BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL: ? GLASGOW-CARDIFF
Engine: Class 50 No 50048 Dauntless
Load: 12 coaches, 405 tons tare, 420 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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(avge)
0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0:00
0.92 Five Ways 3:21
sigs 0*
3.33 Selly Oak 8:07
4.43 Bournville 9:12 60.9
5.50 Kings Norton 10:23 54.2
6.91 Northfield 12:08 48.3
7.95 Longbridge 13:11 59.4
10.59 Barnt Green 15:29 68.8
12.01 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 16:37 75.2
14.14 BROMSGROVE 18:14 79.0
25.28 Spetchley GF 25:39 90.1
29.39 Pirton LC 28:05 101.3
33.33 Eckington FB 30:28 99.2
38.26 mp 79.5 (Ashchurch) 33:28 98.6
45.46 CHELTENHAM SPA 40:22
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0.00 0:00
5.56 Barnwood Jc sigs
6.60 GLOUCESTER 9:30
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0.00 0:00
1.53 Over Jc RR 2:59 Sig
8:37 Stop
5.34 Oakle Street 14:41
7.23 Grange Court GF 16:11 75.6
10.98 Newnham Tunnel In 18:36 68.3
14.11 Awre SB 21:11 72.7
19.34 LYDNEY 26:07 63.6
22.05 Woolaston LC 28:16 75.6
26.56 Wye Valley Jc 31:45 77.7
27.32 CHEPSTOW 33:05 34.2
31.89 Portskewett 37:31 61.8
33.92 Caldicot 39:53 51.4
34.63 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 40:47 47.3
38.89 Bishton SB 44:33 67.8
43.82 Maindee E Jc 48:33 73.9
44 50 NEWPORT 50:31
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0.00 0:00
11.74 CARDIFF CENTRAL 12:59
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Date: 6th December 1984
dep: Birmingham New St 6.16pm..5 Late
arr: Cardiff Central 8.19pm..
Net times: 38.8, 8.0, 42.5, 13.0, Total 102.3 mins
Darkness, combined with a bitterly cold evening, made
train timing difficult, which was a pity, for the
running was good throughout, with 100mph + at Eckington.
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