WELSH MARCHES SOUTH: HEREFORD-NEWPORT-HEREFORD                     
                                                                        
     Engine: Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 5000                                                            
     Load: 11 coaches,396 tons tare,420 tons full                     
                                                                        
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr               
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      0.00  HEREFORD                 0      0:00                        
      1.19  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)             3:37    36/37                 
      3.44  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)            7:46     26                   
      4.44  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       10:08     25                        
      6.65  Tram Inn LC                    13:37     46                        
      9.05  St Devereux                    16:31    55/56                   
     10.44  mp 9.25                        18:01    54/56                    
     12.50  Pontrilas (OHBS)        25     20:12     60                 
     13.69  mp 12.5                        21:20     65                   
     15.94  mp 14.75                       23:37    54/55                    
     17.56  Pandy SB                       25:29     47                   
     19.94  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        29:07     31            
     22.94  Abergavenny Junction           33:03    57/31                    
     23.93  ABERGAVENNY             42     36:20                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00
      2.76  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)             5:24    52/56           
      5.36  Nantyderry                      9:20    30/34                
      6.51  mp 29.25                       11:34     28             
      7.92  Little Mill Jc SB       17     13:43     46            
      9.51  PONTYPOOL ROAD                 17:13     18*              
     11.01  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           20:24     48              
     12.26  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         21:44     59            
     13.76  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    29     23:12     66             
     15.26  mp 38 (Ponthir)                24:43     48             
     16.76  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)             26:43    38/40          
     18.64  Maindee N Jc            38      sigs      5*           
     19.49  NEWPORT                 42     34:46                   
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      0.00                           0      0:00                       
      0.85  Maindee N Jc             3      3:31     28                   
      2.73  mp 39.5 (Caerleon)              7:26    33/26                    
      4.23  mp 38 (Ponthir)                10:13    36/30                    
      5.73  mp 36.5 (Llantarnam)    12     13:47    24/21                   
      7.23  mp 35 (Lwr Pontnewydd)         17:42     24                   
      8.48  mp 33.75 (Panteg Jc)           20:40     25                   
      9.98  PONTYPOOL ROAD          21     24:27    20*/32                    
     11.55  Little Mill Jc SB              26:48     55                 
     13.23  mp 29                          28:46     48                   
     14.13  Nantyderry                     29:48     54                   
     16.73  mp 25.5 (Pempergwm)            32:20    69/64                    
     18.23  mp 24                           sigs      0*                 
     19.49  ABERGAVENNY             43     39:50                  
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      0.00                           0      0:00                 
      0.99  Abergavenny Junction            4:48     21          
      2.24  mp 20.5                         8:14    22/25       
      3.99  mp 18.75 (Llanvihangel)        12:47     22          
      6.37  Pandy SB                       p.w,s     15*         
      7.99  mp 14.75                       21:14     33          
      9.74  mp 13                          24:04     49          
     11.43  Pontrilas (OHBS)        17     26:18     40          
     13.49  mp 9.25                        29:18     42         
     14.88  St Devereux                    31:08    48/47       
     17.28  Tram Inn LC                    34:02     52         
     19.49  mp 3.25 (Redhill Tunnel)       36:36    54/51       
     20.49  mp 2.25 (Redhill Jc)           37:41    58/64       
     22.74  mp 0 (Rotherwas Jc)            39:56     52          
     23.93  HEREFORD                42     42:23                 
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     Date: 7th March 1981                                                             
                                                                        
     dep: Hereford 12.59pm..10 Early                                                     
     arr: Newport 2.25pm..24 Early                                                      
     dep: Newport 3.30pm..4 Early                                                       
     arr: Hereford 5.14pm..4 Late                                                     
                                                                        
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