WESTERN REGION: HEREFORD-SEVERN TUNNEL-READING
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 5054 Earl of Ducie
Load: 7 coaches, 238 tons tare, 255 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 HEREFORD 0:00
1.16 Rotherwas Jc SB 3:34 38/40
3.30 Redhill Jc SB 6:49 34
4.41 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 8:55 31
6.62 Tram Inn 12:00 49
9.01 St Devereux 13:57 58
10.41 mp 9.25 16:08 60/58
12.46 Pontrilas 18:13 60/58
13.66 mp 12.5 19:23 62
15.16 mp 14 21:05 48/51
17.55 Pandy 24:04 45
19.93 Llanvihangel 27:49 33
22.92 Abergavenny Junction 31:24 62/52
23.90 ABERGAVENNY 32:33 54
26.66 Pempergwm 35:29 58
29.26 Nantyderry 38:47 37/44
30.41 mp 29.25 40:32 39
31.82 Little Mill Jc SB 42:09 59
33.41 PONTYPOOL ROAD 44:43 20*
34.91 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 47:58 43
36.16 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 49:32 53
37.66 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 51:18 49
39.16 mp 38 (Ponthir) 53:00 55
40.66 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 54:59 39/44
sigs 5*
42.94 Maindee E Jc SB 62:08
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62:55 Stop
49.72 Magor 77:40 64
52.08 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 75:56 easy
53.21 Severn Tunnel W 78:00
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57.56 Severn Tunnel E 82:25
59.03 Pilning 84:27 41/45
62.61 Patchway 89:49 35
68.84 Winterbourne 93:55 54
67.21 Coalpit Heath 95:24 56
71.11 Chipping Sodbury 99:27 61/62
75.67 BADMINTON 104:00 60
81.41 Hullavington 108:42 83
85.91 Little Somerford 111.43 92
88.66 Brinkworth 113.37 86
92.80 Wootton Bassett sigs
98.38 SWINDON 125:17 59
104.15 Shrivenham 130:27 72
109.11 Uffington 134:20 78
111.85 Challow 136:21 78
115.25 Wantage Road 138:57 79
119.16 Steventon 141:51 80
122.53 DIDCOT 144:31 78
127.23 Cholsey 147:58 80
130.92 Goring 150:50 75/73
134.13 Pangbourne 153:25 76
137.02 Tilehurst 155:44 74
139.69 READING GENERAL 159:20
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Date: Saturday 16th May 1964
OXFORD UNIVERSITY RAILWAY SOCIETY
FAREWELL TO THE CASTLES RAILTOUR
dep: Hereford 4.49pm
arr: Reading General 6.29pm..7 early
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