WELSH MARCHES NORTH: SHREWSBURY-HEREFORD                   
                                                                        
     Engines: Manor class 4-6-0 No 7812 Erlestoke Manor                 
              & Hall class 4-6-0 No 4930 Hagley Hall
     Load: 13 coaches, 486 tons tare, 515 tons full                     
                                                                        
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
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      0.00  SHREWSBURY               0      0:00                        
      0.81  Sutton Bridge Jc SB      4      2:32     29                 
      2.25  mp 2.25                        p.w.s     20*                
      4.25  mp 4.25 (Condover)             10:30     35                 
      6.31  Dorrington SB                  13:25    50/52               
      9.25  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           17:13     40                 
     10.25  mp 10.25                       18:45     38                 
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        21:02    40/39               
     12.80  Church Stretton         24     22:30     46                 
     15.38  Marsh Brook LC                 25:27     59                 
     16.75  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)          26:52     57                 
     18.00  mp 18                          28:06     61                 
                                            sigs      5*
     19.95  CRAVEN ARMS             36     32:41
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.80  mp 20.75                        2:19     35                 
      2.92  Onibury                         4:40     66                 
      5.30  Bromfield                       6:47     70                 
      6.30  mp 26.25                        7:40     65                 
      7.58  Ludlow            (OHBS)        9:17     15*                
     10.55  mp 30.5                        13:30     64                 
     12.19  Woofferton              20     15:01     61                 
     13.80  mp 33.75                       16:44     55                 
     15.30  Berrington                     18:12    63/61               
                                                     52
     18.40  Leominster              31     21:37    58/63               
     20.88  Ford Bridge                    23:57    61/62               
     22.90  Dinmore Tunnel N  (OHBS)       26:27     15*                
     23.55  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              28:04                        
     26.88  Moreton-on-Lugg LC             31:56     63                 
     28.30  mp 48.25                       33:18     60                 
     29.38  Shelwick Jc SB          50     34:26     53*                
     31.11  HEREFORD                56     37:11                        
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     Date: Saturday 24th April 1982                                     
                                                                        
     dep: Shrewsbury 11.26am..8 Late                                   
     arr: Hereford 12.54pm..16 Early                                    
                                                                        
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     WELSH MARCHES SOUTH: HEREFORD-NEWPORT-HEREFORD                     
                                                                        
     Engines: Manor class 4-6-0 No 7812 Erlestoke Manor                 
              & Hall class 4-6-0 No 4930 Hagley Hall
     Load: 12 coaches, 450 tons tare, 475 tons full                     
                                                                        
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
     -----------------------------------------------------              
                                                                        
      0.00  HEREFORD                 0      0:00                        
      1.19  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)             3:34      34                
      3.44  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)            8:20      20                
      4.44  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       11:09      23                
                                                      35
                              (OHBS)       slack      15*
      6.65  Tram Inn LC                    15:59      30                
      9.05  St Devereux                    19:19      50                
     10.44  mp 9.25                        20:56     52/54              
     12.50  Pontrilas        (OHBS) 25     23:45      20*               
     13.69  mp 12.5                        25:57      44                
     15.94  mp 14.75                       29:10     41/43              
     17.56  Pandy SB                       31:30      37                
     19.94  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        35:51      30                
     22.94  Abergavenny Junction           39:28      61                
     23.93  ABERGAVENNY             40     41:26     Spec                
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
                                                      52
      2.76  Pempergwm         (OHBS)        4:35      35*               
                                                      44
      5.36  Nantyderry                      8:42     32/41              
      6.51  mp 29.25          (OHBS)       10:30      20*               
      7.92  Little Mill Jc SB       15     12:58      47                
      9.51  PONTYPOOL ROAD                 15:45      22*               
     11.01  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           18:40      41                
                              (OHBS)       slack      25*
     12.26  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         20:42      45                
     13.76  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    27     22:29     54/55              
     15.26  mp 38 (Ponthir)                24:09      54                
     16.76  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)             26:06     36/40              
            Usk Viaduct                               20*
     18.64  Maindee N Jc            36     29:51      28                
     19.49  NEWPORT                 40     32:57                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.85  Maindee N Jc             3      2:33      29                
            Usk Viaduct                               28*
      2.73  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)              6:03     38/36              
      4.23  mp 38 (Ponthir)                 8:04     46/45              
      5.73  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    12     10:20      38                
      7.23  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         12:54      33                
      8.48  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           15:17      31                
      9.98  PONTYPOOL ROAD          21     18:26      27*               
                                                      45
     11.55  Little Mill Jc SB               sigs       0*               
                                                      31
     13.23  mp 29             (OHBS)       28:38      20*               
                                                      41
     14.13  Nantyderry        (OHBS)       30:13      15*               
                              (OHBS)       slack      25*
     16.73  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            34:32      54                
                              (OHBS)       slack      20*
     18.23  mp 24                          37:48      34                
     19.49  ABERGAVENNY             42     40:37                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.99  Abergavenny Junction            3:28      20                
      2.24  mp 20.5                         6:35      25                
      3.99  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        10:06      33                
      6.37  Pandy SB                       12:47      66                
      7.99  mp 14.75                       14:12     69/65              
      9.74  mp 13                          16:51      62                
     11.43  Pontrilas        (OHBS) 17     17:45      35*               
                                                      47                
     13.49  mp 9.25           (OHBS)       20:43      37*               
     14.88  St Devereux                    22:40      49                
     17.28  Tram Inn LC                    25:19      59                
                              (OHBS)       slack      25*               
     19.49  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       28:50      44                
     20.49  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)           30:06      48                
                                                      55                
     22.74  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)            32:41      52                
     23.93  HEREFORD                44     34:54                        
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     Date: Saturday 17th April 1982                                     
                                                                        
     dep: Hereford 1.20pm..5 Early                                      
     arr: Newport 2.37pm..8 Early                                      
     dep: Newport 3.31pm..1 Late                                        
     arr: Hereford 5.09pm..7 Early                                      

     A special stop was made at Abergavenny to check 7812
     following a Sheep-strike coming down from Llanvihangel.

                                                                        
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