RHYL-HOLYHEAD: 14.24 CREWE-HOLYHEAD:
     HOLYHEAD-RHYL: 16.55 HOLYHEAD-BIRMINGHAM INT:            
                                              
     Engine: Class 37 no 37429 Eistedfodd            
     Load: 6 coaches, 192 tons tare, 210 tons full
                     (200 tons full Holyhead-Rhyl)
                           
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     miles                               m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  RHYL                          0:00                     
      1.89  mp 211 (Foryd)                2:46     30*           
      4.37  Abergele                      6:22      
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      0.00                                0:00                   
      3.58  Llysfaen                      4:45     66               
      4.52  mp 218 (Old Colwyn)           5:36     72             
      5.99  COLWYN BAY                    7:37                    
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      0.00                                0:00                    
      2.03  mp 221.5 (Mochdre)            2:50     
                                          sigs     15*
      4.03  LLANDUDNO JUNCTION            7:02                    
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      0.00                                0:00                    
      1.00  Conway                        2:20     30*               
      2.00  mp 225.5                     p.w.s     20*                    
      3.43  Penmaenbach Tunnel W          5:57                    
      5.37  Penmaenmawr                   7:44     72               
      8.10  Llanfairfechan                9:52     81               
     10.14  Aber                         11:21     83
     11.44  Tairmeibion Xg               12:18     81             
     13.81  Llangdegai Tunnel E          14:06     77               
     15.39  BANGOR                       16:11                    
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      0.00                                0:00                    
      1.36  mp 240.25 (Menai Bridge)               47             
      2.22  Britannia Bridge E            3:24    slack                
      2.56  Britannia Bridge W            3:54    slack                
      3.47  Llanfair                      5:03     56               
      5.11  mp 244                        6:37     67             
      6.23  Gaerwen Jn                    7:34    75/69*                
     10.11  mp 249                       10:58     80                
     12.19  Bodorgan Tunnel W            12:33    eased              
     12.77  Bodorgan                     13:05     62*               
     15.52  Ty Croes                     15:28     78               
     17.16  Rhosneigr                    16:39     86               
     18.61  mp 257.5                     p.w.s     20*               
     21.22  Valley                       22:07    64/71             
                                                  easy
     24.76  HOLYHEAD                     26:40                    
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      0.00                                0:00                    
      0.65  mp 263                        2.27     15*             
      3.54  Valley                        5:30     73               
      6.15  mp 257.5                      7:46     64*               
      7.60  Rhosneigr                     8:59     74               
      9.24  Ty Croes                     10:18     76             
     10.65  mp 253                       11:27     73               
     12.00  Bodorgan                     p.w.s     20*               
     14.15  mp 249.5                     15:16     76               
     16.40  mp 247.25                    17:17     62               
     18.53  Gaerwen Jn                   19:11     70             
     19.40  mp 244.25                    19:56     72
                                          sigs     57*           
     21.29  Llanfair                     21:44     68               
     22.20  Britannia Bridge W           22:54    slack                
     22.54  Britannia Bridge E           23:24    slack                
     23.40  mp 240.25 (Menai Bridge)     24:31    51/59             
     24.76  BANGOR                       27:05                    
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      0.00                                0:00                    
      1.58  Llandegai Tunnel E            2:29                  
      3.95  Tairmeibion Xg                4:27     75               
      5.25  Aber                          5:31     76               
      7.29  Llanfairfechan                7:06     80               
     10.02  Penmaenmawr                   9:11     53             
     11.96  Penmaenbach Tunnel W         11:12    eased        
     13.39  mp 225.5                      sigs     20*               
     14.39  Conway                       14:58     30* 
                                          sigs     20*              
     15.39  LLANDUDNO JUNCTION           17:20                    
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      0.00                                0:00                    
      2.00  mp 221.5 (Mochdre)            2:48     62             
      3.00  mp 220.5                      3:46     65
      4.03  COLWYN BAY                    5:13
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      0.00                                0:00                  
      1.41  mp 218 (Old Colwyn)           2:20     54               
      2.41  Llysfaen                      3:22     62               
      3.56  Llandulas                     4:24     75  
      6.09  Abergele                      6:14     81             
      8.47  mp 211 (Foryd)                8:05     75
     10.36  RHYL                         10:24                    
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     Date: 8th August 1994:
                
     dep: Rhyl 3.32pm..12 late                         
     arr: Holyhead 4.40pm..10 late                                 
     dep: Holyhead 5.06pm..11 late                      
     arr: Rhyl 6.12pm..?                
                                                                    
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