Ffestiniog Railway Society on FacebookFollow Ffestiniog Railway Society on TwitterDonate to FRS Online
Ffestiniog Railway Society
Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Ffestiniog

News

Easter Gravity Train

Easter Gravity Train

Late afternoon on Good Friday, Blanche headed out from Boston Lodge with 37 slate wagons on tow.

They were on their first outing of the year, giving an opportunity to run a crew familiarisation gravity train. Blanche did the honours of hauling the wagons up to Dduallt.

The train passed Merddin Emrys at Minffordd, Taliesin at Rhiw Goch and Earl of Merioneth at Dduallt. All these trains cleared the section before, at about 6pm, the wagons headed back to Minffordd by gravity.

Some views here.

'

Victorian Weekend, October 2016 Mini Gallery

Merddin Emrys and the Colonel Stephens train
Merddin and Taliesin at Minffordd
Trains pass at Tan y Bwlch
Palmerston Welsh Highland
Princess and Palmerston
Prince on Whistling Curve