WESTERN REGION: 11.00am RUABON-PWLLHELI             
                                                                    
     Engine: 2251 class 0-6-0 No 2286 (Pilot to Criccieth)          
             & 2251 class 0-6-0 No 2264
     Load: 8 coaches, 248 tons tare, 260 tons full                  
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
     -----------------------------------------------------          
                                                                    
      0.00  BARMOUTH                 0      0:00                    
      1.54  Llanaber Halt                   3:40                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                     4      5:05                    
      3.13  mp 103.75                       8:02      42            
      3.83  Tal-y-Bont Halt                 9:16                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                     8     13:09                    
      4.63  mp 105.25                       sigs      10*           
      5.05  DYFFRYN ARDUDWY         10     17:11                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                    11     19:05                    
      6.38  mp 107                         21:46     50/52          
      7.22  Talwrn Bach Halt               23:13                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                    16     23:36                    
                                           
      7.97  LLANBEDR                19     25:55                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                    20     28:45                    
      8.59  Llandanwg Halt                 30:33      30            
      9.13  mp 109.75 *                    31:30      36*           
      9.88  mp 110.5                       32:43      39            
     10.56  HARLECH                 27     34:02                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                    30     35:08                    
     12.38  mp 113                         38:26      50            
     13.06  Tygwyn Halt                    39:10      53            
     13.92  Talsarnau                      40:42                    
                                           -----                    
                                           42:04                    
     15.18  Llandecwyn Halt                43:42                    
     15.38  mp 116 (Viaduct)                         easy           
     15.98  PENRHYNDEUDRAETH               46:32                    
                                           -----                    
                                           49:29                    
     17.10  Minffordd                      53:15      27            
     18.38  mp 119                         54:55      50            
     19.34  PORTMADOC               49     56:38                    
                                    --     -----                    
                                    50     58:25                    
                   
     21.13  mp 121.75 (Wern)               62:10                    
     22.88  mp 123.5                       64:32      48            
     24.30  CRICCIETH                      66:49                    
                                    --     -----    Pilot           
                                    60     71:43     off            
     25.38  mp 126                         74:08      45            
     26.38  mp 127                         75:32      46            
                                            sigs      10*
     27.58  AFON WEN                       79:38                    
                                           -----                    
                                           90:07      0             
                                                                    
     28.54  PENYCHAIN               70     94:45                    
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     Date: Saturday 24th August 1957                                
                                                                    
     dep: Barmouth 2.00pm..30 Late                                  
     arr: Penychain 3.35pm..55 Late                                 
                                                                    
     Crossed 12.45pm Pwllheli-Machynlleth at Dyffryn

     A very full train meant overtime at each stop, so
     more time was lost. Unscheduled stops were also made
     Talsarnau, Penrhyndeudraeth, and Afon Wen, for 10
     minutes in the last case. So a 30 min late departure
     from Barmouth became 55 mins late into Penychain.

     In fact there was excellent running by the pair of
     0-6-0's, with vigorous starts throughout.

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