SHREWSBURY-PORTHMADOG: 7.40am EUSTON-PWLLHELI     
                                                                       
     Engines: 2 x class 37's Nos 37174 & 37015                         
     Load: 11 coaches, 398 tons tare, 415 tons full                    
                                                                       
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr              
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      0.00  SHREWSBURY                      0:00                      
                                            sigs      5*
      0.77  Sutton Bridge Jc SB             3:39     15*               
      1.79  mp 1                            5:54     42                
      2.79  mp 2 (Hookgate)                 7:08    51/50              
      4.04  mp 3.25                         8:28     65                
      4.79  mp 4 (Hanwood)                  9:09     68                
      6.54  mp 5.75                        10:37     75                
      7.54  mp 6.75 (Yockleton)            11:27     71                
      9.04  mp 8.25                        12:45     66                
      9.79  mp 9                           13:34     52*               
     11.09  Westbury-on-Severn             16:43     10*               
     12.29  mp 11.5                        19:19    47/51              
     13.19  mp 12.5 (Plas-y-Court)         20:38     39*               
     14.04  mp 13.25 (Briedden)            21:31     61                
     15.29  mp 14.5                        22:35     79                
     16.29  mp 15.5                        23:25     56*               
     17.02  mp 31.25 (Buttington)          24:11     64                
     18.27  mp 32.5                        25:29    48/54              
     19.73  WELSHPOOL                      29:29                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      2.54  mp 36.5                         3:53     60                
      4.29  mp 38.25 (Forden)               5:46     51*               
      5.54  mp 39.5                         7:01     66                
      6.26  Montgomery                      7:42     62                
      8.04  mp 42                           9:21     67                
      9.04  mp 43                          10:17     60                
      9.84  Abermule LC                    11:14     46*               
     11.54  mp 45.5                        13:14    55/50*             
     12.54  mp 46.5                        14:21     57               
     13.74  NEWTOWN                        17:01                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      1.80  mp 49.5 (Scafell)               3:31     57                
      3.30  mp 51                           5:02    62/56              
      4.55  mp 52.25 (Moat Lane)            6:35     57                
                                                     33*
      5.72  CAERSWS                         9:59                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
                                                     31*
      1.58  mp 55 (Pontdolgoch)             3:09     39                
      3.58  mp 57                           5:41    52/50              
      4.58  mp 58                           6:48     59                
      5.77  Carno                           8:04     56                
      6.83  mp 60.25                        9:06     63                
                                            sigs      5*
      7.90  Talerddig                      13:13                       
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                                           17:13                       
      9.58  mp 63                          20:32    60/55              
     11.08  Llanbrynmair                   22:01     65                
     13.08  mp 66.5                        23:46    72/66              
     14.58  mp 68 (Commins Coch)           25:41     35*               
     15.58  mp 69                          27:08     45*               
     16.59  Cemmes Road                    28:24     60                
     19.58  mp 73                          31:09    69/67              
                                                    easy
     21.72  MACHYNLLETH                    36:26                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      2.36  mp 77.5                         3:18     61                
      3.92  DOVEY JUNCTION                  6:30     10*               
      5.11  mp 80.25                        8:52     44                
      5.61  mp 80.75 (Gogarth)              9:51     31*               
      7.11  mp 82.25 (Abertafol)           12:45     31*               
      9.00  Penhelig Halt                  16:26     25*               
      9.88  ABERDOVEY                      18:49                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      1.48  mp 86.5                         2:32    51/49              
      2.48  mp 87.5                         3:39     60                
                                            sigs     15*
      3.68  TOWYN                           7:05                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      1.55  mp 90.25                        3:19     40*               
      2.41  Tonfanau                        4:24    51/50              
      3.30  mp 92                          p.w.s     34*               
      4.80  mp 93.5                         7:57     40                
      5.80  mp 94.5                         9:04     60                
      6.52  LLWYNGWRIL                     10:43                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      0.78  mp 96                           1:39     41                
      1.53  mp 96.75 (Friog)                3:10     22*               
                                                     37                
      2.68  FAIRBOURNE                      5:50                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      0.60  mp 98.5                         1:27     40                
      1.11  Morfa Mawddach                  2:32     24*               
      2.10  mp 100 (Swing Bridge)           4:45    28/26*             
                                                     28          
      2.72  BARMOUTH                        7:23                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      1.13  mp 101.75                       2:27     47                
      1.54  Llanaber Halt                   2:59     39*               
      3.13  mp 103.75                       5:10     52                
      3.83  TAL-Y-BONT                      6:37                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      0.80  mp 105.25                       1:35     44                
      1.22  DYFFRYN ARDUDWY                 2:38                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      1.33  mp 107                          2:14     58                
      2.17  Llanbedr Halt                   3:07     53*               
      2.92  Pensarn                         4:11     32*               
      3.54  Llandanwg Halt                  5:13     41                
      4.08  mp 109.75 *                     6:15     28*               
      4.83  mp 110.5                        7:36     36                
      5.51  HARLECH                         9:52                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      1.82  mp 113                          3:09     57                
      2.50  Tygwyn Halt                     3:53     55*               
      3.36  Talsarnau                       4:45     65                
      4.82  mp 116 (Viaduct)                6:39     26*               
      5.42  PENRHYNDEUDRAETH                8:11                       
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      0.00                                  0:00                       
      0.65  mp 117.25                       1:47     30                
      1.12  Minffordd                       3:02                       
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      0.00                                  0:00
      1.28  mp 119                          2:06     54                
      2.24  PORTHMADOG                      4:14                       
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     Date: Saturday 24th September 1988

     dep: Shrewsbury 10.57am..2 Late
     arr: Porthmadog 2.35pm


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