FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:        

     Date:                            5th May 1998               
                                                        
     Engine:                          Vale of Festiniog             
     Load                             6 coaches        
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr  
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      0.00  PORTHMADOG                  0:00               
      0.45  mp ½                        1:54     19                 
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:01     15*           
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:48     16              
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      6:02   20½/15*       
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:49                   
      ----                              ----                    
      0.00                              0:00                 
      0.69  mp 2¾                       2:29     21½       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:17                  
      ----                              ----                   
      0.00                              0:00
                                       p.w.s     10*                
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:51     20½     
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:12     19             
      1.63  mp 4¾                       5:51     20½               
      2.13  mp 5¼                       7:21     19½               
      2.63  mp 5¾                      p.w.s     10*                
      3.11  Plas Halt                  11:34     15*    
      3.88  mp 7                       p.w.s      5*       
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                17:28               
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      0.00                              0:00             
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:31     easy      
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:13     19        
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:10     17½   
      2.14  DDUALLT                     7:51     15*           
      2.82  mp 10¼                     10:31     22          
      3.23  Moelwyn Tunnel S           11:40     22           
      3.39  Moelwyn Tunnel N           12:08     22             
      3.82  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)     13:15     22           
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC            15:15     15*          
      4.72  TANYGRISIAU                16:30     10*       
      5.32  mp 12¾                     18:52     15          
      5.78  Glan-y-pwll LC             20:46     15*        
      6.07  mp 13½                     21:37     20          
      6.17  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG         22:05                   
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     Working:                           4.00pm
                                                     
     dep: Porthmadog                    4.01pm..1 late    
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            4.58pm..7 early  
                                                      
     Net Running times..min/sec         49.00 approx   
     No. Intermediate stops               3                
                                               
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