GLOUCESTER-NEWPORT-GLOUCESTER:
(3440 INAUGURAL MAIN LINE STEAM RUN)
Engine: City class 4-4-0 no 3440 City of Truro
Load: 8 coaches, 294 tons tare, 310 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 GLOUCESTER 0:00
1.57 Over Jn GF 4:14 40/43
2.90 mp 117 6:11 40
5.40 mp 119.5 (Oakle Street) 9:29 49/47
7.40 mp 121.5 (Grange Court) 11:57 49
8.65 mp 122.75 (Westbury) 13:25 52/54
10.90 mp 125 (Newnham) 16:01 48/46
12.15 mp 126.25 (Bullo Pill) 17:36 49
13.97 Awre SB 19:55 54
17.90 mp 132 24:30 44/46
19.36 LYDNEY 26:53
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0.00 0:00
1.04 mp 134.5 3:20 32/36
2.72 Woolaston LC 6:25 33
5.04 mp 138.5 9:42 48
7.29 mp 140.75 (Wye Valley Jc) 13:01 30
7.96 CHEPSTOW 16:13 5*
10.54 mp 144 20:54 44/47
12.54 mp 146 (Portskewett) 23:32 45/49
13.61 Caldicot LC 24:53 46
14.57 Caldicot 26:52 25*
15.30 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 28:43 FL/SL
mp 150.5 (Undy) (OHBS) 36:24 10*
17.66 Magor 39:04 SL/FL
19.54 mp 153 (Bishton) 42:31 42
21.54 mp 155 (Llanwern) 45:19 48
23.57 East Usk SB 47:39 42
24.47 Maindee East Jn 49:26 20*
25.16 NEWPORT 52:35
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0.00 0:00
0.69 Maindee East Jn 2:36 24
1.59 East Usk SB 4:22 35
3.62 mp 155 (Llanwern) 7:26 43
5.62 mp 153 (Bishton) 10:04 46
7.50 Magor (OHBS) 12:56 22*
8.12 mp 150.5 (Undy) (OHBS) 15:08 13*
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9.86 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 19:27 15*
10.59 Caldicot 21:20 33
11.55 Caldicot LC 22:55 39
12.62 mp 146 (Portskewett) 24:73 44/42
14.62 mp 144 26:52 53
17.20 CHEPSTOW 31:59
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0.00 0:00
0.76 Wye Valley Jn 2:52 26
3.42 mp 138 6:34 52
5.24 Woolaston LC 8:46 47/52
6.92 mp 134.5 10:50 51
7.96 LYDNEY 12:03 49/51
9.42 mp 132 13:51 45
11.42 mp 130 16:20 50
13.15 Awre SB 18:25 49/50
15.17 mp 126.25 (Bullo Pill) 21:00 43
16.42 mp 125 (Newnham) 22:41 49
18.67 mp 122.75 (Westbury) 25:06 58/57
19.92 mp 121.5 (Grange Court) 26:25 58/56
21.92 mp 119.5 (Oakle Street) 28:31 59
24.42 mp 117 31:09 53/55
25.75 Over Jn GF 32:41 46
sigs 0*
27.32 GLOUCESTER 43:50
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Date: 20th October 1985:
dep: Gloucester 1.15pm
arr: Newport 2.59pm
dep: Newport 4.05pm
arr: Gloucester 5.36pm
Net times 26.9 mins, 48.0 mins,32.0 mins, 36.8 mins.
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