FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:              

     Date:                            5th May 1990       6th May 1990 
                                                                      
     Engine 1st:                      Merddin Emrys      Linda
            2nd:                      Mountaineer        Mountaineer         
     Load                             11 coaches         11 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                        1:43     21        1:54     21         
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  2:53     18        3:02     18
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:49               4:03    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00            
      0.69  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      2:25     20        2:41     20½
      1.00  MINFFORDD                   4:06               4:37              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       3:09     17        2:56     19       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:59               5:00              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:22     20½       2:37     20       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                3:39     20½       3:55     20         
      1.63  mp 4¾                       5:20     19½       5:38     19½         
      2.13  mp 5¼                       6:52     19½       7:10     19½         
      2.63  mp 5¾                       8:26     19        8:44     19              
      3.11  Plas Halt                  10:10     15*      10:52
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                                                           0:00             
      3.88  mp 7                       12:46     18        3:08     18½
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                14:58               5:00              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:34    easy       2:57    easy
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)    p.w.s     10*      p.w.s     10*             
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:49     19½       7:14     19½              
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:53               9:25              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.68  mp 10¼                      2:50     18½       2:59     19       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:03     20        4:10     20½         
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            4:32     20½       4:40     20½         
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      5:46     21        5:57     19½         
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             7:55     14*       8:04     13*         
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                 9:23               9:40    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:19     19        2:21     18½              
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:08     14*       4:13     15*         
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:10     18½       5:12     19         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          5:53               6:04              
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     Working:                           2.45pm             9.45am
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    2.45pm..R time     9.49am..4 late     
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            3.52pm..2 late     11.01am..11 late     
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         51.16 (net)        54.22 (net)     
     No. Intermediate stops               6                  7          
                                                                             
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