FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:              

     Date:                            20th June 1988     11th August 1989        
                                                                      
     Engine:                          Merddin Emrys      Merddin Emrys         
     Load                             10 coaches         12 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                        1:59      20       1:54      21½         
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:14      17*      3:04      17*
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:46      18       3:36      17½        
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      5:56      20       5:58      18
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:30               7:48              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       3:12      18       3:15      15½       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     5:09               5:21              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:45      18½      2:31      21       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:05     20/21     4:26      18½        
      1.63  mp 4¾                       5:42      20       5:41      18        
      2.13  mp 5¼                       7:15      19       7:17      18½        
      2.63  mp 5¾                       8:47      19½      8:58      17½        
      3.11  Plas Halt                  10:30      15*     10:48      15*       
      3.88  mp 7                       13:18      17      13:35      17              
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                15:23              15:47              
      ----                             -----              -----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:46     easy      2:54     easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:49    20/19½    p.w.s      10*       
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:35      20       7:31      20              
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:16      10*      9:14      14*        
      2.82  mp 10¼                     11:11      17½     11:49      17½       
      3.23  Moelwyn Tunnel S           12:27      19½     13:10      18½             
      3.39  Moelwyn Tunnel N           12:58      20      13:43      18½              
      3.82  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)     14:14      20½     15:03      20              
      4.43  Penstocks Rd LC            16:17      14*     17:21      15*              
      4.72  TANYGRISIAU                17:46              18:54    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:27      17½      2:15      20        
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:14      14½*     3:57      15*              
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:20      17½      5:05      16½        
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          5:54               5:49              
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     Working:                          11.00am             2.45pm
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                   11.01am..1 late     2.48pm..3 late        
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog           12.04pm..1 early    3.50pm..R time       
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         51.42              52.54             
     No. Intermediate stops               4                  4                     
                                                                             
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