FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:                        

     Date:                            7th August 1992    9th August 1994     
                                                                      
     Engine:                          David Lloyd George David Lloyd George   
     Load                             8 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                        2:09     22½       2:15     19         
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:17     18        3:30     18
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:51     17½       4:06     16         
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      6:08   19½/16      6:36    18/15
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:48               8:30              
      ----                              ----               ----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       2:31     19        3:04     17½       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:24               5:20              
      ----                              ----               ----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:14     20½       2:49     18       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                3:37     19        4:17     18½         
      1.63  mp 4¾                       5:24     18        6:05     18         
      2.13  mp 5¼                       7:03     18½       7:47     17½         
      2.63  mp 5¾                       8:40     18½       9:29     17½         
      3.11  Plas Halt                  10:39     12*      11:36     14*       
      3.88  mp 7                       13:42     16       15:22     15         
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                16:19              17:48              
      ----                             -----              -----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:39    easy       3:20    easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:26     19        4:45     17½         
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:25     17½       6:50     17         
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:18               8:41     13*         
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      0.00                              0:00                           
      0.68  mp 10¼                      2:57     17½      11:35     15       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:21     18       13:07     17         
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            4:55     18       13:41     18         
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      6:12     20½      14:55     21½         
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             8:22     13*      17:09     12*         
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                 9:48              18:50    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:32     16        2:19     14         
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:35     12*       4:20     12*         
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:31     20        5:23     18         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          6:04               6:07              
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     Working:                           1.45pm             10.45am
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    1.46pm..1 late     10.47am..2 late      
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            2.51pm..1 late     11.59am..9 late   
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         52.41              56.35            
     No. Intermediate stops               5                  4             
                                                                             
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