CREWE-SHREWSBURY & HEREFORD-CREWE: WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS
Engine: Class 40 No 40044
Load: 11 coaches, 395 tons tare, 420 tons full
-----------------------------------------------------
miles sch m/sec mi/hr
-----------------------------------------------------
0.00 CREWE 0 0:00
1.52 Gresty Lane SB 3:50
2.79 Willaston 5:22 52
4.48 Nantwich 7:06 68
8.05 mp 7.75 10:50 51
8.90 Wrenbury 11:47 56
10.42 Marley Green SB 13:32 49
12.30 mp 12 16:08 38
13.85 WHITCHURCH 16 18:01 56
18.75 Prees 22:36 74
21.98 Wem 25:16 71
25.47 Yorton 28:26 62
28.08 Hadnall 30:39 73/65
30.66 Harlescott 32:51 76
32.28 Crewe Bank SB sigs 5*
32.74 SHREWSBURY 35 38:52
----- -- -----
(avge)
0.00 HEREFORD 0 0:00
1.73 Shelwick Jc SB 3 4:00
4.23 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 6:45 54.5
7.56 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 9:55 63.1
10.23 Ford Bridge 12:33 60.8
12.62 Leominster 13 14:35 70.5
15.81 Berrington 17:16 71.3
18.92 Woofferton 18 19:59 68.7
23.53 Ludlow 24:02 68.3
25.81 Bromfield 26:05 66.7
28.19 Onibury 28:14 66.4
31.11 CRAVEN ARMS 29 31:07 60.8
35.68 Marsh Brook LC 36:06 55.0
38.26 Church Stretton 40 39:20 47.9
44.75 Dorrington SB 45:26 63.8
50.25 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 52 51:28 54.7
51.06 SHREWSBURY 55 54:45
----- -- -----
0.00 0 0:00
2.08 Harlescott 4 4:39
7.27 Yorton 10:56 49.5
10.76 Wem 14:09 65.1
13.99 Prees 16:48 73.1
18.89 WHITCHURCH 20 21:20 64.8
23.84 Wrenbury 25:29 71.6
28.26 Nantwich 29:20 68.9
29.95 Willaston 31:21 50.3
sigs 0*
32.74 CREWE 38 43:53
----- -- -----
Date: Saturday 7th February 1981:
dep: Crewe 10.15am..R time
arr: Shrewsbury 10.54am..4 late
dep: Hereford 5.18pm..2 Early
arr: Crewe 7.10pm..10 Late
Net Times: 36.6, 54.7, 36.4, Total 127.7 mins (Sch 130)
-----------------------------------------------------
Class 40 English Electric Type 4 Modern Traction Archives Page