43                
      5.83  Pulford LC                     11:50     45/42              
      7.42  Rossett                        13:40     49/47              
      9.03  Gresford                       16:26      30                
      9.98  mp 204                         18:25     29/30              
     10.98  mp 203                         20:20      31                
     12.16  WREXHAM GENERAL         21     22:22      42                
     13.98  mp 200 (Bersham Sdg)           24:54     45/36       
     15.48  mp 198.5 (Johnstown)           27:15      42                
     16.94  RUABON                  29     30:19                 
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      1.79  mp 195.25 (Cefn)                3:37      56                
      2.98  Whitehurst                      4:47     62/60              
      4.37  Chirk                           6:13      56                
      5.54  mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn)          7:33     49/48              
      7.42  Gobowen          (OHBS) 11     10:25      25*               
      9.21  Whittington LC                 13:17      54                
     12.23  Rednal                         16:22     62/55              
     13.79  mp 183.25 (Haughton)           17:57      63                
     14.79  mp 182.25                      18:55      64                
     17.04  mp 180                         21:15      53                
     17.86  Baschurch LC                   22:08      58                
                                                      64
     20.50  mp 176.5                       24:59      48                
     21.61  Leaton LC                      26:14      55                
     23.04  mp 174                         27:45      57                
     24.64  Coton Hill N SB                 sigs       0*               
                                            sigs       0*               
     25.47  SHREWSBURY              31     46:50                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.81  Sutton Bridge Jc SB      3      2:48     easy               
      2.25  mp 2.25                         6:20      26                
      4.25  mp 4.25 (Condover)              9:58     36/34              
      6.31  Dorrington SB                  13:14     43/44              
      9.25  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           18:09      28                
     10.25  mp 10.25                       20:22      27                
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        23:24     31/29              
     12.80  Church Stretton         28     25:19      37                
     15.38  Marsh Brook LC                 28:16      50                
     16.75  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)          30:23     56/53              
     18.00  mp 18                          31:47      55                
     19.95  CRAVEN ARMS             40     33:45      60                
     20.75  mp 20.75                       34:26      58                
     22.87  Onibury                        36:38     66/64              
     25.25  Bromfield                      38:55      63                
     26.25  mp 26.25                       p.w.s      25*               
     27.53  Ludlow                         43:22      15*               
     30.50  mp 30.5                        47:48      61                
     32.14  Woofferton              56     49:28      60                
     33.75  mp 33.75                       51:11      55                
     35.25  Berrington                     52:46      60                
     38.44  Leominster              63     55:54      62                
     40.83  Ford Bridge                    58:20      52                
     42.85  Dinmore Tunnel N  (OHBS)       61:07     slack               
     43.50  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)                                           
     46.83  Moreton-on-Lugg LC             66:04      57                
     48.25  mp 48.25                                           
     49.33  Shelwick Jc SB          79     68:58                        
     51.06  HEREFORD                82     73:10                        
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     Date: Saturday 29th September 1979                                 
     THE INTER-CITY
     (Inaugural Main line run for both locomotives)                     

     dep: Hereford 11.48am..3 Late                                      
     arr: Chester 3.16pm..15 Late
     dep: Chester 4.35pm..5 Late
     arr: Hereford 8.01pm..19 Late                                      
                                                                        
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