WELSH MARCHES NORTH: SHREWSBURY-HEREFORD                   
                                                                        
     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 Drysllwyn Castle
     Load: 11 coaches,413 tons tare,435 tons full
     
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
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      0.00  SHREWSBURY               0      0:00                        
      0.81  Sutton Bridge Jc SB      2      2:41      27                  
      2.25  mp 2.25                         5:52      27                 
      4.25  mp 4.25 (Condover)              9:27     37/35                   
      6.31  Dorrington SB                  12:38      44                  
      9.25  mp 9.25 (Leebotwood)           17:32      29                  
     10.25  mp 10.25                       19:40      26                  
     11.75  mp 11.75 (All Stretton)        22:52     29/27                   
     12.80  Church Stretton         20     24:53      35                 
     15.38  Marsh Brook LC                 28:15     54/52                   
     16.75  mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm)          29:32     66/64         
     18.00  mp 18                          30:39      67  
                                            sigs      20*
     19.95  CRAVEN ARMS             40     34:35 
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      0.00                           0      0:00 
      0.80  mp 20.75                        2:46      29             
      2.92  Onibury                         5:24      60             
      5.30  Bromfield                       7:40      64             
      6.30  mp 26.25       (OHBS)           8:50      28*           
      7.58  Ludlow         (OHBS)          11:07      18*            
     10.55  mp 30.5        (OHBS)          16:41      25*             
     12.19  Woofferton              20     19:31     42/41             
     13.80  mp 33.75                       21:47     43/41             
     15.30  Berrington                     23:32      56              
     18.40  Leominster                     26:48     60/63             
     20.88  Ford Bridge             31     29:07      57
                           (OHBS)          slack      20*
     22.90  Dinmore Tunnel N               33:09      28*             
     23.55  mp 43.5 (Dinmore)              34:21      39             
     26.88  Moreton-on-Lugg LC             38:10     59/60             
     28.30  mp 48.25                       39:36      59          
     29.38  Shelwick Jc SB          50      sigs      0*           
     31.11  HEREFORD                56     57:20                   
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     Date: 9th April 1983                                                             
                                                                        
     dep: Shrewsbury 11.19am                                                               
     arr: Hereford 1.13pm 

     Driver R Colley                                                        
                                                                        
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     WELSH MARCHES SOUTH : HEREFORD-NEWPORT-HEREFORD              
                                                                  
     Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 "Drysllwyn Castle"                    
     Load: 12 coaches, 452 tons tare, 485 tons full               
                                                                  
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     miles                          sch    m/sec     mi/hr         
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      0.00  HEREFORD                 0      0:00                  
      1.19  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)             3:42      37        
      3.44  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)            7:59      26
      4.44  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       10:14      28 
                         (OHBS)            slack      20*
      6.65  Tram Inn LC                    14:25      34
      9.05  St Devereux                    17:47      50        
     10.44  mp 9.25                        19:27     50/55        
     12.50  Pontrilas    (OHBS)     25     22:16      25*         
     13.69  mp 12.5                        24:14      43        
     15.94  mp 14.75                       27:45     37/39        
     17.56  Pandy SB                       30:17      34          
     19.94  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        35:06      27          
     22.94  Abergavenny Junction           38:19      76          
     23.93  ABERGAVENNY             40     39:05      80          
     26.69  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            41:19      55
                         (OHBS)            slack       0*
     29.29  Nantyderry                     49:31     36/38        
     30.44  mp 29.25     (OHBS)            51:28      15*          
     31.85  Little Mill Jc SB       55     53:58      48          
     33.44  PONTYPOOL ROAD                 56:22      27*         
     34.94  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           58:44      47 
                         (OHBS)            slack      25*
     36.19  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         60:52     44/56          
     37.69  mp 36.5      (OHBS)     67     slack      25*          
     39.19  mp 38 (Ponthir)                65:09      54        
     40.69  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)             66:42    60/56        
     42.57  Maindee N Jc            76     69:57    25*/28         
     43.42  NEWPORT                 80     72:23                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      0.85  Maindee N Jc             3      2:32     32/30*         
      2.73  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)              5:48     39/36        
      4.23  mp 38 (Ponthir)                 7:54     47/41        
      5.73  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    12     10:21      35          
      7.23  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         13:19      30          
      8.48  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           15:52      28          
      9.98  PONTYPOOL ROAD          21     19:21     24/43 
     11.55  Little Mill Jc SB               sigs       0*         
     13.23  mp 29        (OHBS)            32:50       15*          
     14.13  Nantyderry   (OHBS)            34:28     38/15*
                         (OHBS)            slack       20*
     16.73  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            39:50       44
                         (OHBS)            slack       20*
     18.23  mp 24                          42347       34          
     19.49  ABERGAVENNY             42     45:41                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      0.99  Abergavenny Junction            4:19      20          
      2.24  mp 20.5                         7:56      21          
      3.99  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        12:29      24          
      6.37  Pandy SB                       15:20      67          
      7.99  mp 14.75                       16:41     73/72          
      9.74  mp 13                          18:08      72          
     11.43  Pontrilas    (OHBS)     17     20:50      20*         
     13.49  mp 9.25      (OHBS)            24:37     41/20*         
     14.88  St Devereux                    27:19      40          
     17.28  Tram Inn LC                    30:41      44
                         (OHBS)            slack      20*
     19.49  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       34:39      41        
     20.49  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)           35:52      57         
     22.74  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)            37:58     68/64       
     23.93  HEREFORD                44     40:12                  
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     Saturday 16th April 1983                             
                                                             
     dep: Hereford 1.28pm..3 Late                            
     arr: Newport 2.41pm..4 Early                           
     dep: Newport 3.36pm..6 Late                            
     arr: Hereford 5.20pm..4 Late 

     Driver Stan Reynolds, Fireman Bob Morgan,
     Inspector M Evans.                         
                                                             
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