WESTERN REGION: 9.30am MANCHESTER-SWANSEA:     
                                                                    
     Engine: Rebuilt Royal Scot class 4-6-0 
             no 46125 3rd Caribinier
     Load: 7 coaches, 237 tons tare, 250 tons full.
                                                          
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  SHREWSBURY                      0:00                    
      0.81  Sutton Bridge Jc SB             2:41     28
      1.75  mp 1.75 (Bayston Hill)          4:37     28 
      4.32  Condover                        9:01    42/41                
      6.41  Dorrington                     11:33    51/52                
      9.30  Leebotwood                     15:42     34               
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        20:41     26               
     12.80  Church Stretton                22:34     40               
     14.00  mp 14 (Little Stretton)        24:10     54               
     15.40  Marsh Brook                    25:35    64/65                
     16.75  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)          26:51    64/61             
     18.50  mp 18.5 (Wistanstow)           28:31    65/67                
     19.94  CRAVEN ARMS                    29:52     63        
     20.75  mp 20.75                       30:26     55             
     22.91  Onibury                        32:40    71/72                
     25.31  Bromfield                      34:46     61               
     27.54  Ludlow                         37:17     44*               
     30.50  mp 30.5 (Ashford Bowdler)      40:29     70               
     32.14  Woofferton Junction            41:57     63              
     33.75  mp 33.75                       43:34     57               
     35.26  Berrington & Eye               45:01    67/68               
     38.42  LEOMINSTER                     47:49    67/69               
     40.82  Ford Bridge                    49:55     66             
     42.85  Dinmore Tunnel N               52:10     47               
     43.52  Dinmore                        52:56     59               
     46.84  Moreton-on-Lugg                56:11     61               
     49.32  Shelwick Jc SB                 58:46     53               
     50.19  Barrs Court Jc SB              60:09    easy                
     51.04  HEREFORD                69     62:29                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      1.16  Rotherwas Jc SB                 3:21    44/48             
      3.30  Redhill Jc SB                   6:04     41
      4.41  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)        7:43     39
                                                     52               
      6.62  Tram Inn                       p.w.s     30*                    
      8.01  St Devereux                    13:57    61/63               
     10.41  mp 9.25                        15:16    62/65                
     12.46  Pontrilas                      17:17    58/64                
     15.16  mp 14                          19:54     61               
     17.55  Pandy                          p.w.s     20*             
     19.93  Llanvihangel                   28:32     34             
     22.92  Abergavenny Junction           31:56    64/55                
     23.90  ABERGAVENNY                    32:55    60/63        
     26.66  Pempergwm                      35:54    46*/49             
     29.26  Nantyderry                     39:24    37/46                
     30.41  mp 29.25                       41:02     43                    
     31.82  Little Mill Jc SB              42:37     57               
     33.41  PONTYPOOL ROAD          45     45:21                    
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     Date: 24th March 1962:                                
                                                                    
     dep: Shrewsbury 11.40am..5 late                                   
     arr: Pontypool Road 1.35pm..R time

     Net times: 62.5 mins & 41.3 mins.                                
                                                                    
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