FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:          

     Date:                            23rd June 2001     6th April 2002      
                                                                      
     Engine:                          Taliesin           Taliesin         
     Load                             5 coaches + 3(4w)  6 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                        2:47      21       2:19      19½        
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                  3:56      18       3:33      16*
      1.01  Boston Lodge                4:47               4:23      13
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                                        0:00
      1.70  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)      3:03    18/16      7:02     17/15 
      2.01  MINFFORDD                   4:42               9:01              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       3:21      18½      3:25      16½       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     5:23               5:30              
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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                5:04      20½      4:49      18        
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:46      19       6:44      17        
      2.13  mp 5¼                       8:24      18       8:32      16½   
      2.63  mp 5¾                      10:02      18      10:17      17        
      3.11  Plas Halt                  11:56      14*     12:04      15* 
                                       p.w.s      10*
      3.88  mp 7                       15:09      16      14:57      17½        
                                        stop       0*
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                18:41              17:16              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            3:25     easy      3:42     easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     5:14      19½      5:46      17½        
      1.66  Campbells Platform         p.w.s      15*      7:55      17½
                                                          p.w.s      10*        
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:36     18/17    10:20              
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                                                           0:00
      2.82  mp 10¼                     10:57      18       3:20      16       
      3.23  Moelwyn Tunnel S           12:18      19½      4:55      18        
      3.39  Moelwyn Tunnel N           12:49      20½      5:09      18        
      3.82  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)     13:55      23½      6:34      20½        
      4.43  Penstocks Rd LC            15:54      13*      9:00      12*        
      4.72  TANYGRISIAU                17:14              10:42    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:41      19½      2:48      17        
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:21      15*      4:44      13*        
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:27      17       5:52      16        
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          6:06               6:47              
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     Working:                           4.00pm             11.35am
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                    4.02pm..2 late     11.36am..1 late 
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            5.11pm             12.46pm       
                                                                        
     Net Running times..min/sec         53.45 (net)        57.45 (net)    
     No. Intermediate stops               5                  5            
                                                                             
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