WELSH MARCHES SOUTH: HEREFORD-NEWPORT-HEREFORD
Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 5000
Load: 11 coaches,396 tons tare,420 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) 3:37 36/37
3.44 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 7:46 26
4.44 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 10:08 25
6.65 Tram Inn LC 13:37 46
9.05 St Devereux 16:31 55/56
10.44 mp 9.25 18:01 54/56
12.50 Pontrilas (OHBS) 25 20:12 60
13.69 mp 12.5 21:20 65
15.94 mp 14.75 23:37 54/55
17.56 Pandy SB 25:29 47
19.94 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 29:07 31
22.94 Abergavenny Junction 33:03 57/31
23.93 ABERGAVENNY 42 36:20
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0.00 0 0:00
2.76 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 5:24 52/56
5.36 Nantyderry 9:20 30/34
6.51 mp 29.25 11:34 28
7.92 Little Mill Jc SB 17 13:43 46
9.51 PONTYPOOL ROAD 17:13 18*
11.01 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 20:24 48
12.26 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 21:44 59
13.76 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 29 23:12 66
15.26 mp 38 (Ponthir) 24:43 48
16.76 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 26:43 38/40
18.64 Maindee N Jc 38 sigs 5*
19.49 NEWPORT 42 34:46
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0.00 0 0:00
0.85 Maindee N Jc 3 3:31 28
2.73 mp 39.5 (Caerleon) 7:26 33/26
4.23 mp 38 (Ponthir) 10:13 36/30
5.73 mp 36.5 (Llantarnam) 12 13:47 24/21
7.23 mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd) 17:42 24
8.48 mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc) 20:40 25
9.98 PONTYPOOL ROAD 21 24:27 20*/32
11.55 Little Mill Jc SB 26:48 55
13.23 mp 29 28:46 48
14.13 Nantyderry 29:48 54
16.73 mp 25.5 (Pempergwm) 32:20 69/64
18.23 mp 24 sigs 0*
19.49 ABERGAVENNY 43 39:50
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0.00 0 0:00
0.99 Abergavenny Junction 4:48 21
2.24 mp 20.5 8:14 22/25
3.99 mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel) 12:47 22
6.37 Pandy SB p.w,s 15*
7.99 mp 14.75 21:14 33
9.74 mp 13 24:04 49
11.43 Pontrilas (OHBS) 17 26:18 40
13.49 mp 9.25 29:18 42
14.88 St Devereux 31:08 48/47
17.28 Tram Inn LC 34:02 52
19.49 mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel) 36:36 54/51
20.49 mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc) 37:41 58/64
22.74 mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc) 39:56 52
23.93 HEREFORD 42 42:23
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Date: 7th March 1981
dep: Hereford 12.59pm..10 Early
arr: Newport 2.25pm..24 Early
dep: Newport 3.30pm..4 Early
arr: Hereford 5.14pm..4 Late
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WELSH MARCHES NORTH: HEREFORD-SHREWSBURY-CHESTER
Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 5000
Load: 12 coaches,453 tons tare,480 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 7 5:13 36
4.23 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 8:41 48
6.06 mp 45 10:59 49
7.56 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 12:56 43
8.21 Dinmore Tunnel N 13:54 37
10.23 Ford Bridge 16:38 52/55
12.62 Leominster 22 19:18 53
15.81 Berrington 22:57 52
17.56 mp 33.5 25:04 47
18.92 Woofferton 33 26:39 57/60
21.06 mp 30 28:46 56
23.53 Ludlow 31:51 46
25.81 Bromfield 34:31 53/48
28.19 Onibury 37:26 49
30.31 mp 20.75 40:30 35
sigs 0*
31.11 CRAVEN ARMS 55 50:00
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0.00 0 0:00
0.95 mp 19 2:41 29
2.45 mp 17.5 5:38 32/29
3.70 mp 16.25 7:50 37/35
4.57 Marsh Brook LC 9:11 40
6.65 mp 13.5 12:25 33
7.15 Church Stretton 14 13:31 45
10.70 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 17:13 65
13.64 Dorrington SB 19:44 75
15.70 mp 4.25 (Condover) 21:35 61/62
16.95 mp 3 22:48 61
19.14 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 30 26:42 22*
sigs 0*
19.95 SHREWSBURY 35 33:52
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0.00 0 0:00
0.83 Cotton Hill N SB 2:34 31
2.18 mp 173.75 5:38 25
p.w.s 15*
3.86 Leaton LC 10:36 28
4.93 mp 176.5 12:39 33
47
sigs 15*
7.61 Baschurch LC 15 19:01
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0.00 0 0:00
3.07 mp 182.25 6:49 52
4.07 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 7:59 46/42
5.63 Rednal 10:06 49/56
8.65 Whittington LC 13:35 48
10.44 Gobowen 15 16:13 38*
12.32 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 18:53 46
13.49 Chirk 20 20:19 52/50
14.88 Whitehurst 21:53 55
16.07 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 23:16 44
17.07 mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc) 24:57 32
17.86 RUABON 25 26:21 37
19.32 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 28:23 49
20.82 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 30:11 51
p.w.s 25*
22.64 WREXHAM GENERAL 32 33:53 35
24.32 mp 203.5 36:27 48
25.77 Gresford 38:41 33*
27.38 Rossett 39 40:52 58
28.97 Pulford LC 42:25 64/62
30.65 Balderton LC 43:59 68
31.82 mp 211 (Saltney) 45:07 58
32.82 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 47 46:30 33*
33.95 mp 180 sigs 10*
34.80 CHESTER 50 53:41
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Date: 5th March 1983
dep: Hereford 12.29pm
arr: Shrewsbury 2.43pm
dep: Shrewsbury 2.50pm
arr: Baschurch 3.09pm
dep: Baschurch 3.30pm
arr: Chester 4.23pm..8 Late
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