BIRMINGHAM-NEWPORT: THE RED DRAGON (S.L.O.A CHARTER)
Engine: Class 47 No 47606 Odin
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 2:49
3.33 Selly Oak 5:51 47.7
4.43 Bournville 6:56 60.9
5.50 Kings Norton 10 8:06 55.0
6.91 Northfield 9:42 52.9
7.95 Longbridge 10:36 69.3
10.59 Barnt Green 16 12:42 75.4
12.01 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 13:47 78.6
14.14 BROMSGROVE 15:19 83.3
16.26 mp 57.5 (Stoke Works) 20
19.01 mp 60.25 (Droitwich Rd) 19:04 Sig
20:25 Failure
21.51 mp 62.75 (Oddingley) 25:23
25.01 mp 66.25 (Spetchley) 27:53 84.0
27.51 mp 68.75 (Abbotswood) 28 29:34 89.1
29.39 Pirton LC 30:49 90.2
32.26 mp 73.5 (Defford) 32:36 96.5
33.33 Eckington FB 33:15 98.7
36.08 Bredon 34:55 99.0
38.26 mp 79.5 (Ashchurch) 35 p.w.s 40*
41.68 Cleeve 40:26
43.76 mp 85 42:11 71.3
45.46 CHELTENHAM SPA 41 43:53 60.0
48.76 mp 90 (Churchdown) 47:06 61.5
51.02 Barnwood Jc 49:27 57.7
52.06 GLOUCESTER 51 51:20
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0.00 0 0:00
1.53 Over Jc RR 2:36
5.38 mp 119.5 (Oakle St) 5:43 74.1
7.23 Grange Court GF 7:06 80.2
8.63 mp 122.75 (Westbury) 8:04 86.9
10.84 Newnham 9:49 75.8
11.88 mp 126 (Bullo Pill) 10:42 70.6
14.13 mp 128.25 (Awre) 13 12:32 73.6
17.88 mp 132 15:59 65.2
19.34 LYDNEY 18 17:21 64.1
20.88 mp 135 18:46 64.3
22.13 mp 136.25 (Woolaston) 19:48 72.6
25.88 mp 140 22:29 83.8
26.56 Wye Valley Jc 23:12 56.9
27.32 CHEPSTOW 24:28 36.0
29.88 mp 144 27:48 46.1
31.88 mp 146 (Portskewett) 29:31 69.9
33.88 mp 148 (Caldicot) 31:05 76.6
34.63 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 34 31:42 73.0
37.00 Magor 33:38 73.5
38.88 mp 153 (Bishton) 35:05 77.8
42.88 mp 157 (East Usk) 38:17 75.0
43.82 Maindee E Jc 39:21 52.8
44 50 NEWPORT 44 41:16
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Date: Saturday 2nd February 1985
dep: Birmingham New St 10.05am
arr: Newport 11.39am
Net times: 44.8, 41.3, Total 86.1 mins.
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