CHESTER-SHREWSBURY-HEREFORD & RETURN          
                                                                        
     Engine: Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 No 850 Lord Nelson                 
     Load: 10 coaches, 377 tons tare, 400 tons full                     
                                                                        
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
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      0.00  CHESTER                  0      0:00                        
      1.98  mp 212 (Saltney Jc)      4      5:10      49                
      2.98  mp 211 (Saltney)                6:17      60                
      4.15  Balderton LC                    7:24      63                
      5.83  Pulford LC                      9:04     60/63              
      7.42  Rossett                 11     10:36      57                
      9.03  Gresford                       12:42      38                
      9.98  mp 204                         14:13      36                
     10.98  mp 203                         15:48      38                
                                                      43
     12.16  WREXHAM GENERAL                17:44      30*               
     13.98  mp 200 (Bersham Sdg)           20:39     44/43              
     15.48  mp 198.5 (Johnstown)           22:40     48/51              
     16.94  RUABON                  28     24:32     40/30*             
     18.73  mp 195.25 (Cefn)               27:14      51                
     19.92  Whitehurst                     28:33      55                
     21.31  Chirk                          30:08     50/53              
     22.48  mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn)         31:31     50/49              
     24.36  Gobowen                 41     33:38     55/56              
     26.15  Whittington LC                  sigs      15*               
     29.17  Rednal                         41:31     59/54              
     30.73  mp 183.25 (Haughton)           43:10      63                
     31.73  mp 182.25                      44:05      69                
     33.98  mp 180                         46:09      62                
     34.80  Baschurch LC                   46:56     66/71              
     37.44  mp 176.5                       49:24      60                
     38.55  Leaton LC                       sigs      30*               
     39.98  mp 174                         52:58     48/52              
     41.58  Coton Hill N SB                 sigs       0*               
                                            sigs       0*               
     42.41  SHREWSBURY              61     64:11                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.81  Sutton Bridge Jc SB      4      2:08      33                
      2.25  mp 2.25                         4:32      36                
      4.25  mp 4.25 (Condover)              7:21     46/44              
                                           p.w.s      20*
      6.31  Dorrington SB                  11:44     38/43              
      9.25  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           16:06      38                
     10.25  mp 10.25                       17:39     39/38              
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        19:55     41/39              
     12.80  CHURCH STRETTON         24     22:11                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
                                                      48
      2.58  Marsh Brook LC                 p.w.s      35*               
      3.95  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)           6:29      60                
      5.20  mp 18                           7:42      66                
      7.15  CRAVEN ARMS             11      9:28      62                
      7.95  mp 20.75                       10:18      58                
     10.07  Onibury                        12:19     65/62              
     12.45  Bromfield                      14:33      65                
     13.45  mp 26.25                       15:29      61                
     14.73  Ludlow                         16:48      53                
     17.70  mp 30.5                        19:46      69                
     19.34  Woofferton              27     21:15      63                
     20.95  mp 33.75                       22:52      57                
     22.45  Berrington                     24:19      64                
     25.64  Leominster              34     27:28     59/61              
     28.03  Ford Bridge                    29:49     60/61              
     30.05  Dinmore Tunnel N               31:51      58                
     30.70  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              32:29      64                
                                                      68
     34.03  Moreton-on-Lugg LC             35:31      64                
     35.45  mp 48.25                       36:53      60                
     36.53  Shelwick Jc SB          47     38:00      53                
                                            sigs       0*
     38.26  HEREFORD                50     44:00                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      1.73  Shelwick Jc SB           3      4:42      43                
      4.23  Moreton-on-Lugg LC              7:42      54                
      6.06  mp 45                          p.w.s      20*               
      7.56  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              13:33      31                
      8.21  Dinmore Tunnel N               14:44      35                
     10.23  Ford Bridge                    17:22     55/54              
     12.62  Leominster              16     19:53     59/57              
     15.81  Berrington                     23:12     58/57              
     17.56  mp 33.5                        25:07      51                
     18.92  Woofferton              22     26:30      66                
     21.06  mp 30                          28:28      68                
     23.53  Ludlow                         30:55      57                
                                                      66
     25.81  Bromfield                      33:03      62                
     28.19  Onibury                        35:20      63                
     30.31  mp 20.75                       37:25      57                
     31.11  CRAVEN ARMS             37     38:13     66/67       
     32.06  mp 19                          39:04      65                
     33.56  mp 17.5                        40:30      60                
     34.81  mp 16.25                       41:45     61/60              
     35.68  Marsh Brook LC                 42:37      61                
     37.76  mp 13.5                        44:36      54                
     38.26  Church Stretton         47     45:20      60                
     41.81  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           48:44      68                
                                                      75
     44.75  Dorrington SB                  51:14      59                
                                           p.w.s      50*
     46.81  mp 4.25 (Condover)             53:32      54                
     48.06  mp 3                           54:50      59                
     50.25  Sutton Bridge Jc SB     67     57:32      30*               
                                                                        
     51.06  SHREWSBURY              71     60:04                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      0.83  Cotton Hill N SB                2:23     31/28              
      2.18  mp 173.75                       4:58      37                
      3.86  Leaton LC                       7:18      52                
      4.93  mp 176.5                        8:28      54                
      7.61  Baschurch LC                   11:06     66/58              
     10.68  mp 182.25                      14:02      69                
     11.68  mp 183.25 (Haughton)           p.w.s      40*               
     13.24  Rednal                         17:05     51/54              
     16.26  Whittington LC                 20:44     46/47              
                                            sigs      33*
     18.05  Gobowen                 25     23:33      42                
     19.93  mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn)         25:48      58                
     21.10  Chirk                          26:58     65/64              
     22.49  Whitehurst                     28:13      68                
     23.68  mp 195.25 (Cefn)               29:18      60                
     24.68  mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc)      29:51     easy               
     25.47  RUABON                  37     33:04                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      1.46  mp 198.5 (Johnstown)            3:13      47                
      2.96  mp 200 (Bersham Sdg)            4:56      54                
                                                      34*
      4.78  WREXHAM GENERAL          7      7:37      41                
      6.46  mp 203.5                        9:47      50                
      7.91  Gresford                       11:57      38*               
      9.52  Rossett                 14     14:05      57                
     11.11  Pulford LC                     15:35     65/63              
     12.79  Balderton LC                   17:09     67/63              
     13.96  mp 211 (Saltney)               18:21      53                
     14.96  mp 212 (Saltney Jc)     23     19:37      42*               
     16.09  mp 180                         21:27      40                
     16.94  CHESTER                 27     24:57                        
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     Date: Saturday 13th June 1981                                      
     THE CATHEDRALS PULLMAN
                                                                        
     dep: Chester 11.51..11 Late                                        
     arr: Hereford 3.02pm..17 Late                                      
     dep: Hereford 4.21pm..11 Late
     arr: Chester 7.36pm..21 Late
                                                                        

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