Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and ManchesterDrake, James, active 1825
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Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester
Drake, James, active 1825
Grand Junction Railway Company (Great Britain) -- Guidebooks; Railroad travel -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks
Conveyances.—Coaches daily to Shrewsbury, through Market Drayton. A
Coach through Newcastle to the Potteries daily. The Pottery Company and
Green’s Omnibuses daily to Newcastle and Potteries.
BASFORD AND MADELEY STATIONS.
Conveyances.—Conveyances are in waiting at these Stations to take
passengers and goods to Newcastle, the Potteries, or any other place.
CREWE.
Conveyances.—A Coach from Macclesfield, through Congleton and Sandbach,
to Crewe Station, twice daily. A Coach to Whitchurch, daily. An Omnibus
from Nantwich to Crewe, to meet all the Trains, and convey passengers to
Nantwich.
HARTFORD.
Conveyances.—Adams’ Omnibus (with the letter bags) to Northwich and
Knutsford, morning and evening. Mail to Chester and Tarporley, daily.
From Chester there are Coaches to all parts of North and South Wales.
PRESTON-BROOK.
Conveyances.—Leaves Wilson’s Hotel, Runcorn, morning and afternoon, to
meet the Trains, and return on the arrival of the Trains at this station.
WARRINGTON.
Conveyances.—Omnibuses are in attendance to convey passengers to any part
of the town. Chaises, Cars, or Gigs, to be had in a few minutes’ notice.
Coaches to Macclesfield, Stockport, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, and
all parts of the North.
TABLE OF FARES AND DISTANCES.
BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM
Perry Barr 3¼ Perry Barr.
1 6 1 0
Newton Road 6½ 3½ Newton Road.
1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0
Bescot Bridge 9¼ 6 2¾ Bescot Bridge.
2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0
James’s Bridge 10 6¾ 3½ ¾ James’s Bridge.
2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 16 10
Willenhall 11¾ 8½ 5¼ 2½ 1¾ Willenhall.
2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0
WOLVERHAMPTON 14¼ 10¾ 7½ 4¾ 4 2¼ WOLVERHAMPTON.
3 0 2 6 2 6 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0
Four Ashes 20 16½ 13¼ 10½ 9¾ 8 5¾ Four Ashes.
4 0 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 0 2 6 2 6 2 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0
Spread Eagle 21½ 18 14¾ 12 11¼ 9½ 7¼ 1½ Spread Eagle.
4 6 3 6 4 0 3 0 3 6 2 6 3 0 2 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0
Penkridge 24 20½ 17¼ 14½ 13¾ 12 9¾ 4 2½ Penkridge.
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