WESTERN REGION: 10.10am PADDINGTON-ABERYSTWYTH
(THE CAMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS)
Engine: Castle class 4-6-0 no 5035 Coity Castle
Load: 11 coaches, 370 tons tare, 395 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL 0 0:00
0.89 Hockley 2:17
1.55 Soho 3:31 37
2.55 Handsworth 5:20 33
3.20 Handsworth Jc SB 6 6:32 33
4.64 West Bromwich 8:45 47
5.78 Swan Village 10:03 55/57
7.41 Wednesbury Central 11:59 34*
9.71 Bilston Central 15:36 43
10.81 Priestfield 17:17 slack
p.w.s 20*
12.38 WOLVERHAMPTON LOW LEVEL 20 21:32
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0.00 0 0:00
1.03 Dunstall Park 2:54
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0:00
1.25 Stafford Rd Jc SB 1:37
2.48 mp 144.25 (Oxley N) 3:39 52
4.04 Birches & Bilbrook 5:20 57/54
4.74 Codsall 6:04 54
6.23 mp 148 7:43 58/55
7.71 Albrighton 9:07 68
9.12 Cosford 10:14 77
10.23 mp 152 11:05 82
12.53 Shifnal 12:58 68
14.55 Madeley Jc SB 14:55 52
15.47 Hollinswood SB 16:09 49
16.62 Oakengates 17:20 63
18.48 mp 160.25 (Ketley Jc) 18:54 73
19.57 WELLINGTON 20:24 42*
21.19 Admaston Halt 22:23 60
23.45 Walcot 24:22 72/70
24.73 mp 166.5 25:24 75
25.98 Upton Magna 26:28 67
p.w.s
28.23 Belvidere Bridge 29:45 41
29.38 Abbey Foregate Jc SB sigs
29.81 SHREWSBURY 35 34:03
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Date: Saturday 6th August 1957:
dep: Birmingham Snow Hill 12.28pm..11 late
arr: Shrewsbury 1.29pm..10 late
Additional Stop Dunstall Park (Wolverhampton Races)
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