HEREFORD-CHESTER-MANCHESTER VICTORIA
Engines: Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 5000 (Pilot)
& BR Std 4MT 2-6-4T No 80079
Load: 13 coaches, 461 tons tare, 495 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 3 4:17 39
4.23 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 7:38 49
6.06 mp 45 9:49 51
7.56 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 11:38 46
8.21 Dinmore Tunnel N 12:32 42
10.23 Ford Bridge 15:05 52
12.62 Leominster 15 17:46 55
15.81 Berrington 21:12 58/54
17.56 mp 33.5 easy
18.92 Woofferton 23 sigs 0*
21.06 mp 30 31:07 46
40
23.53 Ludlow 34:36 45
25.81 Bromfield 37:21 50/48
28.19 Onibury 40:16 53
30.31 mp 20.75 42:43 48
31.11 CRAVEN ARMS 40 43:42 53
32.06 mp 19 44:46 51
33.56 mp 17.5 46:40 42
34.81 mp 16.25 48:25 44/41
35.68 Marsh Brook LC 49:22 43
37.76 mp 13.5 52:32 35
38.26 CHURCH STRETTON 51 54:18
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0.00 0 0:00
3.55 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 5:56 56
6.49 Dorrington SB 8:49 66/64
8.55 mp 4.25 (Condover) 10:56 52
9.80 mp 3 12:22 51
11.99 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 15 15:15 easy
12.80 SHREWSBURY 18 18:18
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0.00 0 0:00
0.83 Cotton Hill N SB 2:40 30
2.18 mp 173.75 6:07 21
3.86 Leaton LC 9:31 36
4.93 mp 176.5 11:15 38
7.61 Baschurch LC 14:31 56/49
10.68 mp 182.25 17:59 59
11.68 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 19:03 54
13.24 Rednal 20:53 51/63
16.26 Whittington LC 23:51 57
18.05 Gobowen 25 26:42 29*
19.93 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 29:13 51
21.10 Chirk 30:26 60/59
22.49 Whitehurst 31:50 64
23.68 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 32:56 59
24.68 mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc) 34:06 47
25.47 RUABON 35 35:04 46
30*
26.93 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 37:39 39
28.43 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 39:38 48
p.w.s 20*
30.25 WREXHAM GENERAL 42:33 33
31.93 mp 203.5 46:11 43
32*
33.38 Gresford 48:34 40
34.99 Rossett 49 50:23 64
36.58 Pulford LC 51:55 57/56
38.26 Balderton LC 53:38 65
39.43 mp 211 (Saltney) sigs 0*
40.43 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 59 61:22
41.56 mp 180 p.w.s 15*
42.41 CHESTER 64 69:00
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0.00 0 0:00
1.50 mp 1.5 (summit) 6:19 20
33
2.71 Mickle Trafford SB 8 9:19 easy
4.26 Barrow SB p.w.s 25*
7.11 Mouldsworth 14 19:44 24.2
9.99 Delamere 27:27 22.4
12.94 Cuddington 32:19 36.4
15.01 Hartford Jc 35:30 39.0
15.78 Greenbank 25 36:49 35.1
17.53 NORTHWICH 27 40:08 31.6
p.w.s 20*
18.94 Lostock Gralam 43:57 21.8
20.92 Plumley 47:29 33.6
23.63 Knutsford 34 51:47 37.8
26.24 Mobberley 55:33 41.6
28.06 Ashley 57:54 46.5
29.74 Hale sigs 10*
30.45 ALTRINCHAM 48 63:35
31.08 Navigation Road 65:48 17.0
31.32 Deansgate Jc SB 66:57 12.5
31.73 Skelton Jc SB 52 68:35 15.1
32.80 Baguley 71:13 24.4
35.23 Northenden Jc SB 58 76:15 28.9
36.62 mp 35 (Cheadle) 78:38 35.0
37.42 Cheadle Jc SB 80:19 28.5
38.61 George Rd Jc SB 82:45 29.3
39.27 STOCKPORT TIVIOT DALE 84:30 22.6
39.62 mp 38 85:29 21.3
40.62 mp 39 88:53 17.6
41.62 mp 40 92:51 15.1
42.28 Woodley 67 95:46 13.5
43.86 Hyde Central 99:58 22.6
44.79 Hyde North 102:44 20.1
46.25 GUIDE BRIDGE 76 108:57
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0.00 0 0:00
0.66 Crowthorne Jc SB 3 2:26
1.24 Ashton Moss S Jc SB 3:51
1.74 Ashton Moss N Jc SB 8 5:47 Stop
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11 16:12
2.59 Droylesden Station Jc 18:45
5.03 Park 22:50
5.80 Miles Platting 19 24:37
7.25 MANCHESTER VICTORIA 25 29:06
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Date: Saturday 19th April 1980
THE BLACK COUNTRYMAN
dep: Hereford 12.02pm..17 Late
arr: Chester 3.17pm..18 Late
dep: Chester 4.14pm..9 Late
arr: Manchester Victoria 6.34pm..46 Late
80079 short of Water from Northwich onwards, and
provided no assistance. 5000 effectively pulling
13 coaches and 80079, and was flat out up the
bank from Stockport to Woodley.
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