BIRMINGHAM-HEREFORD: and GLOUCESTER-BIRMINGHAM:
(THE WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: S.L.O.A CHARTER)
Engine: Class 37 No 37429
Load: 11 coaches, 397 tons tare, 420 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 0 0:00
0.69 Proof House Jc 3 1:53
sigs 10*
1.62 St Andrews Jc 6 4:58 15*
1.96 Bordesley Jc 6:02 25
2.91 mp 42.5 (Camp Hill) 9 8:03 33
3.91 mp 43.5 (Moseley) 9:41 38
4.70 Kings Heath 10:51 42
5.41 mp 45 (Hazelwell) 11:49 50
6.55 Lifford E Jc 13:12 easy
7.15 Kings Norton 14 14:52 10*
8.56 Northfield 17:51 41
9.60 Longbridge 19:18 46
12.23 Barnt Green 21 22:23 56
13.66 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 23:47 65
14.91 mp 54.5 24:45 88
15.79 BROMSGROVE 25:22 67
17.91 mp 57.5 (Stoke Works) 27 28:06
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0.00 0 0:00
4.30 Droitwich Spa 6 6:24 slack
7.25 Fernhill Heath FB 10:17
9.51 Tunnel Jc SB 14 14:12
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0.00 0 0:00
0.65 WORCESTER FOREGATE ST 1:35 25*
1.31 Henwick LC 4 3:18 25*
2.50 mp 123 5:52 41
4.00 mp 124.5 (Bransford) 7:42 54/51
5.88 Newlands SB 9:54 44
7.44 Malvern Link 12:21 40/43
8.58 Great Malvern 13:56 41
9.66 Malvern Wells SB 13 15:35 34
10.10 Colwall Tunnel E 16:23 32
11.05 Colwall Tunnel W 18:08 30
11.39 Colwall 18:52 35
13.00 mp 133.5 20:50 62
14.69 Ledbury Tunnel E 22:42 easy
15.44 Ledbury Tunnel W 24:59 15*
15.60 LEDBURY 21 25:51
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0.00 0 0:00
0.90 mp 137 1:46 50
2.90 mp 139 4:14 46
3.78 Ashperton 5:18 56
6.20 Stoke Edith 7:42 73/77
8.40 mp 144.5 9:26 67
9.26 Withington 10:15 73/75
12.04 Shelwick Jc 14 13:06 25*
34
13.75 HEREFORD 17 easy
Hereford South 18:09
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0.00 GLOUCESTER 0 0:00 (avge)
1.04 Barnwood Jc 2 3:28
6.60 CHELTENHAM SPA 8 10:58 44.5
9.00 Swindon Rd LC 13:34 55.4
11.75 Tredington LC 15:58 68.7
13.77 Ashchurch RR 15 17:35 75.0
18.73 Eckington FB ? 21:50 70.0
22.67 Pirton LC 25:15 69.2
23.27 Wadborough LC 25:49 63.5
24.55 mp 68.75 (Abbotswood) 27:01 64.0
27.08 Spetchley RR 29:22 64.6
33.05 mp 60.25 (Droitwich Rd) 34:45 66.5
35.80 mp 57.5 (Stoke Works) 31 37:13 66.9
Bromsgrove South 40:31 Banker
47:47 On
37.92 BROMSGROVE 25
40.05 mp 53.25 (Blackwell) 53:35
41.08 Barnt Green 38 55:52
44:11 Longbridge 59:34
sigs 0*
46.56 Kings Norton 47 64:21
52.09 St Andrews Jc 54 71:33
53.02 Proof House Jc 57 75:03
53.71 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 60 77:58
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Date: Saturday 29th March 1986
dep: Birmingham New St..5 Late
arr: Hereford..4 Late
dep: Gloucester..2 Late
arr: Birmingham New St..20 Late
With a 420 ton train and timings based on class 47
haulage, 37429 was up against it. We were only 4
mins late into Hereford, after a good (and loud)
slog up to Colwall Tunnel (30mph), and some brisk
running beyond Ledbury. Returning from Gloucester
in the evening, it was a question of how much time
we dropped to Birmingham on a 60 min (via Camp Hill)
schedule. In the event the loss was 18 minutes, but
over 7 minutes were spent at Bromsgrove attaching a
Banker.
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