WELSH MARCHES: SWINDON-GLOUCESTER-NEWPORT-HEREFORD
Engines: Modified Hall class 4-6-0 no 6998 Burton Agnes
Hall and Castle class 4-6-0 no 5051 Drysllwyn Castle
Load: 10 coaches, 361/375 tons.
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 SWINDON 0:00
1.71 mp 79 (Bremell Sdg) 4:12 44
4.15 Purton 7:12 52/53
6.71 mp 84 10:12 48
8.21 mp 85.5 (Minety) 11:57 52/55
11.15 Oaksey 15:17 52
13.71 KEMBLE 19:12 25*
15.71 mp 93 22:23 43
17.12 Sapperton Sdg 24:28 37
18.63 Sapperton Tunnel Out 26:42 40
19.21 mp 96.5 (Frampton) 27:36 37*
20.71 mp 98 (Chalford) 29:48 41/37
22.01 Brimscombe 31:54 43/36
23.71 mp 101 34:49 40
24.87 STROUD 37:36
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0.00 0:00
2.78 Stonehouse 5:13 48/50
4.59 Standish Jn 8:19 29*
6.99 mp 97 (Naas) 12:21 52
9.24 mp 94.75 (Tuffley) 15:26 38
10.89 Gloucester Yard Jn 17:54 easy
11.54 Engine Shed Jn 20:21 easy
11.94 GLOUCESTER 22:47
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0.00 0:00
1.57 Over Jn GF 4:52 30/15*
4.40 mp 119.5 (Oakle Street) 10:20 53
p.w.s 30*
6.40 mp 121.5 (Grange Court) 13:39 45
8.65 mp 122.75 (Westbury) 15:10 51/54
10.90 mp 125 (Newnham) 17:44 49
14.17 Awre SB 21:24 56/54
17.90 mp 132 25:45 50
19.36 LYDNEY 27:22 56
22.08 Woolaston LC 30:22 50
24.40 mp 138.5 32:59 56
26.56 Wye Valley Jn 35:46 easy
27.32 CHEPSTOW 38:06 15*
31.90 mp 146 (Portskewett) 44:05 58
32.97 Caldicot LC 45:16 easy
33.93 Caldicot sigs 10*
34.66 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 49:55 25*
37.02 Magor 53:24 54
38.90 mp 153 (Bishton) 55:25 58
40.90 mp 155 (Llanwern) 57:31 57
42.93 East Usk SB 59:44 48
43.83 Maindee East Jn 61:53 20*
44.09 Maindee West Jn 62:58 15*
44.52 NEWPORT 64:48
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0.00 0:00
0.85 Maindee N Jc 2:55 27*
2.73 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 6:08 41/39
4.23 mp 38 (Ponthir) 9:08 49/46
5.73 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 10:06 43
7.23 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 12:13 41
8.48 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 14:04 41
9.98 PONTYPOOL ROAD 16:23 37*
11.55 Little Mill Jc SB 18:13 59
13.23 mp 29 (OHBS) 21:34 10*
42
14.13 Nantyderry (OHBS) 23:36 5*
41
(OHBS) 10*
16.73 Pempergwm (OHBS) 30:31 10*
18.23 mp 24 33:37 42
19.49 ABERGAVENNY 35:10 50
20.48 Abergavenny Junction 36:30 46
21.73 mp 20.5 38:14 41
23.48 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 40:44 42
25.86 Pandy SB p.w.s 15*
27.48 mp 14.75 47:59 58
29.23 mp 13 49:38 66
30.92 Pontrilas (OHBS) 53:10 15*
33.98 mp 9.25 56:36 47
(OHBS) slack 10*
34.37 St Devereux 59:27 46/54
36.77 Tram Inn LC 62:15 47
(OHBS) slack 10*
39.98 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 66:22 47/51
40.98 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 67:37 44*
32.25 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 70:28 51
sigs 0*
43.42 HEREFORD 77:31
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Date: 31st May 1986
dep: Swindon 10.03am..10 Late
arr: Newport 12.57pm..10 Late
dep: Newport 1.42pm..7 Late
arr: Hereford 2.59pm..9 Late
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