THE BRISTOLIAN: NEWPORT-SHREWSBURY-NEWPORT
Engine: King class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V
Load: 12 coaches, 413 tons tare, 435 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 NEWPORT 0 0:00
0.85 Maindee N Jc 3 2:52 27*
2.73 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 6:36 34/32
4.23 mp 38 (Ponthir) 8:56 41/36
5.73 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 12 12:03 26
7.23 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 15:33 25
8.48 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) p.w.s 10*
9.98 PONTYPOOL ROAD 20 23:26 36
11.55 Little Mill Jc SB 25:20 63
13.23 mp 29 (OHBS) slack 15*
14.13 Nantyderry 30:06 38
(OHBS) slack 15*
16.73 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 34:05 55/easy
(OHBS) slack 15*
18.23 mp 24 37:25 33
sigs 15*
19.49 ABERGAVENNY 40 40:37 19
20.48 Abergavenny Junction 43:10 26
21.73 mp 20.5 46:31 28
23.48 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 49:33 30
25.86 Pandy SB 52:24 64
27.48 mp 14.75 53:54 67/65
29.23 mp 13 55:38 57
30.92 Pontrilas (OHBS) 57 58:26 15*
32.98 mp 9.25 p.w.s 18*
34.37 St Devereux 65:49 45
36.77 Tram Inn LC 68:46 50/44 (OHBS) slack 5*
38.98 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 74:13 32
40.49 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 75:48 47
42.23 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 78:40 51/41*
43.42 HEREFORD 85 82:41
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0.00 0 0:00
1.73 Shelwick Jc SB 5 4:13 41
4.23 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 7:07 60
6.06 mp 45 8:53 63
7.56 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 10:38 easy
8.21 Dinmore Tunnel N (OHBS) 11:39 30*
(OHBS) slack 25*
10.23 Ford Bridge 15:02 45
12.62 Leominster 23 17:33 64
15.81 Berrington 20:20 73
17.56 mp 33.5 21:47 70
18.92 Woofferton 32 23:08 45(eased)
(OHBS) slack 10*
21.06 mp 30 26:58 50
23.53 Ludlow (OHBS) 30:33 15*
25.81 Bromfield 34:00 55
28.19 Onibury 36:22 64
30.31 mp 20.75 38:25 67/easy
31.11 CRAVEN ARMS 54 39:23 47
32.06 mp 19 (OHBS) stop 0*
33.56 mp 17.5 46:57 39
34.81 mp 16.25 48 34 52
35.68 Marsh Brook LC 49:23 57
37.56 mp 13.5 50:27 54/easy
38.26 Church Stretton (OHBS) 64 52:58 20*
41.81 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 58 16 60/65
44.75 Dorrington SB 61:05 62
46.81 mp 4.25 (Condover) 63 10 56
48.06 mp 3 64:28 60
50.25 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 80 67:18 25*
51.06 SHREWSBURY 82 70:17
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0.00 0 0:00
0.81 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 3 3:03 30
2.25 mp 2.25 5:39 34
4.25 mp 4.25 (Condover) 8:29 48/47
6.31 Dorrington SB 10:45 61
9.25 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 13:53 51
10.25 mp 10.25 15:06 47
11.75 mp 11.75 (All Stretton) 17:01 45
12.80 Church Stretton (OHBS) 20 18:40 20*
15.38 Marsh Brook LC 23:33 51/50
16.75 mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm) 25 02 54/52
18.00 mp 18 26 23 55
(OHBS) slack 5*
19.95 CRAVEN ARMS 40 31:58
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0.00 0 0:00
0.80 mp 20.75 2:36 37
2.92 Onibury sigs 54/37*
5.30 Bromfield 8:04 58
6.30 mp 26.25 (OHBS) slack 20*
7.58 Ludlow (OHBS) 11:53 15*
52
10.55 mp 30.5 (OHBS) 16:59 15*
12.19 Woofferton 20 20:16 46
13.80 mp 33.75 21:40 50
15.30 Berrington 23:41 68
18.40 Leominster 31 26:24 73/69
20.88 Ford Bridge 28:38 easy
(OHBS) 15*
22.90 Dinmore Tunnel N (OHBS) 33:48 34*
23.55 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 35:06 45
26.88 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 38:33 64
28.30 mp 48.25 39:54 62
29.38 Shelwick Jc SB 50 40:59 55
31.11 HEREFORD 55 44:10
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0.00 0 0:00
1.19 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 3:24 36
3.44 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 7:55 22
4.44 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 10:27 25
(OHBS) slack 37/35*
6.65 Tram Inn LC 14:11 44
9.05 St Devereux 16:56 57
10.44 mp 9.25 18:21 60
12.50 Pontrilas (OHBS) 25 20:59 25*
13.69 mp 12.5 23:02 40
15.94 mp 14.75 26:29 38/40
17.56 Pandy SB 29:03 34
19.94 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 33:30 30
22.94 Abergavenny Junction 36:54 69
23.93 ABERGAVENNY 40 37:45 75
26.69 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 40:08 53
(OHBS) slack 5*
29.29 Nantyderry 46:48 37
30.44 mp 29.25 (OHBS) 49:13 15*
31.85 Little Mill Jc SB 51:43 46
33.44 PONTYPOOL ROAD 54:28 28*
34.94 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 56:57 45
(OHBS) slack 10*
36.19 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 60:02 36
37.69 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 62:13 45/28*
39.19 mp 38 (Ponthir) 64:39 50/56
40.69 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 66:20 51
42.57 Maindee N Jc 69:38 25*/31
43.42 NEWPORT 75 72:45
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Date: 24th September 1983
dep: Newport 10:23...23 late
arr: Hereford 11:56...1 late
dep: Hereford 12:09...1 early
arr: Shrewsbury 1.19...13 early
dep: Shrewsbury 3.12...31 late
arr: Hereford 4.43...3 late
dep: Hereford 5.09...R time
arr: Newport 5.22...2 early
Hereford-Shrewsbury and return: Driver Gerald Turner
and Fireman Bob Morgan.
Hereford-Newport: Driver Trevor Bethel (Fireman ?)
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