GLOUCESTER-BIRMINGHAM..? PLYMOUTH-MANCHESTER
Engines: Class 20's Nos 20075 & 20067
Load: 10 coaches, 361 tons tare, 380 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 GLOUCESTER 0:00
1.02 Barnwood Jc 2:17
3.43 Churchdown 5:11 51
4.78 mp 88.5 6:38 55
5.78 mp 87.5 (Hatherley) sigs
6.58 CHELTENHAM SPA 10:44
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0.00 0:00
1.70 mp 85 3:06 57
3.70 mp 83 (Cleeve) 4:58 72
7.24 ASHCHURCH 7:49 75/74
9.39 Bredon 9:36 72
12.11 Eckington 11:48 76/74
13.20 mp 73.5 (Defford) 12:41 75
16.70 mp 70 (Wadborough) 15:31 72
17.95 Abbots Wood Jc SB 16:33 70
20.48 Spetchley RR 18:39 74
24.56 Dunhampstead LC 21:58 76
26.45 mp 60.25 (Droitwich Rd) 23:27 77/74
29.20 mp 57.5 (Stoke Works) p.w.s 20*
31.21 Bromsgrove South 32:01
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31.21 34:27 Banked
31.31 BROMSGROVE 35:09
31.95 mp 54.75 36:25 32
32.45 mp 54.25 37:21 32
32.95 mp 53.75 38:16 33
33.45 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 39:09 34
34.93 Barnt Green 41:07
36.20 mp 50.5 (Cofton) 42:29 64/61
37.50 Longbridge 43:40 69
38.58 Northfield 44:32 75
39.98 Kings Norton 45:59 45*
41.05 Bournville 47:20 58
42.15 Selly Oak 48:29 52
44.24 Church Rd Jc 51:16 30*
44.54 Five Ways 51:52
45.46 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 55:23
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Date: Thursday 26th June 1980
dep: Gloucester 6.45pm
arr: Birmingham New St 7.55pm
This interesting haulage resulted from a class 45 failure.
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