SLOA CHARTER: NEWPORT-SWINDON-GLOUCESTER:
Engine: BR class 4MT 4-6-0 no 75069
Load: 8 coaches, 289 tons tare, 310 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 NEWPORT 0:00
0.69 Maindee East Jn 3:01 20*
1.59 East Usk SB 5:01 36
3.62 mp 155 (Llanwern) 8:05 44
5.62 mp 153 (Bishton) 10:42 47
7.50 Magor 12:55 53
sigs 20*
9.86 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 18:00
10.59 Caldicot 19:40 32
11.55 Caldicot LC 21:16 39
12.62 mp 146 (Portskewett) 22:41 43
15.12 mp 143.5 25:46 54
17.20 CHEPSTOW 29:29 13*
17.96 Wye Valley Jn 32:20 25
20.62 mp 138 36:01 55
22.44 Woolaston LC 37:56 53/56
24.12 mp 134.5 39:40 63
25.16 LYDNEY 40:40 59/61
26.62 mp 132 42:10 58
28.62 mp 130 44:06 65
30.35 Awre SB 45:34 59/60
32.37 mp 126.25 (Bullo Pill) 47:52 57
33.62 mp 125 (Newnham) 49:09 60
35.87 mp 122.75 (Westbury) 51:14 65/63
37.12 mp 121.5 (Grange Court) 52:26 64/61
39.12 mp 119.5 (Oakle Street) 54:20 64
41.62 mp 117 56:47 59/60
42.95 Over Jn GF 58:16 36*
easy 28*
44.52 GLOUCESTER 62:55
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0.00 0:00
0.40 Engine Shed Jn 1:41
1.05 Gloucester Yard Jn 3:21
2.70 mp 94.75 (Tuffley) 5:31
4.95 mp 97 (Naas) 8:43
7.35 Standish Jn 13:42
9.16 Stonehouse 16:38 42
11.94 STROUD 20:17 48/52
14.80 Brimscombe 23:56 46/48
16.10 mp 98 (Chalford) 25:41 33
17.10 mp 97 28:01 21
17.60 mp 96.5 (Frampton) 29:19 24
18.18 Sapperton Tunnel In 31:36 13(slip)
19.48 Sapperton Tunnel Out 36:14 16.8av
21.10 mp 93 38:19 58
23.10 KEMBLE 42:37
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0.00 0:00
2.56 Oaksey 4:30 55
5.50 mp 85.5 (Minety) 7:28 62
7.00 mp 84 8:57 58
9.56 Purton 11:24 64
12.00 mp 79 (Bremell Sdg) 13:54 49
sigs 0*
13.72 SWINDON 25:15
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0.00 0:00
1.71 mp 79 (Bremell Sdg) 4:19 46
4.15 Purton 6:49 61/65
6.71 mp 84 9:27 61
8.21 mp 85.5 (Minety) 10:52 65/64
11.15 Oaksey 13:35 66
13.71 KEMBLE 16:38 38*
15.71 mp 93 19:16 48
17.12 Sapperton Sdg 21:04 37
17.33 Sapperton Tunnel In 21:24 37
18.63 Sapperton Tunnel Out 23:30
19.21 mp 96.5 (Frampton) 24:15 49/50
20.71 mp 98 (Chalford) sigs 15*
22.01 Brimscombe 29:34 38
23.71 mp 101 32:00 45/43
24.87 STROUD 34:24
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0.00 0:00
2.78 Stonehouse 4:57 53/55
4.59 Standish Jn 7:25 39*
6.99 mp 97 (Naas) 10:39 65/69
8.99 mp 95 (Tuffley) 12:29 57
10.89 Gloucester Yard Jn 14:57 easy
11.54 Engine Shed Jn sigs 15*
11.94 GLOUCESTER 19:03
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Date: Saturday 2nd March 1985
dep: Newport 11.54am
arr: Swindon 2.54pm
dep: Swindon 3.57pm
arr: Gloucester 5.22pm
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