FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:                            

     Date:                            15th August 1987   27th September 1987   
                                                                      
     Engine:                          Blanche            Blanche         
     Load                             6 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                        2:12      21       2:05      20        
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:44      18       3:16      18
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:56      19       3:50      18          
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      6:04      19½      6:10      17½
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:30               7:32              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       2:51      20½      3:10      17       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:20               4:52              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:31      20½      2:45      17       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                3:52      19½      4:16      18        
      1.63  mp 4¾                       5:37      19       6:08      18        
      2.13  mp 5¼                       7:08      20       7:50      17        
      2.63  mp 5¾                       8:38      19½      9:32      17½        
      3.11  Plas Halt                  10:33              11:31       
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00
      3.88  mp 7                        2:51     19/17     3:12      17½        
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                 5:12               5:19              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            3:12     easy      2:53     easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:57      20       4:49      18        
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:42      20       6:44      19              
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:52               8:45              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.68  mp 10¼                      3:06      19       3:12      17½       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:18      20       4:33      18        
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            4:48      20       5:08      18        
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      6:41      20½      6:29      19½        
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             8:07      15*      8:36      14*        
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                 9:21               9:58    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                     p.w.s       5*     p.w.s       5*         
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              5:15      15*      5:21      13*        
      1.35  mp 13½                      6:18      18       6:34      15½        
         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          6:57               7:10              
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     Working:                           12.20pm            12.20pm
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    12.20pm..R time    12.21pm..1 late     
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            1.33pm..8 late     1.24pm..1 early    
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         51.45              54.07             
     No. Intermediate stops               6                  6      

     Run 1 suffered 15 mins delay at Minffordd                                 
                                                                             
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