WELSH MARCHES NORTH: SHREWSBURY-HEREFORD                   
                                                                        
     Engine: King Arthur class 4-6-0 no 777 Sir Lamiel                                            
     Load: 12 coaches,451 tons tare,485 tons full                     
                                                                        
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
     -----------------------------------------------------              
   
      0.00  SHREWSBURY               0      0:00                        
      0.81  Sutton Bridge Jc SB      2      3:02     31/29                  
      2.25  mp 2.25                         5:55      30                 
      4.25  mp 4.25 (Condover)              9:24     37/33                   
      6.31  Dorrington SB                  12:28      45                  
      9.25  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           17:54      26                  
     10.25  mp 10.25                       20:18      24                  
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        23:59     26/23                   
     12.80  Church Stretton         20     26:17      31                 
     15.38  Marsh Brook LC                 30:04     54/52                   
     16.75  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)          31:37     55/52         
     18.00  mp 18                          33:01      55  
                                            sigs      15*
     19.95  CRAVEN ARMS             40     37:21 
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      0.00                           0      0:00 
      0.80  mp 20.75                        2:58      34             
      2.92  Onibury                         5:22      63             
      5.30  Bromfield                       7:41      61             
      6.30  mp 26.25                        8:38      64           
      7.58  Ludlow         (OHBS)          11:07      15*            
     10.55  mp 30.5                        15:24      60             
     12.19  Woofferton              20     17:01      58             
     13.80  mp 33.75                       18:48      52             
     15.30  Berrington                     20:26     56/55              
     18.40  Leominster                     23:49      58             
     20.88  Ford Bridge             31     26:25      52            
     22.90  Dinmore Tunnel N               28:50      48             
     23.55  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              29:35     55/52             
     26.88  Moreton-on-Lugg LC             33:12      56             
     28.30  mp 48.25                       34:45      55          
     29.38  Shelwick Jc SB          50      sigs      0*           
     31.11  HEREFORD                56     46:56                   
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     Date: 16th April 1983                                                             
                                                                        
     dep: Shrewsbury 11.22am                                                               
     arr: Hereford 1.12pm                                                              
                                                                        
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     WELSH MARCHES SOUTH : HEREFORD-NEWPORT-HEREFORD              
                                                                  
     Engine: King Arthur class 4-6-0 no 777 Sir Lamiel                    
     Load: 11 coaches, 413 tons tare, 445 tons full               
                                                                  
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     miles                          sch    m/sec     mi/hr         
     -----------------------------------------------------        
                                                                  
      0.00  HEREFORD                 0      0:00                  
      1.19  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)             3:28      35        
      3.44  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)            8:48     Brake
                                           15:08     Stop
      4.44  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       20:16      22          
      6.65  Tram Inn LC                    24:16      38          
      9.05  St Devereux                    28:10     42/36        
     10.44  mp 9.25                        30:17     33/34        
     12.50  Pontrilas (OHBS)        25     34:07      31*         
     13.69  mp 12.5                        36:02      42        
     15.94  mp 14.75                       39:46     33/36        
     17.56  Pandy SB                       42:36      29          
     19.94  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        47:57   34/30/25          
     22.94  Abergavenny Junction           51:58     63/66          
     23.93  ABERGAVENNY             40     52:59      58          
     26.69  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            55:42     62/66        
     29.29  Nantyderry                     58:46     39/41        
     30.44  mp 29.25                       60:39      32          
     31.85  Little Mill Jc SB       55     62:39      48          
     33.44  PONTYPOOL ROAD                 65:17      25*         
     34.94  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           67:55      47          
     36.19  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         69:20      60          
     37.69  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    67     70:46      63          
     39.19  mp 38 (Ponthir)                72:06      55        
     40.69  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)             74:08      45        
     42.57  Maindee N Jc            76     77:36    26*/29         
     43.42  NEWPORT                 80     80:25                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      0.85  Maindee N Jc             3      3:15     30/24*         
      2.73  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)              7:21     29/28        
      4.23  mp 38 (Ponthir)                 9:31     44/41        
      5.73  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    12     11:53      37          
      7.23  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         14:35      32          
      8.48  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           16:59      31          
      9.98  PONTYPOOL ROAD          21     20:04     27/46 
                                            sigs      25*      
     11.55  Little Mill Jc SB              22:45      46         
     13.23  mp 29                          25:08     41/47          
     14.13  Nantyderry                     26:02     52/47          
     16.73  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            29:13     56/51        
     18.23  mp 24                          31:15     easy          
     19.49  ABERGAVENNY             42     34:07                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      0.99  Abergavenny Junction            4:21      20          
      2.24  mp 20.5                         7:51      23          
      3.99  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        11:54      28          
      6.37  Pandy SB                       15:04      57          
      7.99  mp 14.75                       16:45     59/57          
      9.74  mp 13                          18:35      58          
     11.43  Pontrilas (OHBS)        17     22:00      20*         
     13.49  mp 9.25                        25:20      46          
     14.88  St Devereux                    26:56      56          
     17.28  Tram Inn LC                    29:25      62          
     19.49  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       31:42      52        
     20.49  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)           32:48     55/52*         
     22.74  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)            35:30     56/44*       
     23.93  HEREFORD                44     38:08                  
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     Saturday 9th April 1983                             
                                                             
     dep: Hereford 1.27pm..2 Late                            
     arr: Newport 2.47pm..2 Late                           
     dep: Newport 3.38pm..8 Late                            
     arr: Hereford 5.09pm..7 Early                          
                                                             
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