WESTERN REGION: 1.10pm LYDNEY TOWN-BERKELEY ROAD
1.55pm BERKELEY ROAD-LYDNEY TOWN
Engine: 1600 class 0-6-0PT No 1630
Load: 2 coaches, 62 tons tare, 65 tons full (estd)
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 LYDNEY JUNCTION 0 0:00
2.68 Severn Bridge 6:50
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7 7.57
bridge
4.00 Sharpness 11:27
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12 12:19
5.88 Berkeley 18:06
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18 18:43
sigs 0*
8.06 BERKELEY ROAD 23 27:00
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0.00 0 0:00
2.18 Berkeley 3:43
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6 4:38
4.06 Sharpness 8:40
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12 9:35
Bridge
5.38 Severn Bridge 13:11
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17 14:45
8.06 LYDNEY JUNCTION 24 19:49
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26 22:47
8.79 LYDNEY TOWN 29 24:30
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Date: Thursday 5th August 1954
dep: Lydney Junction 1.15pm..2 Late
arr: Berkeley Road 1.42pm..6 Late
Running times: 21.1 mins (8.06 miles), 22.9 mph
dep: Berkeley Road 2.33pm..38 Late
arr: Lydney Town 2.57pm..33 Late
Running times: 18.1 mins (8.79 miles), 29.1 mph
Late departure from Berkeley Road caused by 42 min
late arrival of the connecting 1.05pm ex Gloucester
Several passengers from Berkeley Road (us included)
were catching the 3.00pm Lydney to Cinderford bus,
so 1630's driver obliged by a vigorous run, pulling
back 5 minutes (ensuring the bus connection-just! )
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