FFESTINIOG RAILWAY: PORTHMADOG-BLAENAU FFESTINIOG:              

     Date:                            7th May 1995       8th May 1995         
                                                                      
     Engines: 1st                     Mountainer         Blanche        
              2nd                     Blanche            Linda
     Load                             10 coaches         11 coaches    
                                             
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     miles                             m/sec    mi/hr     m/sec    mi/hr     
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      0.00  PORTHMADOG                                     0:00              
      0.45  mp ½                                           1:54     20         
      0.84  Pen Cob Jn                                     3:05     19
      1.01  Boston Lodge                                   3:57
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      0.00                                                 0:00 
      0.69  mp 1¾ (Quarry Lane LC)                         2:41    19/15*
      1.00  MINFFORDD                                      4:33              
      ----                                                 ----              
      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.69  mp 2¾                       2:39     20½       2:51     19       
      1.06  PENRHYN                     4:36               5:07              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.63  mp 3¾                       2:23     20½       2:29     19½       
      1.07  Rhiw Goch SB                4:07     10*       4:03     13*         
      1.63  mp 4¾                       6:03     20        5:55     19         
      2.13  mp 5¼                       7:36     19        7:30     19         
      2.63  mp 5¾                       9:11     19        9:03     19½              
      3.11  Plas Halt                  11:04     15*      11:14      
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                                                           0:00 
      3.88  mp 7                       14:10     14        3:15     15½              
      4.31  TAN-Y-BWLCH                16:38               5:28              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.57  Garnedd Tunnel N            3:04    easy       2:52    easy       
      1.07  mp 8½ (Coed-y-Bleddiau)     4:45     20        4:40     20              
      1.66  Campbells Platform          6:33     19        6:27     19½         
      2.14  DDUALLT                     8:31               8:35              
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.68  mp 10¼                      2:50     19        3:11     18       
      1.09  Moelwyn Tunnel S            4:05     19        4:29     19        
      1.25  Moelwyn Tunnel N            4:37     19½       5:01     19½         
      1.68  mp 11¼ (Llyn Ystradau)      5:51     21        6:17     19½              
      2.29  Penstocks Rd LC             8:02     15*       8:21     15*         
      2.58  TANYGRISIAU                 9:28               9:53    
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      0.00                              0:00               0:00              
      0.60  mp 12¾                      2:32     16½       2:32     16½              
      1.06  Glan-y-pwll LC              4:41     13*       4:17     16         
      1.35  mp 13½                      5:48     16½       5:14     19         
         
      1.45  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG          6:35               5:58              
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     Working:                           10.30am            1.30pm
                                                                             
     dep: Porthmadog                                       1.38pm..8 late   
     dep: Minffordd                     10.53am               
     arr: Blaenau Ffestiniog            11.52am            2.42pm..2 late     
                                                                             
     Net Running times..min/sec         45.58              54.45   
     No. Intermediate stops               4                  7
                                        (from Minffordd)                 
                                                                             
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