WELSH MARCHES SOUTH: NEWPORT-HEREFORD-NEWPORT          
                                                                  
     Engine: Hall class 4-6-0 No 4930 Hagley Hall           
     Load: 10 coaches, 340 tons tare, 370 tons full               
                                                                  
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr         
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      0.00  NEWPORT                  0      0:00                  
      0.85  Maindee N Jc             2      3:12      27*         
      2.73  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)              6:54      33          
      4.23  mp 38 (Ponthir)                 9:08     43/39        
      5.73  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)           11:32      36          
      7.23  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         14:13      32          
      8.48  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           p.w.s      20*         
                                                      26    
      9.98  PONTYPOOL ROAD          19     20:57                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                     
                              (OHBS)       slack      30*            
      1.57  Little Mill Jc SB               3:36     38/41           
      3.25  mp 29                          p.w.s      20*            
                              (OHBS)       slack      15*            
      4.15  Nantyderry                      9:35      34             
                              (OHBS)       slack      20*            
                              (OHBS)       slack      10*            
      6.75  Pempergwm         (OHBS)       14:54      20*            
      8.25  mp 24                          18:38      30             
      9.51  ABERGAVENNY             25     20:48      37             
     10.50  Abergavenny Junction           22:38      32             
     11.75  mp 20.5                        25:10      28             
     13.50  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        28:46      30             
     15.88  Pandy SB                       31:41      59             
     17.50  mp 14.75                       33:19      61             
     19.25  mp 13                          35:05      59             
     20.94  Pontrilas         (OHBS)43     37:18      20*            
     23.00  mp 9.25                        41:00      40             
                              (OHBS)       slack      15*            
     24.39  St Devereux                    44:05      36             
     26.79  Tram Inn LC                    47:31     46/43           
                              (OHBS)       slack      10*            
     30.00  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       52:24      36             
     31.00  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)           53:46      48             
     32.25  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)            56:21     55/51           
                                            sigs       0*            
     33.44  HEREFORD                68     61:29                     
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      0.00                           0      0:00                     
      1.19  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)             3:11      38             
      3.44  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)            7:04      28             
      4.44  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)        9:23      25             
                              (OHBS)       slack      40*            
      6.65  Tram Inn LC                    12:55      44             
      9.05  St Devereux                    15:47      57             
     10.44  mp 9.25           (OHBS)       17:18      50*            
     12.50  Pontrilas               25     19:34      58          
     13.69  mp 12.5                        20:44      63          
     15.94  mp 14.75                       23:07      53          
     17.56  Pandy SB                       25:02      45          
     19.94  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        28:57      32     
     22.94  Abergavenny Junction           32:17      68          
     23.93  ABERGAVENNY             41     33:09      73     
                              (OHBS)       slack      35*   
     26.69  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            36:17     42/50   
     29.29  Nantyderry                     39:56     36/45   
     30.44  mp 29.25                       41:33      42     
     31.85  Little Mill Jc SB              43:10      59     
     33.44  PONTYPOOL ROAD          60     45:20      30*    
     34.94  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           p.w.s      20*    
     36.19  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         50:21      46     
     37.69  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)           52:05     55/52   
     39.19  mp 38 (Ponthir)                53:48      57     
     40.69  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)             55:50     39/42   
     42.57  Maindee N Jc            78     60:05      easy   
     43.42  NEWPORT                 80     61:55             
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     Date: 4th October 1980                                 
     THE DEESIDE VENTURER
                                                            
     dep: Newport 10.19am                                   
     arr: Hereford 11.51am                                  
     dep: Hereford 7.16pm..12 Late                          
     arr: Newport 8.18pm..6 Early                           
                                                            
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