INTERNATIONAL-WOLVERHAMPTON: 9.15am PADDINGTON-MANCHESTER:
     (via Aston and Bescot)                                      
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 90 no 90016            
     Load: 6 coaches, 200 tons tare, 210 tons full           
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00 BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL  0      0:00                    
      1.71 Marston Green                    1:50      88             
      3.30 Lea Hall                         3:16     easy               
      4.41 Stechford                        5:10      20*              
      6.02 mp 1.5                           7:55      47              
      7.41 Aston                           10:38      20*             
      8.14 Witton                          11:40                    
      8.97 Perry Barr                      12:29      67                    
      9.70 Perry Barr N Jc                 13:06      70              
     10.50 Great Barr                      13:48      71              
     11.56 mp 6                            14:44      67             
     13.06 mp 7.5                          16:18      50*              
     14.14 BESCOT                          17:56      39*              
     15.37 Darlaston Jc                    19:16      70              
     17.31 mp 11.75 (Willenhall)           20:58     easy               
     18.36 Portobello Jc                   22:48      30*             
     19.11 mp 0.75                         24:00      37              
     19.86 mp 1.5 (Heath Town)             25:45    25*/15*                

     20.23 WOLVERHAMPTON            40     27:00                    
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     13th April 1990:

     dep Birmingham International 11.48am..22 late
     arr Wolverhampton 12.15pm..9 late    

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     INTERNATIONAL-BIRMINGHAM NEW ST: 1.10pm EUSTON-BIRMINGHAM:
     (via Aston and Bescot)                                      
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 86 no 86210       
     Load: 10 coaches + DVT, 383 tons tare, 390 tons full
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
     -----------------------------------------------------          
                                                                    
      0.00 BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL  0      0:00                    
      1.71 Marston Green                    2:16      85             
      3.30 Lea Hall                         3:39     easy               
      4.41 Stechford                        5:22      20*              
      6.02 mp 1.5                           8:13      41              
      7.41 Aston                           10:47      20*             
      8.14 Witton                          11:58      46              
      8.97 Perry Barr                      13:20     easy   
      9.12 Perry Barr S Jc                 13:51      15*              
      9.48 Perry Barr W Jc                 15:23      15*             
     10.88 mp 1.75 (Soho Rd)               17:48     26/30               
     11.47 Soho E Jc                       20:14      20*              
     11.89 Soho S Jc                       21:32      20*              
     12.90 mp 1 (Monument Lane)            23:24      43              

     13.90 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST        28     26:21                    
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     13th April 1990:

     dep Birmingham International 2.38pm..R time
     arr Birmingham New St 3.04pm..2 early    

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     INTERNATIONAL-BIRMINGHAM NEW ST: 7.40am EUSTON-SHREWSBURY:
     (via Aston and Soho N Jc)                                      
                                                                    
     Engine: Class 86 no 86247       
     Load: 10 coaches + DVT, 383 tons tare, 400 tons full   
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
     -----------------------------------------------------          
                                                                    
      0.00 BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL  0      0:00                    
      1.71 Marston Green                    sigs      45*             
      3.30 Lea Hall                         sigs      25*               
      4.41 Stechford                        7:48      20*              
      6.02 mp 1.5                           sigs       0*              
      7.41 Aston                           15:29      20*             
      8.14 Witton                          16:40      40              
      8.97 Perry Barr                      18:10     easy   
      9.12 Perry Barr S Jc                 18:40      15*              
      9.48 Perry Barr W Jc                 20:02      15*             
     10.88 mp 1.75 (Soho Rd)               23:42      27               
     11.47 Soho E Jc                       25:39      15*
     11.88 Soho N Jc                       26:53      10*              
     12.77 Smethwick                       28:39      56
     13.20 Galton Jc                       29:01     67/75
     14.81 SANDWELL & DUDLEY        26     30:49                    
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      0.00                           0      0:00                    
      0.58 mp 6 (Albion)                    1:32     easy              
      1.93 Dudley Port                      2:50     74/75               
      2.77 Tipton                           3:31     easy             
      4.16 Coseley                          4:56      60              
      5.58 mp 11                            6:12      73              
                                            sigs       0*
      7.53 WOLVERHAMPTON            12     13:33                    
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     14th April 1990:

     dep Birmingham International 9.14am..12 late
     arr Wolverhampton 9.59am..17 late   

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