BIRMINGHAM-NEWPORT: THE RED DRAGON (S.L.O.A CHARTER)
Engine: Class 45 No 45026
Load: 8 coaches, 289 tons tare, 305 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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(avge)
0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0 0:00
0.92 Five Ways 3:19
3.33 Selly Oak sigs 30*
4.43 Bournville 8:39
5.50 Kings Norton 10 10:03 45.8
6.91 Northfield 11:50 47.4
7.95 Longbridge 12:46 66.8
10.59 Barnt Green 16 14:54 74.2
12.01 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 16:01 76.3
14.14 BROMSGROVE 17:33 83.3
16.26 mp 57.5 (Stoke Works) 20 19:05 82.9
21.51 mp 62.75 (Oddingley) 22:36 89.6
25.01 mp 66.25 (Spetchley) 24:51 93.3
27.51 mp 68.75 (Abbotswood) 28 26:26 94.7
29.39 Pirton LC 27:36 96.7
32.26 mp 73.5 (Defford) 29:20 99.3
33.33 Eckington FB 29:59 98.8
36.08 Bredon 31:41 97.0
38.26 mp 79.5 (Ashchurch) 35 33:03 95.7
40.76 mp 82 34:39 93.7
45.46 CHELTENHAM SPA 41 39:17 60.8
48.76 mp 90 (Churchdown) 42:38 59.1
51.02 Barnwood Jc 45:24 49.0
52.06 GLOUCESTER 51 47:20
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0.00 0 0:00
1.53 Over Jc RR 2:40
5.38 mp 119.5 (Oakle St) 5:59 69.6
7.23 Grange Court GF 7:25 77.4
8.63 mp 122.75 (Westbury) 8:25 84.0
10.84 Newnham 10:13 73.6
11.88 mp 126 (Bullo Pill) 11:06 70.6
14.13 mp 128.25 (Awre) 13 12:56 73.6
17.88 mp 132 16:39 60.5
19.34 LYDNEY 18 18:04 61.8
20.88 mp 135 19:26 67.6
22.13 mp 136.25 (Woolaston) 20:27 73.8
26.56 Wye Valley Jc 23:55 76.7
27.32 CHEPSTOW 25:13 35.1
29.88 mp 144 28:18 49.8
31.88 mp 146 (Portskewett) 30:03 68.6
33.88 mp 148 (Caldicot) 31:33 80.0
34.63 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 34 32:07 79.4
37.00 Magor 33:54 79.7
38.88 mp 153 (Bishton) 35:20 78.7
42.88 mp 157 (East Usk) 38:31 75.4
43.82 Maindee E Jc 39:46 45.1
sigs 0*
44 50 NEWPORT 44 43:05
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Date: Saturday 2nd March 1985
dep: Birmingham New St 10.15am
arr: Newport 11.47am
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