WELSH MARCHES NORTH: HEREFORD-CHESTER-HEREFORD
Engines: Hall class 4-6-0 No 4930 Hagley Hall (Pilot)
& 5MT 4-6-0 No 5000
Load: 13 coaches, 459 tons tare, 490 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 HEREFORD 0 0:00
1.73 Shelwick Jc SB 6 5:37 37
4.23 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 8:58 50
6.06 mp 45 11:07 53
7.56 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 13:09 easy
8.21 Dinmore Tunnel N (OHBS) 14:45 20*
(OHBS) slack 20*
10.23 Ford Bridge 18:45 40
12.62 Leominster 21 22:01 48
56
15.81 Berrington 25:53 30*
17.56 mp 33.5 28:41 43
18.92 Woofferton 29 30:24 easy
(OHBS) slack 20*
21.06 mp 30 34:11 45
23.53 Ludlow (OHBS) 38:32 25*
25.81 Bromfield 41:41 51
28.19 Onibury 44:18 58
30.31 mp 20.75 46:36 43
31.11 CRAVEN ARMS 48 47:44 45
32.06 mp 19 (OHBS) 49:17 30*
33.56 mp 17.5 51:53 35
34.81 mp 16.25 53:40 45/44
35.68 Marsh Brook LC 54:46 49
37.56 mp 13.5 57:12 45
38.26 CHURCH STRETTON 60 58:46
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0.00 0 0:00
3.55 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 5:20 59/62
6.49 Dorrington SB 8:13 59
8.55 mp 4.25 (Condover) 10:28 51
9.80 mp 3 11:53 54
11.99 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 14 14:43 easy
sigs 0*
12.80 SHREWSBURY 17 29:34
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0.00 0 0:00
0.83 Cotton Hill N SB 2:45
2.18 mp 173.75 5:54 26
3.86 Leaton LC 8:52 39
4.93 mp 176.5 10:28 40
p.w.s 15*
7.61 Baschurch LC 15:46 36
10.68 mp 182.25 20:02 55
11.68 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 21:11 49
13.24 Rednal 23:14 45/56
16.26 Whittington LC 26:36 49
18.05 Gobowen (OHBS) 25 29:29 25*
19.93 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 32:40 45
21.10 Chirk 33:56 56
22.49 Whitehurst 35:26 64/66
23.68 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 36:32 60
24.68 mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc) 37:38 51
25.47 RUABON 35 38:36 49
26.93 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 40:54 38*
28.43 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 42:53 53
30.25 WREXHAM GENERAL 45 44:50 57/55
46*
31.93 mp 203.5 46:53 52
34*
33.38 Gresford 49:09 40
34.99 Rossett 51:08 61
36.58 Pulford LC 52:33 66/64
38.26 Balderton LC 54:05 69
39.43 mp 211 (Saltney) 55:11 60
40.43 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 56:28 40*
41.56 mp 180 58:11 40
sigs 0*
42.41 CHESTER 66 64:31
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0.00 0 0:00
p.w.s 25*
1.98 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 6:14 35*
2.98 mp 211 (Saltney) 7:49 42
4.15 Balderton LC 9:28 43
5.83 Pulford LC 11:50 45/42
7.42 Rossett 13:40 49/47
9.03 Gresford 16:26 30
9.98 mp 204 18:25 29/30
10.98 mp 203 20:20 31
12.16 WREXHAM GENERAL 21 22:22 42
13.98 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 24:54 45/36
15.48 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 27:15 42
16.94 RUABON 29 30:19
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0.00 0 0:00
1.79 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 3:37 56
2.98 Whitehurst 4:47 62/60
4.37 Chirk 6:13 56
5.54 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 7:33 49/48
7.42 Gobowen (OHBS) 11 10:25 25*
9.21 Whittington LC 13:17 54
12.23 Rednal 16:22 62/55
13.79 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 17:57 63
14.79 mp 182.25 18:55 64
17.04 mp 180 21:15 53
17.86 Baschurch LC 22:08 58
64
20.50 mp 176.5 24:59 48
21.61 Leaton LC 26:14 55
23.04 mp 174 27:45 57
24.64 Coton Hill N SB sigs 0*
sigs 0*
25.47 SHREWSBURY 31 46:50
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0.00 0 0:00
0.81 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 3 2:48 easy
2.25 mp 2.25 6:20 26
4.25 mp 4.25 (Condover) 9:58 36/34
6.31 Dorrington SB 13:14 43/44
9.25 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 18:09 28
10.25 mp 10.25 20:22 27
11.75 mp 11.75 (All Stretton) 23:24 31/29
12.80 Church Stretton 28 25:19 37
15.38 Marsh Brook LC 28:16 50
16.75 mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm) 30:23 56/53
18.00 mp 18 31:47 55
19.95 CRAVEN ARMS 40 33:45 60
20.75 mp 20.75 34:26 58
22.87 Onibury 36:38 66/64
25.25 Bromfield 38:55 63
26.25 mp 26.25 p.w.s 25*
27.53 Ludlow 43:22 15*
30.50 mp 30.5 47:48 61
32.14 Woofferton 56 49:28 60
33.75 mp 33.75 51:11 55
35.25 Berrington 52:46 60
38.44 Leominster 63 55:54 62
40.83 Ford Bridge 58:20 52
42.85 Dinmore Tunnel N (OHBS) 61:07 slack
43.50 mp 43.5 (Dinmore)
46.83 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 66:04 57
48.25 mp 48.25
49.33 Shelwick Jc SB 79 68:58
51.06 HEREFORD 82 73:10
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Date: Saturday 29th September 1979
THE INTER-CITY
(Inaugural Main line run for both locomotives)
dep: Hereford 11.48am..3 Late
arr: Chester 3.16pm..15 Late
dep: Chester 4.35pm..5 Late
arr: Hereford 8.01pm..19 Late
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