FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:                     

     Date:                            30th May 1986      23rd July 1988      
                                                                      
     Engine:                          Prince             Prince         
     Load                             6 coaches          5 coaches + 2(4w)    
                                             
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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                        2:45     16        2:32      21         
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  4:11     15*       3:43      18*
      1.01  Boston Lodge                4:46     16        4:16      18½        
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      7:07     18½       6:21      20
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   8:37               7:39              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       3:02     18½       3:16      18       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:39               5:04              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:50     19½       sheep     10*       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:23      5*       4:44      18½        
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:37     19½       6:25      20        
      2.13  mp 5¼                       8:12     18½       7:58      19        
      2.63  mp 5¾                       9:46     19        9:39      17½ 
      3.11  Plas Halt                  11:29     16*      11:43      
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                                                           0:00        
      3.88  mp 7                       14:09     18½       3:05      19½        
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                16:33               5:22              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:46    easy       2:45     easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:35     18        4:34     18/19         
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:36     17        6:26      18½        
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:47               8:18      10*        
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      0.00                              0:00                         
      0.68  mp 10¼                      3:08     16½      11:16      17½       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:33     18       12:34      18½        
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            5:06     19       13:08      19        
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      6:17     23       14:25      20        
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             8:11     16*      16:30      14*        
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                 9:23              18:01    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:26     17½       2:19      19        
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:02     16*       3:28      12*        
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:02     19        5:19      19        
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          5:38               5:46              
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     Working:                           10.35am            4.00pm
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    10.35am..R time    4.02pm..2 late    
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            11.37am..3 early   5.04pm..1 early     
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         53.37              53.15 (net) 
     No. Intermediate stops               5                  5              
                                                                             
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