WESTERN REGION: 10.30am PENZANCE-WOLVERHAMPTON
(THE CORNISHMAN)
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 No 4037
The South Wales Borderers
Load: 11 coaches + 7 vans, 480 tons tare, 515 tons full
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miles sch m/sec m/hr
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0.00 TAUNTON 0 0:00
2.46 Creech Jc SB 4:53 47
4.76 Cogload Jc SB 7:41 50
5.76 Durston 8:51 52
8.64 mp 154.5 (Fordgate) 11:58 57
11.55 BRIDGWATER 14:59 60
14.10 Dunball 17:24 61
16.14 mp 147 (Huntspill) 19:31 61
17.84 HIGHBRIDGE 21:08 62
20.64 Brent Knoll 23:50 62
22.64 mp 140.5 (Lympsham) 25:50 62
24.55 Bleadon & Uphill 27:40 62
25.08 Uphill Jc SB 28:10 62
28.02 Worle Jc SB 30:56 61
29.20 Puxton & Worle 32:10 61
31.00 Huish SB 33:59 60
32.80 YATTON 35:50 59
36.72 Nailsea & Blackwell 39:54 54
38.86 Flax Bourton 42:19 53
40.14 mp 123 (summit) 43:50 52
41.14 mp 122 (Long Ashton) 44:56 58
42.95 Parson Street 47:00 49
43.86 Bedminster 48:08 43
44.75 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 55 50:23
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Date: 5th June 1958
dep: Taunton 3.11pm..6 Late
arr Bristol Temple Meads 4.01pm..1 Late
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