WELSH MARCHES NORTH: SHREWSBURY-HEREFORD
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 Drysllwyn Castle
Load: 11 coaches,413 tons tare,435 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 SHREWSBURY 0 0:00
0.81 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 2 2:41 27
2.25 mp 2.25 5:52 27
4.25 mp 4.25 (Condover) 9:27 37/35
6.31 Dorrington SB 12:38 44
9.25 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 17:32 29
10.25 mp 10.25 19:40 26
11.75 mp 11.75 (All Stretton) 22:52 29/27
12.80 Church Stretton 20 24:53 35
15.38 Marsh Brook LC 28:15 54/52
16.75 mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm) 29:32 66/64
18.00 mp 18 30:39 67
sigs 20*
19.95 CRAVEN ARMS 40 34:35
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0.00 0 0:00
0.80 mp 20.75 2:46 29
2.92 Onibury 5:24 60
5.30 Bromfield 7:40 64
6.30 mp 26.25 (OHBS) 8:50 28*
7.58 Ludlow (OHBS) 11:07 18*
10.55 mp 30.5 (OHBS) 16:41 25*
12.19 Woofferton 20 19:31 42/41
13.80 mp 33.75 21:47 43/41
15.30 Berrington 23:32 56
18.40 Leominster 26:48 60/63
20.88 Ford Bridge 31 29:07 57
(OHBS) slack 20*
22.90 Dinmore Tunnel N 33:09 28*
23.55 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 34:21 39
26.88 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 38:10 59/60
28.30 mp 48.25 39:36 59
29.38 Shelwick Jc SB 50 sigs 0*
31.11 HEREFORD 56 57:20
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Date: 9th April 1983
dep: Shrewsbury 11.19am
arr: Hereford 1.13pm
Driver R Colley
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WELSH MARCHES SOUTH : HEREFORD-NEWPORT-HEREFORD
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 "Drysllwyn Castle"
Load: 12 coaches, 452 tons tare, 485 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 HEREFORD 0 0:00
1.19 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 3:42 37
3.44 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 7:59 26
4.44 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 10:14 28
(OHBS) slack 20*
6.65 Tram Inn LC 14:25 34
9.05 St Devereux 17:47 50
10.44 mp 9.25 19:27 50/55
12.50 Pontrilas (OHBS) 25 22:16 25*
13.69 mp 12.5 24:14 43
15.94 mp 14.75 27:45 37/39
17.56 Pandy SB 30:17 34
19.94 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 35:06 27
22.94 Abergavenny Junction 38:19 76
23.93 ABERGAVENNY 40 39:05 80
26.69 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 41:19 55
(OHBS) slack 0*
29.29 Nantyderry 49:31 36/38
30.44 mp 29.25 (OHBS) 51:28 15*
31.85 Little Mill Jc SB 55 53:58 48
33.44 PONTYPOOL ROAD 56:22 27*
34.94 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 58:44 47
(OHBS) slack 25*
36.19 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 60:52 44/56
37.69 mp 36.5 (OHBS) 67 slack 25*
39.19 mp 38 (Ponthir) 65:09 54
40.69 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 66:42 60/56
42.57 Maindee N Jc 76 69:57 25*/28
43.42 NEWPORT 80 72:23
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0.00 0 0:00
0.85 Maindee N Jc 3 2:32 32/30*
2.73 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 5:48 39/36
4.23 mp 38 (Ponthir) 7:54 47/41
5.73 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 12 10:21 35
7.23 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 13:19 30
8.48 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 15:52 28
9.98 PONTYPOOL ROAD 21 19:21 24/43
11.55 Little Mill Jc SB sigs 0*
13.23 mp 29 (OHBS) 32:50 15*
14.13 Nantyderry (OHBS) 34:28 38/15*
(OHBS) slack 20*
16.73 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 39:50 44
(OHBS) slack 20*
18.23 mp 24 42347 34
19.49 ABERGAVENNY 42 45:41
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0.00 0 0:00
0.99 Abergavenny Junction 4:19 20
2.24 mp 20.5 7:56 21
3.99 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 12:29 24
6.37 Pandy SB 15:20 67
7.99 mp 14.75 16:41 73/72
9.74 mp 13 18:08 72
11.43 Pontrilas (OHBS) 17 20:50 20*
13.49 mp 9.25 (OHBS) 24:37 41/20*
14.88 St Devereux 27:19 40
17.28 Tram Inn LC 30:41 44
(OHBS) slack 20*
19.49 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 34:39 41
20.49 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 35:52 57
22.74 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 37:58 68/64
23.93 HEREFORD 44 40:12
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Saturday 16th April 1983
dep: Hereford 1.28pm..3 Late
arr: Newport 2.41pm..4 Early
dep: Newport 3.36pm..6 Late
arr: Hereford 5.20pm..4 Late
Driver Stan Reynolds, Fireman Bob Morgan,
Inspector M Evans.
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