FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:       

     Date:                            31st July 1993        
                                                              
     Engine:                          Palmerston          
     Load                             3 coaches +3(4w)    
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr   
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      0.00  PORTHMADOG                  0:00           
      0.45  mp ½                        2:06      20      
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:22      17½       
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:59      17½       
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      6:13     20½/15        
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:39            
      ----                              ----            
      0.00                              0:00            
      0.69  mp 2¾                       3:25      17     
      1.06  PENRHYN                     5:14            
      ----                              ----            
      0.00                              0:00             
      0.63  mp 3¾                       3:11      18     
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:41      18      
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:39      17     
      2.13  mp 5¼                       8:26      17       
      2.63  mp 5¾                      10:17     16/17      
      3.11  Plas Halt                  12:17      12½*     
      3.88  mp 7                       15:30      15½      
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                17:58            
      ----                             -----            
      0.00                              0:00            
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            3:02     easy      
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:59      17      
      1.66  Campbells Platform          7:10      16½      
      2.14  DDUALLT                     9:06      10*     
      2.82  mp 10¼                     12:05      16     
      3.23  Moelwyn Tunnel S           13:31      17½     
      3.39  Moelwyn Tunnel N           14:05      18½      
      3.82  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)     15:21      20½      
      4.43  Penstocks Rd LC            17:34      15*      
      4.72  TANYGRISIAU                18:43      12*      
      5.32  mp 12¾                     20:51      18½      
      5.78  Glan-y-pwll LC             22:34      15*       
      6.07  mp 13½                     23:31      19½       
      6.17  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG         24:04              
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     Working:                          5.50pm
                                                       
     dep: Porthmadog                   6.00pm..10 late   
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog           7.02pm..7 late    
                                                        
     Net Running times..min/sec        54.55 
     No. Intermediate stops              3                   
                                                               
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