FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:              

     Date:                            27th August 1986   9th August 1986 
                                                                      
     Engine:                          Mountaineer        Mountaineer         
     Load                             8 coaches          8 coaches    
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr     m/sec    mi/hr     
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      0.00  PORTHMADOG                  0:00               0:00              
      0.45  mp ½                        2:08     20        2:33     20½ 
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:21     17*       3:47     17*
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:55     18        4:43
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                                                           0:00
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      6:04     20        2:45     19½ 
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:29               4:11              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       2:55     19        2:58     18½       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:33               4:48              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:52     18        2:46     19½       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:29     13*       4:04     20      
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:24     19½       5:46     19½         
      2.13  mp 5¼                       8:01     18        7:21     19         
      2.63  mp 5¾                       9:38     18½       8:53     19½         
      3.11  Plas Halt                  11:21     15*      10:32     16*       
      3.88  mp 7                       14:04     17       13:03     19         
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                16:10              15:19              
      ----                             -----              -----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            3:06    easy       2:58    easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     5:21     17        4:45     20         
      1.66  Campbells Platform          7:19     18        6:31     19½  
      2.14  DDUALLT                     9:15               8:36              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.68  mp 10¼                      3:06     18        3:06     19       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:25     19        4:22     18         
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            4:57     19        4:56     19         
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      6:16     20        6:11     22         
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             8:05     15*       8:05     15*         
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                 9:17               9:32    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:19     19        2:29     18         
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:03     15*       4:12     14*         
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:03     19        5:29     14           
         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          5:31               6:08              
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     Working:                           10.35am            4.05pm
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    10.35am..R time    4.06pm..1 late      
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            11.39am..1 early   5.09pm..1 early
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         52.15              53.17             
     No. Intermediate stops               5                  6            
                                                                             
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