THE CORNISHMAN RAILTOUR: BIRMINGHAM-EXETER:
Engines: Class 37 no's 37073 Fort William & 37110
Load: 10 coaches, 364 tons tare, 390 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0 0:00
0.00 Monument Lane Tunnel W 3:25
2.01 Soho S Jc 6 5:16
3.33 Smethwick sigs 15*
3.75 Galton Jc 8 8:08 slack
4.11 Smethwick West 8:45 easy
5.10 Langley 10:30 52
6.70 Rowley Regis 12:13 59
7.90 Old Hill 13:49 44*
9.34 Cradley sigs 20*
10.72 Lye 19:43
11.63 Stourbridge N Jc sigs 10*
12.01 STOURBRIDGE JUNCTION 19 23:23 easy
13.87 Hagley 25:49
15.55 Blakedown sigs 15*
18.67 KIDDERMINSTER 27 31:36 easy
22.36 Hartlebury 31 34:37
25.21 mp 129 36:44 76
28.10 DROITWICH SPA 36 39:26 slack
31.05 Fernhill Heath FB 42:13
33.31 Tunnel Jc SB 42 44:53 easy
33.71 WORCESTER SHRUB HILL 43 46:10
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0.00 0 0:00
3.19 Norton Jc SB 4:52 30*
3.96 Abbotswood Jc (mp 68.75) 6 6:20 30*
5.21 Wadborough (mp 70) 8:06 59
8.71 Defford (mp 73.5) 10:55 85
9.78 Eckington FB 11:41 84
12.53 Bredon 13:36 86/88
14.71 Ashchurch (mp 79.5) 14 15:07 86/87
18.21 Cleeve (mp 83) 17:32 86
21.01 High St RR 19:33 easy
21.91 CHELTENHAM SPA 20 21:14
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0.00 0 0:00
3.19 Churchdown OB 3:47 80
4.55 mp 91.25 (Elm Bridge) 4:46 89
5.56 Barnwood Jc 6 5:27 78
6.38 Gloucester Yard RR 7 6:13 65*
7.44 mp 94.75 (Tuffley JC) 7:08 71
9.69 mp 97 (Naas Xg) 8:54 80
11.46 Haresfield Xg 10:13 82
12.73 Standish Jc RR 13 p.w.s 67*
14.44 mp 101.75 (Stonehouse) 12:46 75
16.19 mp 103.5 (Frocester) p.w.s 20*
18.08 Cam & Dursley 17:46 79
20.69 mp 108 (Berkeley Road) 19:33 85/88
25.87 Charfield 23 p.w.s 20*
28.04 Wickwar Tunnel N 25:11 71
29.69 mp 117 (Rangeworthy) 26:31 76/82
32.44 Yate (mp 119.75) 28 28:37 eased
34.02 Westerleigh Jc 32 30:59 25*
35.37 mp 108.5 (Coalpit Heath) 32:36 64
36.70 Winterbourne 33:45 77/82
38.64 BRISTOL PARKWAY 37 35:18 64
39.70 Filton Junction 42 36:14 easy
41.80 Ashley Hill 38:16 64
42.88 Stapleton Road 45 p.w.s
43.46 Lawrence Hill 40:01
43.84 Dr Days Jc 46 40:35 easy
44.50 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 49 42:33
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0.00 0 0:00
0.89 Bedminster 2:39 40
3.61 mp 122 (Long Ashton) 5:31 66
5.89 Flax Bourton 7:25 82
8.03 Nailsea 8:55 89
11.95 Yatton 11:39 82
13.75 Huish LC 12:57 86
16.73 Worle Jc 16 14:59 90/92
19.67 Uphill Jc 18 16:54 91
24.11 mp 142.5 (Brent Knoll) 19:53 89
26.92 HIGHBRIDGE 21:46 88
30.61 mp 149 (Dunball) 24:20 86
33.19 BRIDGWATER 29 26:06 89
36.11 mp 154.5 (Fordgate) 28:04 87/82
40.11 mp 158.5 (Cogload Jc) 35 30:57 86
42.36 mp 160.75 (Creech Jc) 32:28 90
44.75 TAUNTON 38 34:07 84
46.65 Norton Fitzwarren FB 35:27 86
49.26 Bradford LC 37:18 83
51.85 Wellington 39:11 81
53.61 mp 172 40:34 72
54.78 Whiteball Tunnel E 41:35 66
55.61 mp 174 (Whiteball) 42:21 65
56.36 Burlescombe 42:59 74
58.96 Tiverton Parkway 51 44:44 91/86
62.93 Cullompton 47:27 91/87
67.12 Hele LC 50:19 89
71.81 Stoke Canon LC 53:50 85
74.25 Cowley Bridge Jc 63 55:17 69
75.51 EXETER ST DAVIDS 65 57:40
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Date: Monday 31st May 1993:
dep: Birmingham New Street 8.09am..5 late
arr: Bristol Temple Meads 10.02am..3 late
dep: Bristol Temple Meads 10.15am..13 late
arr: Exeter St Davids 11.13am..6 late
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