FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:                            

     Date:                            11th July 1986     24th June 1989                  
                                                                      
     Engine:                          Conwy Castle       Conwy Castle        
     Load                             6 coaches          6 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                        2:00     16½       2:11     18               
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:29     14        3:32     16
      1.01  Boston Lodge                4:09     15        4:31        
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                                                           0:00
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      6:52     15½       2:25     17
                                        stop      0*
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   9:20               4:44              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       3:06     15½       3:09     17       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:47               5:04              
      ----                              ----               ----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:52     15        2:50     17       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:35     15½       4:24     16½         
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:48     15        6:24     17         
      2.13  mp 5¼                       8:46     15½       8:11     17
                                                          p.w.s      0*         
      2.63  mp 5¾                      10:45     15       11:14     16½         
      3.11  Plas Halt                  12:57              13:04     15* 
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                                        0:00
      3.88  mp 7                        3:16     15½      15:51     16½         
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                 5:22              18:25              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:32     16        2:48    easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:31     15        4:46     17         
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:49     15½       6:52     16½         
      2.14  DDUALLT                     9:06               9:05              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.68  mp 10¼                      2:56     15        3:26     16       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:31     15½       4:52     17         
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            5:10     15½       5:28     17         
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      6:49     15½       6:58     17         
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             9:09     16½       9:13     13*              
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                10:21              10:50    
      ----                             -----              -----                  
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:31     15½       2:33     16         
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:16     15½       4:34     13*         
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:28     15½       5:41     17         
         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          6:10               0:00              
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     Working:                           4.05pm             9.45am
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    4.05pm..R time     9.45am..R time                  
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            5.07pm..3 early    10.49am..1 early                  
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         57.03              57.35   
     No. Intermediate stops               6                  6                   
                                                                             
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