FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:                

     Date:                            5th May 2001       6th May 2001  
                                                                      
     Engine: 1st                      Blanche            Prince  
             2nd                      Earl of Merioneth  Blanche 
     Load                             9 coaches          8 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                        1:54     19½       2:21     19         
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:02     18½       3:38     17
      1.01  Boston Lodge                3:41     19        4:36
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                                                           0:00
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      5:53    20½/16     3:03     16
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   7:29               4:56              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       2:45     18½       3:19     16       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:40               5:56              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                      p.w.s     10*      p.w.s     10*       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:37    19/17½     5:00    18/14*          
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:18     19½       6:59     18½         
      2.13  mp 5¼                       7:56     18½       8:39     18         
      2.63  mp 5¾                       9:27     20       10:21     17½              
      3.11  Plas Halt                  11:22     13*      12:16     13*
                                       p.w.s     10*      p.w.s     10* 
      3.88  mp 7                       14:27     18       14:46     15½         
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                16:42              18:12              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            2:32    easy       2:54     easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:11     20½       4:40     19½
                                       p.w.s     15*      p.w.s     15*       
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:01     18½       6:41     17½         
      2.14  DDUALLT                     7:37     17*       8:25     15*         
      2.82  mp 10¼                      9:51     19       11:04     17½       
      3.23  Moelwyn Tunnel S           11:04     21       12:27     18       
      3.39  Moelwyn Tunnel N           11:34     21½      13:01     18         
      3.82  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)     12:46     21       14:19     20½         
      4.43  Penstocks Rd LC            15:13     10*      16:39     12*         
      4.72  TANYGRISIAU                16:42              17:59     10*
      ----                             -----                                
      0.00                              0:00                      
                                       p.w.s     15*       
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:14     18½      20:25     17         
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              3:59     15*      22:23     13*         
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:02     17       23:26     18         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          5:59              24:21              
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     Working:                           10.25am           11.35am
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    10.27am..2 late   11.39..4 late      
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            11.29am..1 early  12.56pm..6 late     
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         49.18 (net)        56.31 (net) 
     No. Intermediate stops               4                  4               
                                                                             
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