SLOA CHARTER: NEWPORT-GLOUCESTER-WORCESTER:
Engine: BR class 4MT 4-6-0 no 75069 and
BR class 9F 2-10-0 no 92220 Evening Star.
Load: 9 coaches, 310 tons tare, 330 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 2:16 20*
1.59 East Usk SB 3:42 36
3.62 mp 155 (Llanwern) 6:21 44
5.62 mp 153 (Bishton) 8:38 47
7.50 Magor sigs 0*
slack 10*
9.86 SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION 26:47 15*
10.59 Caldicot 28:37 33
11.55 Caldicot LC 30:00 44
12.62 mp 146 (Portskewett) 31:22 50
15.12 mp 143.5 34:14 60/40*
17.20 CHEPSTOW 39:23 10*
17.96 Wye Valley Jn 41:52 31
20.62 mp 138 44:51 65
22.44 Woolaston LC 46:30 64/68
24.12 mp 134.5 48:15 54
25.16 LYDNEY 49:21 57
26.62 mp 132 50:57 52
28.62 mp 130 53:01 61
30.35 Awre SB 54:44 59/61
32.37 mp 126.25 (Bullo Pill) 56:44 60/59
33.62 mp 125 (Newnham) 57:59 61
69
35.87 mp 122.75 (Westbury) p.w.s 49*
37.12 mp 121.5 (Grange Court) 61:37 53
39.12 mp 119.5 (Oakle Street) 63:38 63
41.62 mp 117 p.w.s 30*
42.95 Over Jn GF 69:04 36*
easy 25*
44.52 GLOUCESTER 73:18
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0.00 0:00
1.02 Barnwood Jn 3:17 37
3.53 mp 89.75 (Churchdown) 6:35 53
sigs easy
6.58 CHELTENHAM SPA 12:40
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0.00 0:00
3.70 mp 83 (Cleeve) 5:15 67
71
7.20 mp 79.5 (Ashchurch) 8:19 65/66
9.39 Bredon 10:23 63
sigs 0*
12.11 Eckington 17:28 40
13.20 mp 73.5 (Defford) 18:51 51
58
16.70 mp 70 (Wadborough) 22:45 easy
17.95 Abbots Wood Jn 25:20 25*
18.80 Norton Jn 27:04 easy
mp 119 29:19 51
sigs 0*
21.91 WORCESTER SHRUB HILL 45:23
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Date: Saturday 27th July 1985
dep: Newport 11.54am
arr: Worcester 6.18pm
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