WELSH MARCHES SOUTH: KIDDERMINSTER-HEREFORD-CARDIFF
Engines: Hall class 4-6-0 no 4930 Hagley Hall
and Castle class 4-6-0 no 7029 Clun Castle
Load: 11 coaches, 417 tons tare, 445 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 KIDDERMINSTER 0:00
1.54 mp 134 3:31 45
3.69 Hartlebury 6:01 60/56
6.04 mp 129.5 (Cutnall Green) 8:26 63
9.43 Droitwich Spa 12:40 41*
12.54 mp 123 (Fernhill Heath) 16:17 60
14.64 Tunnel Jn SB 20:44 15*
15.31 WORCESTER FOREGATE ST 23:07 easy
16.00 Henwick 26:07 15*
29:10 Pilotman
31:13 Up
18.66 mp 124.5 (Bransford) 36:01 46
20.43 Newlands SB 38:25 43
22.11 Malvern Link 40:40 48
23.25 GREAT MALVERN 42:02 50
24.31 Malvern Wells SB 43:41 26*
26.05 COLWALL 47:27 30
28.16 mp 134 50:25 49
29.26 LEDBURY 54:56 20*
31.16 mp 137 (Ledbury Viaduct) 56:20 52
33.16 mp 139 58:58 43
34.16 mp 140 (Ashperton) 60:15 49
36.41 mp 142.25 (Stoke Edith LC) 64:02 10*
38.41 mp 144.25 67:17 48/45
39.62 Withington 68:47 54/58
41.16 mp 147 70:24 55
42.30 Shelwick Jn SB 72:52 15*
44.01 HEREFORD 77:08
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0.00 0:00
1.19 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 3:04 36
3.44 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 6:44 32
4.44 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 8:32 35/40
(OHBS) slack 10*
6.65 Tram Inn LC 13:07 35
9.05 St Devereux 16:27 48/49
10.44 mp 9.25 18:12 45
12.50 Pontrilas (OHBS) 21:13 23*
13.69 mp 12.5 23:16 44
15.94 mp 14.75 26:28 41/46
17.56 Pandy SB 28:37 44
19.94 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 32:05 40
p.w.s 30*
22.94 Abergavenny Junction 36:32 53
23.93 ABERGAVENNY 39:05
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0.00 0:00
2.76 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 4:21 52
(OHBS) slack 15*
5.36 Nantyderry 9:44 37/41
6.51 mp 29.25 (OHBS) slack 15*
7.92 Little Mill Jc SB 14:12 49
9.51 PONTYPOOL ROAD 16:25 35*
11.05 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 19:37 45
(OHBS) slack 10*
12.26 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 21:10 45
13.76 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 22:51 58
15.26 mp 38 (Ponthir) 24:21 60
(OHBS) slack 20*
16.76 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 26:52 39/48
29*
18.64 Maindee N Jc 29:58 31*
19.49 NEWPORT 32:02
(13 x OHBS) slacks
31.23 CARDIFF 56:38
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0.00 0:00
(8 x OHBS) slacks
11.74 NEWPORT 22:44
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0.00 0:00
0.85 Maindee N Jc 2:46 33*
2.73 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 5:39 44/42
4.23 mp 38 (Ponthir) 7:55 50/44
5.73 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 9:44 39
7.23 mp 35 (OHBS) slack 30*
8.48 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 14:25 34
9.98 PONTYPOOL ROAD 17:04 39
11.55 Little Mill Jc SB sigs 10*
13.23 mp 29 (OHBS) slack 15*
14.13 Nantyderry (OHBS) 26:49 10*
16.73 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 32:01 49
18.23 mp 24 sigs 10*
19.49 ABERGAVENNY 38:15 30
20.48 Abergavenny Junction 39:49 32
21.73 mp 20.5 42:46 30/32
23.48 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 46:08 30
25.86 Pandy SB 49:07 57
27.48 mp 14.75 50:14 61/59
29.23 mp 13 52:28 61
30.92 Pontrilas (OHBS) 55:15 28*
32.98 mp 9.25 slack 41/15*
34.37 St Devereux 61:41 38
36.76 Tram Inn LC 64:53 49
(OHBS) slack 28*
38.98 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 68:26 44
39.98 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 69:41 51
58
42.23 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) sigs 15*
sigs 0*
43.42 HEREFORD 79:10
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Date: Saturday 6th July 1985
dep: Kidderminster 11.24am..62 Late
arr: Hereford 12.41pm..41 Late
dep: Hereford 1.17pm..17 Late
arr: Cardiff 3.15pm..15 Late
dep: Cardiff 6.28pm..73 Late
arr: Hereford 8.12pm..?
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