WESTERN REGION: 9.10am LIVERPOOL-PLYMOUTH
                                                                        
     Engine: Warship class No D825 Intrepid                             
     Load: 13 coaches, 450 tons tare, 480 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             3:02     27                 
      2.25  mp 2.25                         5:42     37                 
      4.25  mp 4.25 (Condover)              8:30    46/45               
      6.31  Dorrington SB                  10:58     55                 
      9.25  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           14:29     44                 
     10.25  mp 10.25                       15:53     41                 
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        18:00    43/42               
     12.80  Church Stretton                19:24     49                 
     15.38  Marsh Brook LC                 22:12    62/56*              
     16.75  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)          23:38     60                 
     18.00  mp 18                          24:45     70                 
     19.95  CRAVEN ARMS                    26:19    76/69               
     22.87  Onibury                        28:45     74                 
     25.25  Bromfield                      30:46     67                 
     27.53  Ludlow                         33:00     41*                
     30.50  mp 30.5                        36:16     72                 
     32.14  Woofferton                     37:38     68                 
     33.75  mp 33.75                       39:09     61                 
     35.25  Berrington                     40:33     68                 
     38.44  Leominster                     43:30     60                 
     40.83  Ford Bridge                    45:58     55                 
     42.85  Dinmore Tunnel N               48:16     52                 
     43.50  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              48:57     60                 
                                                     66                 
     46.83  Moreton-on-Lugg LC             52:08     59                 
     48.25  mp 48.25                       53:38     55                 
     49.33  Shelwick Jc SB                 54:55     48*                
                                            sigs     15*                
     51.06  HEREFORD                74     59:53                        
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      0.00                           0      0:00                        
      1.19  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)             3:15     44                 
      3.33  Redhill Jc SB                   6:27     33                 
      4.44  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)        8:10     36                 
      6.65  Tram Inn LC                    10:54     57                 
      9.05  St Devereux                    13:16     62                 
     10.44  mp 9.25                        14:37     60                 
     12.50  Pontrilas                      16:46     47*                
     13.69  mp 12.5                        18:07     56                 
     15.94  mp 14.75                       20:38     52                 
     17.56  Pandy SB                       p.w.s     15*                
     19.94  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        28:28     35                 
                                                     66                 
     22.94  Abergavenny Junction           31:43     57*                
     23.93  ABERGAVENNY                    32:47     60                 
     26.69  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            35:38    46/50               
     29.29  Nantyderry                     39:48    30/45               
     30.44  mp 29.25                       41:03     43                 
     31.85  Little Mill Jc SB              42:56     58                 
     33.44  PONTYPOOL ROAD          48     45:40                        
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     Date: Saturday 21st April 1962                                     
                                                                        
     dep: Shrewsbury 11.31am..11 Late                                   
     arr: Pontypool Rd 1.22pm..4 Early                                  

     Net Times: 58.7, 42.7, Total 101.4 (Sched 122)

     Taking over from 71000 at Shrewsbury, D825 ran well
     up to Church Stretton, then it was easy running on
     a very lax schedule.

                                                                        
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