THE DEESIDE VENTURER: SHREWSBURY-CHESTER-SHREWSBURY          
                                                                  
     Engine: King class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V          
     Load: 12 coaches, 420 tons tare, 455 tons full               
                                                                  
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr         
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      0.00  SHREWSBURY               0      0:00             
      0.83  Cotton Hill N SB                2:38      31     
      2.18  mp 173.75                       5:19      30     
      3.86  Leaton LC                       7:56      45     
      4.93  mp 176.5                        9:19      46     
      7.61  Baschurch LC                   12:12     62/55   
     10.68  mp 182.25                      15:21      63     
     11.68  mp 183.25 (Haughton)           16:22     57/53   
     13.24  Rednal                         18:06     60/64   
     16.26  Whittington LC                 20:59     59/61   
     18.05  Gobowen           (OHBS)22     23:52      15*    
     19.93  mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn)         27:15      46     
     21.10  Chirk                          28:35     58/57   
     22.49  Whitehurst                     29:58      63     
     23.68  mp 195.25 (Cefn)               31:07      57     
     24.68  mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc)      32:18      47     
     25.47  RUABON                  34     33:18      48     
     26.93  mp 198.5 (Johnstown)           p.w.s      25*    
     28.43  mp 200 (Bersham Sdg)           38:33      51     
                                           p.w.s      20*    
     30.25  WREXHAM GENERAL         41     42:02      37     
     31.93  mp 203.5                       44:16      56     
     33.38  Gresford                       46:22      35*    
     34.99  Rossett                 47     48:33      59     
     36.58  Pulford LC                     50:01     65/62   
     38.26  Balderton LC                   51:46      64     
     39.43  mp 211 (Saltney)               52:54      42     
     40.43  mp 212 (Saltney Jc)             sigs      30*    
     41.56  mp 180                         56:46      33     
     42.41  CHESTER                 56     60:42             
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      0.00                           0      0:00                  
      1.98  mp 212 (Saltney Jc)             4:41      45     
      2.98  mp 211 (Saltney)                5:51      54     
      4.15  Balderton LC                    7:06     58/57   
      5.83  Pulford LC                      8:53     57/55   
      7.42  Rossett                  9     10:27      60     
      9.03  Gresford                       12:26      42     
      9.98  mp 204                         13:55      36     
     10.98  mp 203                         15:35      36     
     12.16  WREXHAM GENERAL         15     17:20     43/40*        
                                           p.w.s      20*    
     13.98  mp 200 (Bersham Sdg)           21:06      34     
     15.48  mp 198.5 (Johnstown)           23:24      46     
     16.94  RUABON                  20     25:10     52/47*  
     18.73  mp 195.25 (Cefn)               27:08     62/63   
     19.92  Whitehurst                     28:16      61     
     21.31  Chirk                          29:40     58/59   
     22.48  mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn)         30:52      56     
     24.36  Gobowen           (OHBS)30     33:18      15*    
     26.15  Whittington LC                 36:06      64     
     29.17  Rednal                         38:47     71/63   
     30.73  mp 183.25 (Haughton)           40:12     69/68   
     31.73  mp 182.25                      41:04      72     
     33.98  mp 180                         43:06      63     
     34.80  Baschurch LC                   43:52     66/72   
     37.44  mp 176.5                       46:16      61     
     38.55  Leaton LC                      47:16      67     
     39.98  mp 174                         48:33     69/63   
     41.58  Coton Hill N SB                50:16      44*    
     42.41  SHREWSBURY              50     52:30             
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     Date: Saturday 4th October 1980                         
     THE DEESIDE VENTURER
                                                             
     dep: Shrewsbury 2.12pm..3 lste                                   
     arr: Chester 3.13pm..8 Late                             
     dep: Chester 4.06pm..1 Late                             
     arr: Shrewsbury 4.58pm..3 late                           
                                                             
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