NORTH WALES COAST EXPRESS: CREWE-HOLYHEAD-CREWE
Engine: Rebuilt West Country class 4-6-2
no 34027 Taw Valley
Load: 11 coaches, 408 tons tare, 430 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 CREWE 0:00
1.48 Steel Works SB sigs 0*
3.71 Worleston 17:47 34
5.96 mp 164 (Wardle) 21:14 45
8.10 Calveley 23:49 54
10.71 Beeston Castle SB 26:27 64
12.46 mp 170.5 28:04 65
14.41 Tattenhall Rd 29:55 62
16.21 mp 174.25 (Tattenhall Jc) 31:38 64
17.96 mp 176 (Waverton) 33:15 65
19.61 Christleton Tunnel E 35:09 47
sigs 15*
21.11 CHESTER 40:45
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0.00 0:00
1.97 Saltney Jc 4:40 47
3.21 Mold Jc SB 6:01 58
5.76 Sandycroft SB 8:33 63
7.07 Queensferry 9:47 64/62
7.81 Shotton 10:28 64/61
8.85 mp 188 (Connahs Quay) 11:29 62
9.85 mp 189 (Rockcliffe Hall) 12:26 63/61
12.44 Flint 14:58 61/62
14.48 Bagillt 16:57 62
16.74 Holywell Junction 19:10 61
20.06 Mostyn 22:28 61
22.81 Talacre 25:13 62
25.35 mp 204.5 (Nant Hall) 27:52 51
26.39 PRESTATYN 30:29
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0.00 0:00
2.46 mp 208 5:03 46
sigs 15*
3.57 RHYL 8:06
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0.00 0:00
1.89 mp 211 (Foryd) 4:33 47
4.37 Abergele 7:16 56
6.89 mp 216 (Llandulas) 10:03 57
7.95 Llysfaen 11:11 51
8.89 mp 218 (Old Colwyn) 12:15 63
10.36 COLWYN BAY 14:48
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0.00 0:00
2.03 mp 221.5 (Mochdre) 4:18 54
sigs 5*
4.03 LLANDUDNO JUNCTION 10:09
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0.00 0:00
sigs 0*
1.00 Conway 8:15 26*
3.50 mp 227 (Penmaenbach) 11:58 51
5.37 Penmaenmawr sigs 0*
8.10 Llanfairfechan 26:16 48
10.14 Aber sigs 15*
11.50 mp 235 (Tairmeibion) 32:54 39
13.81 Llangdegai Tunnel E 36:06 45
sigs 5*
15.39 BANGOR 39:00
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0.00 0:00
1.36 mp 240.25 (Menai Bridge) sigs 5*
2.22 Britannia Bridge E 9:50
2.56 Britannia Bridge W 10:25 35
3.47 Llanfair... 12:31
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0.00 0:00
1.64 mp 244 3:40 41/40
2.76 Gaerwen Jn sigs 15*
6.64 mp 249 12:19 62
8.72 Bodorgan Tunnel W 14:26 48
9.30 Bodorgan p.w.s 38*
12.05 Ty Croes 19:20 56
13.69 Rhosneigr 21:00 62
15.14 mp 257.5 22:30 54/56
16.64 mp 259 24:10 52/56
17.75 Valley 25:23 53
15*
21.29 HOLYHEAD 32:37
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0.00 0:00
0.65 mp 263 2:49 16
3.54 Valley sigs 0*
5.90 mp 257.75 24:27 45
7.60 Rhosneigr 26:22 57
9.24 Ty Croes 28:08 54
10.65 mp 253 29:45 51
12.00 Bodorgan 31:08 61/57
14.15 mp 249.5 33:18 65
16.40 mp 247.25 35:34 51
18.53 Gaerwen Jn 37:56 55/58
19.40 mp 244.25 38:53 53/55
21.29 Llanfair... 41:43
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0.00 0:00
0.91 Britannia Bridge W 2:49 32*
1.25 Britannia Bridge E 3:26 36*
2.11 mp 240.25 (Menai Bridge) 4:48 40
3.47 BANGOR 8:27
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0.00 0:00
1.58 Llandegai Tunnel E 3:30
3.89 mp 235 (Tairmeibion) 6:06 59
5.25 Aber 7:26 63/65
7.29 Llanfairfechan 9:24 60
10.02 Penmaenmawr 12:11 57/59
11.89 mp 227 (Pemmaenbach) 14:11 51
13.39 mp 225.5 15:56 52
14.39 Conway 17:18 39*
15.39 LLANDUDNO JUNCTION 19:58
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0.00 0:00
2.00 mp 221.5 (Mochdre) 4:34 44
3.00 mp 220.5 5:57 42
4.03 COLWYN BAY 8:13
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0.00 0:00
1.41 mp 218 (Old Colwyn) 3:29 42
2.41 Llysfaen 4:57 38
3.41 mp 216 (Llandulas) 6:12 58
6.09 Abergele 8:41 67
8.47 mp 211 (Foryd) 10:56 63
10.36 RHYL 14:02
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0.00 0:00
2.61 mp 206.5 5:22 48
3.57 PRESTATYN 7:20
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0.00 0:00
1.04 mp 204.5 (Nant Hall) 2:38 38
3.48 Talacre 5:36 57
6.33 Mostyn 8:24 63/65
9.66 Holywell Junction 11:33 64
11.91 Bagillt 13:47 57
13.95 Flint 16:03 51
16.54 mp 189 (Rockcliffe Hall) 19:00 53
17.54 mp 188 (Connahs Quay) 20:07 54
18.58 Shotton 21:16 55
19.32 Queensferry 22:04 56
20.63 Sandycroft 23:25 59
23.18 Mold Jc SB 26:03 57
24.42 Saltney Jc 27:26 48
25.54 mp 180 29:06 easy
26.39 CHESTER 31:43
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0.00 0:00
1.65 mp 177.5 (christleton) 4:42 36
3.15 mp 176 (Waverton) 6:49 47
4.90 mp 174.25 (Tattenhall Jc) 8:52 53
6.70 Tattenhall Rd 10:44 60
8.90 mp 170.25 (Brassey) 12:51 64
10.40 Beeston Castle SB 14:16 63
13.01 Calveley 16:48 61
15.15 mp 164 (Wardle) 18:53 63
17.40 Worleston 20:57 67
19.63 Steel Works SB 23:07 49
easy
21.11 CREWE 27:10
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Date: 8th August 1990:
dep: Crewe 9.50am..R time
arr: Holyhead 2.26pm..32 late
dep: Holyhead 3.37pm..41 late
arr: Crewe 7.25pm..7 early
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