BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL: 8.20pm ABERDEEN-BRISTOL SLEEPER
Engine: Class 45 No 45107
Load: 16 coaches, 551 tons tare, 570 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0:00
0.69 Proof House Jc 2:38
1.62 St Andrews Jc 5:14 15*
1.96 Bordesley Jc 6:24
3.41 mp 43 (Brighton Rd) 9:09 43
5.41 mp 45 (Hazelwell) 11:44 50
6.55 Lifford E Jc 13:03 easy
7.15 Kings Norton 14:43
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17:09
8.56 Northfield 20:34 44
9.60 Longbridge 21:56 46
p.w.s 25*
12.23 Barnt Green 25:42 53
13.66 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 27:15 55.3 av
15.79 BROMSGROVE 28:59 83
17.91 mp 57.5 (Stoke Works) 31:46 25*
22.21 Droitwich Spa 37:09 40*
25.16 Fernhill Heath FB 40:47 48.7 av
27.42 Tunnel Jc SB 43:04 59.4 av
27.82 WORCESTER SHRUB HILL 43:53 25*
31.01 Norton Jc SB 48:17 30*
31.78 mp 68.75 (Abbotswood Jc) 49:35 35*
33.03 mp 70 (Wadborough) 51:18 57
36.53 mp 73.5 (Defford) 54:22 78
37.60 Eckington FB 55:11 79
40.35 Bredon 57:16 78
42.53 mp 79.5 (Ashchurch) 58:54 84
46.03 mp 83 (Cleeve) 61:28 78
48.03 mp 85 63:01 74
49.73 CHELTENHAM SPA 64:59
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0.00 0:00
3.05 mp 89.75 (Churchdown) 4:24 68
77
5.56 Barnwood Jc 6:27
6.30 mp 93 (Gloucs Yard S) 7:07 62*
7.30 mp 94 (Tuffley Jc) 8:05 63
9.69 mp 97 10:12 70
11.46 Haresfield Xg 11:43 70
12.69 mp 100 (Standish Jc) 12:45 72
14.44 mp 101.75 (Stonehouse) 14:08 82
16.19 mp 103.5 (Frocester) 15:24 83
18.28 Coaley Junction 16:52 87
20.69 mp 108 (Berkeley Rd) 18:33 85
23.69 mp 111 20:38 86
25.94 mp 113.25 (Charfield) 22:16 80
27.94 mp 115.25 (Wickwar) 23:48 76
29.69 mp 117 (Rangeworthy) 25:13 73/75
32.44 mp 119.75 (Yate) 27:29 easy
34.02 Westerleigh Jc 29:20 35*
35.37 mp 108.5 (Coalpit Heath) 31:09 58
36.70 Winterbourne 32:24 69/72
38.64 BRISTOL PARKWAY 34:47
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0.00 0:00
1.06 Filton Junction 2:58
2.16 Horfield 4:43 37.7 av
3.32 Ashley Hill 5:54 58.8 av
4.24 Stapleton Road 6:53 56.1 av
4.82 Lawrence Hill 8:00 31.1 av
5.20 Dr Days Jc 9:50 easy
5.86 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 10:55
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Date: Sunday 7th July 1985
dep: Birmingham New St 7.53am..11 Late
arr: Bristol Temple Meads 9.52am
We took in both the Camp Hill and the Worcester
diversionary routes, then ran from Cheltenham to
Bristol Parkway with our 570 ton load, in 34min 47sec.
Excellent work.
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