LONDON MIDLAND REGION: 10.05am GLASGOW-BIRMINGHAM Engine: Rebuilt Royal Scot class 4-6-0 no 46106 Gordon Highlander Load: 10 coaches, 327 tons tare, 345 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 CREWE 0 0:00 1.77 Basford Hall SB 5:04 4.82 Betley Road 9:58 37 6.04 mp 152 (Wrinehill) 12:03 35 7.93 Madeley 15:25 34 10.50 Whitmore 19:15 46 12.29 mp 145.75 (Stableford) 21:20 57 14.70 Standon Bridge 23:40 63 16.75 Badnall Wharf SB 25:36 65 19.18 Norton Bridge 27:55 60 21.22 Great Bridgeford sigs 24.50 STAFFORD 34:10 30* 24.99 Trent Valley Jc 35:10 28.61 mp 25 p.w.s 30.21 Penkridge 44:15 35 32.44 Gailey 47:22 50 33.77 Four Ashes 49:09 52 35.36 Fordhouses (mp 18.25) 50:43 55 38.21 Bushbury Jc SB sigs 0* 39.81 WOLVERHAMPTON 52 62:12 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 Avge 0.88 Monmore Green 3:19 1.70 Ettingshall Road 4:42 35.5 2.37 Spring Vale SB 5:40 41.5 3.37 Coseley 7:01 44.4 4.75 Tipton 8:47 46.9 5.59 Dudley Port 9 10:19 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.19 Albion 3:10 2.01 Oldbury 4:32 36.0 2.80 Spon Lane 5:55 34.3 3.98 Smethwick 7:40 40.4 5.53 Winson Green 9:40 46.5 6.21 Monument Lane sigs 7.31 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 22 16:16 ---- -- ----- Date: 21st February 1955: dep: Crewe 3.35pm..3 late arr: Birmingham New St 5.09pm..1 Early Note: Departed Crewe 6 minutes behind Bangor to Euston service (45578) ----------------------------------------------------- West Coast Steam to Crewe Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page