WESTERN REGION: 10.10am PADDINGTON-ABERYSTWYTH        
     (THE CAMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS)        
                                                                    
     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5035 Coity Castle       
     Load: 11 coaches, 370 tons tare, 395 tons full                 
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL     0      0:00                    
      0.89  Hockley                         2:17         
      1.55  Soho                            3:31      37  
      2.55  Handsworth                      5:20      33  
      3.20  Handsworth Jc SB         6      6:32      33  
      4.64  West Bromwich                   8:45      47  
      5.78  Swan Village                   10:03     55/57 
      7.41  Wednesbury Central             11:59      34*
      9.71  Bilston Central                15:36      43  
     10.81  Priestfield                    17:17     slack
                                           p.w.s      20*
     12.38  WOLVERHAMPTON LOW LEVEL 20     21:32                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00
      1.03  Dunstall Park                   2:54
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                                            0:00
      1.25  Stafford Rd Jc SB               1:37                
      2.48  mp 144.25 (Oxley N)             3:39      52            
      4.04  Birches & Bilbrook              5:20     57/54          
      4.74  Codsall                         6:04      54            
      6.23  mp 148                          7:43     58/55          
      7.71  Albrighton                      9:07      68            
      9.12  Cosford                        10:14      77            
     10.23  mp 152                         11:05      82            
     12.53  Shifnal                        12:58      68            
     14.55  Madeley Jc SB                  14:55      52            
     15.47  Hollinswood SB                 16:09      49            
     16.62  Oakengates                     17:20      63            
     18.48  mp 160.25 (Ketley Jc)          18:54      73            
     19.57  WELLINGTON                     20:24      42*           
     21.19  Admaston Halt                  22:23      60            
     23.45  Walcot                         24:22     72/70          
     24.73  mp 166.5                       25:24      75            
     25.98  Upton Magna                    26:28      67
                                           p.w.s            
     28.23  Belvidere Bridge               29:45      41          
     29.38  Abbey Foregate Jc SB            sigs
     29.81  SHREWSBURY              35     34:03                    
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     Date: Saturday 6th August 1957:                         
                                                                    
     dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 12.28pm..11 late                 
     arr: Shrewsbury 1.29pm..10 late

     Additional Stop Dunstall Park (Wolverhampton Races)    
                                                                    
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