CHESTER-SHREWSBURY-HEREFORD & RETURN Engine: Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 No 850 Lord Nelson Load: 10 coaches, 377 tons tare, 400 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 CHESTER 0 0:00 1.98 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 4 5:10 49 2.98 mp 211 (Saltney) 6:17 60 4.15 Balderton LC 7:24 63 5.83 Pulford LC 9:04 60/63 7.42 Rossett 11 10:36 57 9.03 Gresford 12:42 38 9.98 mp 204 14:13 36 10.98 mp 203 15:48 38 43 12.16 WREXHAM GENERAL 17:44 30* 13.98 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 20:39 44/43 15.48 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 22:40 48/51 16.94 RUABON 28 24:32 40/30* 18.73 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 27:14 51 19.92 Whitehurst 28:33 55 21.31 Chirk 30:08 50/53 22.48 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 31:31 50/49 24.36 Gobowen 41 33:38 55/56 26.15 Whittington LC sigs 15* 29.17 Rednal 41:31 59/54 30.73 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 43:10 63 31.73 mp 182.25 44:05 69 33.98 mp 180 46:09 62 34.80 Baschurch LC 46:56 66/71 37.44 mp 176.5 49:24 60 38.55 Leaton LC sigs 30* 39.98 mp 174 52:58 48/52 41.58 Coton Hill N SB sigs 0* sigs 0* 42.41 SHREWSBURY 61 64:11 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.81 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 4 2:08 33 2.25 mp 2.25 4:32 36 4.25 mp 4.25 (Condover) 7:21 46/44 p.w.s 20* 6.31 Dorrington SB 11:44 38/43 9.25 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 16:06 38 10.25 mp 10.25 17:39 39/38 11.75 mp 11.75 (All Stretton) 19:55 41/39 12.80 CHURCH STRETTON 24 22:11 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 48 2.58 Marsh Brook LC p.w.s 35* 3.95 mp 16.75 (Marsh Farm) 6:29 60 5.20 mp 18 7:42 66 7.15 CRAVEN ARMS 11 9:28 62 7.95 mp 20.75 10:18 58 10.07 Onibury 12:19 65/62 12.45 Bromfield 14:33 65 13.45 mp 26.25 15:29 61 14.73 Ludlow 16:48 53 17.70 mp 30.5 19:46 69 19.34 Woofferton 27 21:15 63 20.95 mp 33.75 22:52 57 22.45 Berrington 24:19 64 25.64 Leominster 34 27:28 59/61 28.03 Ford Bridge 29:49 60/61 30.05 Dinmore Tunnel N 31:51 58 30.70 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 32:29 64 68 34.03 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 35:31 64 35.45 mp 48.25 36:53 60 36.53 Shelwick Jc SB 47 38:00 53 sigs 0* 38.26 HEREFORD 50 44:00 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.73 Shelwick Jc SB 3 4:42 43 4.23 Moreton-on-Lugg LC 7:42 54 6.06 mp 45 p.w.s 20* 7.56 mp 43.5 (Dinmore) 13:33 31 8.21 Dinmore Tunnel N 14:44 35 10.23 Ford Bridge 17:22 55/54 12.62 Leominster 16 19:53 59/57 15.81 Berrington 23:12 58/57 17.56 mp 33.5 25:07 51 18.92 Woofferton 22 26:30 66 21.06 mp 30 28:28 68 23.53 Ludlow 30:55 57 66 25.81 Bromfield 33:03 62 28.19 Onibury 35:20 63 30.31 mp 20.75 37:25 57 31.11 CRAVEN ARMS 37 38:13 66/67 32.06 mp 19 39:04 65 33.56 mp 17.5 40:30 60 34.81 mp 16.25 41:45 61/60 35.68 Marsh Brook LC 42:37 61 37.76 mp 13.5 44:36 54 38.26 Church Stretton 47 45:20 60 41.81 mp 9.25 (Leebotwood) 48:44 68 75 44.75 Dorrington SB 51:14 59 p.w.s 50* 46.81 mp 4.25 (Condover) 53:32 54 48.06 mp 3 54:50 59 50.25 Sutton Bridge Jc SB 67 57:32 30* 51.06 SHREWSBURY 71 60:04 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.83 Cotton Hill N SB 2:23 31/28 2.18 mp 173.75 4:58 37 3.86 Leaton LC 7:18 52 4.93 mp 176.5 8:28 54 7.61 Baschurch LC 11:06 66/58 10.68 mp 182.25 14:02 69 11.68 mp 183.25 (Haughton) p.w.s 40* 13.24 Rednal 17:05 51/54 16.26 Whittington LC 20:44 46/47 sigs 33* 18.05 Gobowen 25 23:33 42 19.93 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 25:48 58 21.10 Chirk 26:58 65/64 22.49 Whitehurst 28:13 68 23.68 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 29:18 60 24.68 mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc) 29:51 easy 25.47 RUABON 37 33:04 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.46 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 3:13 47 2.96 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 4:56 54 34* 4.78 WREXHAM GENERAL 7 7:37 41 6.46 mp 203.5 9:47 50 7.91 Gresford 11:57 38* 9.52 Rossett 14 14:05 57 11.11 Pulford LC 15:35 65/63 12.79 Balderton LC 17:09 67/63 13.96 mp 211 (Saltney) 18:21 53 14.96 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 23 19:37 42* 16.09 mp 180 21:27 40 16.94 CHESTER 27 24:57 ----- -- ----- Date: Saturday 13th June 1981 THE CATHEDRALS PULLMAN dep: Chester 11.51..11 Late arr: Hereford 3.02pm..17 Late dep: Hereford 4.21pm..11 Late arr: Chester 7.36pm..21 Late -------------------------------------------------------- Back to Review: Nelsons Arthurs & Schools Page