WESTERN REGION: 7.55am BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL-ABERYSTWYTH
Engine: 4300 class 2-6-0 No 5369
Load: 10 coaches, 332 tons tare, 350 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL 0 0:00
0.89 Hockley 2:13 RL/ML
1.55 Soho 3:24 36
2.55 Handsworth 5:14 32
3.20 Handsworth Jc SB 6 6:26 31
4.64 West Bromwich 8:50 46
5.78 Swan Village 10:12 54
7.41 Wednesbury Central 12:16 easy
9.71 Bilston Central 15:10 48
10.81 Priestfield 16:47 slack
sigs
12.38 WOLVERHAMPTON LOW LEVEL 19 20:58
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0.00 0 0:00
1.5 Stafford Rd Jc SB 3:02 easy
2.48 mp 144.25 (Oxley N) 4:39 55
4.04 Birches & Bilbrook 6:17 59/54
4.74 Codsall 7:01 56
6.23 mp 148 8:38 58/54
7.71 Albrighton 10:05 66
9.12 Cosford 11:18 71
10.23 mp 152 12:15 72
12.53 Shifnal 14:29 54
14.55 Madeley Jc SB 16:54 45
15.47 Hollinswood SB 18:23 41
16.62 Oakengates 19:41 55
18.48 mp 160.25 (Ketley Jc) 21:37 59
19.57 WELLINGTON 22:53 43*
21.19 Admaston Halt 24:56 54
23.45 Walcot 27:08 65/63
24.73 mp 166.5 28:18 67
25.98 Upton Magna 29:31 59
28.23 Belvidere Bridge 31:57 51/53
29.38 Abbey Foregate Jc SB 34:15 15*
30.16 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 36:09 30*
32.26 Hookgate SB 39:37 43/39
33.43 mp 3.25 41:54 50
34.27 Hanwood 42:33 slack
35.93 mp 5.75 45:11 48
36.77 Yockleton 46:20 42
38.43 mp 8.25 p.w.s 30*
39.43 mp 9.25 50:53 38
40.48 Westbury-on-Severn 52:41 slack
42.68 mp 12.5 (Plas-y-Court) 56:41 51
43.43 Briedden 57:44 slack
45.18 mp 15 60:17 53
46.36 Buttington 62:02 slack
48.16 mp 33 65:03 43
49.12 WELSHPOOL 77 67:17
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Date: Saturday 16th August 1958
dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 7.55am R Time
arr: Welshpool 9.32am..3 Early
66.4 mins net. Only one word can describe this run.
Superb !. The only question mark is which is the
best of the 43xx 2-6-0's. Tyseley's 5369, or
Machynlleth's 4377.
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