WELSH MARCHES: SWINDON-GLOUCESTER-NEWPORT-HEREFORD                                      
                                                                    
     Engines: Modified Hall class 4-6-0 no 6998 Burton Agnes
     Hall and Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 Drysllwyn Castle                                                       
     Load: 10 coaches, 361/375 tons.                                                         
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  SWINDON                         0:00                    
      1.71  mp 79 (Bremell Sdg)             4:12      44            
      4.15  Purton                          7:12     52/53    
      6.71  mp 84                          10:12      48 
      8.21  mp 85.5 (Minety)               11:57     52/55              
     11.15  Oaksey                         15:17      52            
     13.71  KEMBLE                         19:12      25*           
     15.71  mp 93                          22:23      43              
     17.12  Sapperton Sdg                  24:28      37           
     18.63  Sapperton Tunnel Out           26:42      40           
     19.21  mp 96.5 (Frampton)             27:36      37*             
     20.71  mp 98 (Chalford)               29:48     41/37                    
     22.01  Brimscombe                     31:54     43/36         
     23.71  mp 101                         34:49      40              
     24.87  STROUD                         37:36                   
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.78  Stonehouse                      5:13     48/50         
      4.59  Standish Jn                     8:19      29*          
      6.99  mp 97 (Naas)                   12:21      52
      9.24  mp 94.75 (Tuffley)             15:26      38
     10.89  Gloucester Yard Jn             17:54     easy          
     11.54  Engine Shed Jn                 20:21     easy          
     11.94  GLOUCESTER                     22:47                   
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.57  Over Jn GF                      4:52     30/15*       
      4.40  mp 119.5 (Oakle Street)        10:20      53       
                                           p.w.s      30*
      6.40  mp 121.5 (Grange Court)        13:39      45          
      8.65  mp 122.75 (Westbury)           15:10     51/54        
     10.90  mp 125 (Newnham)               17:44      49          
     14.17  Awre SB                        21:24     56/54   
     17.90  mp 132                         25:45      50          
     19.36  LYDNEY                         27:22      56          
     22.08  Woolaston LC                   30:22      50          
     24.40  mp 138.5                       32:59      56         
     26.56  Wye Valley Jn                  35:46     easy         
     27.32  CHEPSTOW                       38:06      15*         
     31.90  mp 146 (Portskewett)           44:05      58          
     32.97  Caldicot LC                    45:16     easy       
     33.93  Caldicot                        sigs      10*         
     34.66  SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION         49:55      25*         
     37.02  Magor                          53:24      54         
     38.90  mp 153 (Bishton)               55:25      58         
     40.90  mp 155 (Llanwern)              57:31      57         
     42.93  East Usk SB                    59:44      48            
     43.83  Maindee East Jn                61:53      20*           
     44.09  Maindee West Jn                62:58      15*      
     44.52  NEWPORT                        64:48                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                  
      0.85  Maindee N Jc                    2:55      27*         
      2.73  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)              6:08     41/39          
      4.23  mp 38 (Ponthir)                 9:08     49/46        
      5.73  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)           10:06      43          
      7.23  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         12:13      41          
      8.48  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           14:04      41         
      9.98  PONTYPOOL ROAD                 16:23      37*            
     11.55  Little Mill Jc SB              18:13      59           
     13.23  mp 29             (OHBS)       21:34      10*
                                                      42
     14.13  Nantyderry        (OHBS)       23:36       5*
                                                      41  
                              (OHBS)                  10*
     16.73  Pempergwm         (OHBS)       30:31      10*            
     18.23  mp 24                          33:37      42             
     19.49  ABERGAVENNY                    35:10      50             
     20.48  Abergavenny Junction           36:30      46             
     21.73  mp 20.5                        38:14      41             
     23.48  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        40:44      42 
     25.86  Pandy SB                       p.w.s      15*             
     27.48  mp 14.75                       47:59      58             
     29.23  mp 13                          49:38      66             
     30.92  Pontrilas         (OHBS)       53:10      15*            
     33.98  mp 9.25                        56:36      47             
                              (OHBS)       slack      10*            
     34.37  St Devereux                    59:27     46/54             
     36.77  Tram Inn LC                    62:15      47           
                              (OHBS)       slack      10*            
     39.98  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       66:22     47/51            
     40.98  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)           67:37      44*             
     32.25  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)            70:28      51           
                                            sigs       0*            
     43.42  HEREFORD                       77:31                     
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     Date: 31st May 1986
                                      
     dep: Swindon 10.03am..10 Late                                                          
     arr: Newport 12.57pm..10 Late                                                           
     dep: Newport 1.42pm..7 Late                                   
     arr: Hereford 2.59pm..9 Late                                  
                                                    
                                                            
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