WESTERN REGION: 8.05am BIRMINGHAM-ABERYSTWYTH
Engine: 4300 class 2-6-0 No 5369
Load: 10 coaches, 308 tons tare, 325 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 WELSHPOOL 0 0:00
2.54 mp 36.5 5:08 37
4.26 Forden 8:20 slack
5.54 mp 39.5 10:33 46
6.26 Montgomery 12:03 slack
8.04 mp 42 15:41 48/47
9.04 mp 43 16:57 48
arr 18:03 Cross
dep 18:24 Stop
9.84 Abermule 19:44 slack
11.54 mp 45.5 23:32 30
12.84 mp 46.75 25:39 43
13.74 NEWTOWN 24 28:10
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0.00 0 0:00
1.80 mp 49.5 (Scafell) 3:57 44/42
3.30 mp 51 5:57 48
4.65 MOAT LANE JUNCTION arr 8:58 Stop
dep 9:11
sigs 15*
5.72 Caersws arr 13:54 Cross
dep 19:02 Stop
7.30 mp 55 (Pontdolgoch) 23:59 32/27
8.55 mp 56.25 26:38 34
9.55 mp 57.25 28:33 32
10.80 mp 58.5 30:48 39
11.49 Carno 32:30 slack
12.80 mp 60.5 35:36 34
13.62 Talerddig 37:41 slack
15.80 mp 63.5 40:47 68
16.99 Llanbrynmair 42:56 slack
18.80 mp 66.5 46:22 48
20.48 Commins Coch Halt 48:32 43*
21.30 mp 69 49:40 45
22.31 Cemmes Road 52:05 slack
25.30 mp 73 56:07 59
27.44 MACHYNLLETH 54 60:40
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Date: Saturday 2nd August 1958
dep: Welshpool 10.22am..14 Late
arr: Machynlleth 11.51am..24 Late
Crossings:
Nr Welshpool..(Double line) Up Goods (3200)
Abermule..Up Birmingham Relief (2233)
Caersws..9.25am Aberystwyth-Paddington (6335)
Talerddig..9.55am Aberystwyth-Shrewsbury (6392)
After very modest running from Welshpool, 5369 stopped
for a banker at Moat Lane, but there wasn't one. A
good climb from Caersws to Talerddig followed. The
only other feature of this run was an astonishing 68mph
descending the curves approaching Llanbrynmair.
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