THE DEESIDE VENTURER: SHREWSBURY-CHESTER-SHREWSBURY Engine: King class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V Load: 12 coaches, 420 tons tare, 455 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 SHREWSBURY 0 0:00 0.83 Cotton Hill N SB 2:38 31 2.18 mp 173.75 5:19 30 3.86 Leaton LC 7:56 45 4.93 mp 176.5 9:19 46 7.61 Baschurch LC 12:12 62/55 10.68 mp 182.25 15:21 63 11.68 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 16:22 57/53 13.24 Rednal 18:06 60/64 16.26 Whittington LC 20:59 59/61 18.05 Gobowen (OHBS)22 23:52 15* 19.93 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 27:15 46 21.10 Chirk 28:35 58/57 22.49 Whitehurst 29:58 63 23.68 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 31:07 57 24.68 mp 196.25 (Llangollen Jc) 32:18 47 25.47 RUABON 34 33:18 48 26.93 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) p.w.s 25* 28.43 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 38:33 51 p.w.s 20* 30.25 WREXHAM GENERAL 41 42:02 37 31.93 mp 203.5 44:16 56 33.38 Gresford 46:22 35* 34.99 Rossett 47 48:33 59 36.58 Pulford LC 50:01 65/62 38.26 Balderton LC 51:46 64 39.43 mp 211 (Saltney) 52:54 42 40.43 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) sigs 30* 41.56 mp 180 56:46 33 42.41 CHESTER 56 60:42 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.98 mp 212 (Saltney Jc) 4:41 45 2.98 mp 211 (Saltney) 5:51 54 4.15 Balderton LC 7:06 58/57 5.83 Pulford LC 8:53 57/55 7.42 Rossett 9 10:27 60 9.03 Gresford 12:26 42 9.98 mp 204 13:55 36 10.98 mp 203 15:35 36 12.16 WREXHAM GENERAL 15 17:20 43/40* p.w.s 20* 13.98 mp 200 (Bersham Sdg) 21:06 34 15.48 mp 198.5 (Johnstown) 23:24 46 16.94 RUABON 20 25:10 52/47* 18.73 mp 195.25 (Cefn) 27:08 62/63 19.92 Whitehurst 28:16 61 21.31 Chirk 29:40 58/59 22.48 mp 191.5 (Weston Rhyn) 30:52 56 24.36 Gobowen (OHBS)30 33:18 15* 26.15 Whittington LC 36:06 64 29.17 Rednal 38:47 71/63 30.73 mp 183.25 (Haughton) 40:12 69/68 31.73 mp 182.25 41:04 72 33.98 mp 180 43:06 63 34.80 Baschurch LC 43:52 66/72 37.44 mp 176.5 46:16 61 38.55 Leaton LC 47:16 67 39.98 mp 174 48:33 69/63 41.58 Coton Hill N SB 50:16 44* 42.41 SHREWSBURY 50 52:30 ----- -- ----- Date: Saturday 4th October 1980 THE DEESIDE VENTURER dep: Shrewsbury 2.12pm..3 lste arr: Chester 3.13pm..8 Late dep: Chester 4.06pm..1 Late arr: Shrewsbury 4.58pm..3 late ----------------------------------------------------- Back to Review: Kings & Castles Page