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a volunteer project, including the building of a signal box. However, prior to commissioning, the project was abandoned in 2001. The trackwork (apart for the siding off the Up Loop) remained in situ. In June 2002, the loop was once again used to run trains around as part of the 2002 Gala to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the restoration of services to
Blaenau Ffestiniog. The intended platform starter signals (posts, brackets and arms) have been recovered and some are now in use on the Isle of Man Railway, whilst others are destined for the resignalling of Harbour Station. In 2004, with new disc starter signals and spring-loaded points installed, Tanygrisiau became a passing loop for the first time.
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groups who objected to the rebuilding of the railway was significant and it was the stated intention of the council to apply for an abandonment order on gaining the track bed. This would have left the track bed open for seizure by adverse possession ('squatters' rights') by farmers, use in other ways such as footpaths, road improvement schemes etc., as the statutory designation of the track bed as a railway would have been discontinued. Over the years, the presence of plans for footpaths and roads had indeed made it difficult for anyone wishing to rebuild the line.
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Saturday, 16 September 1939. Slate trains were from then onwards operated three days each week but gravity operation was discontinued. Slate traffic ceased on 1 August 1946, apart from the section from Duffws to the North Western yard through Blaenau Ffestiniog town centre, which was leased on 7 October 1946 to the quarry owners. This provided the railway company, which retained the services of a resident manager at Porthmadog, with a small income throughout the moribund years.
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closed. By the end of the 1970s, the passing loops were at
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slate wagons plus a horse dandy. This timetable gave a maximum annual capacity of 70,000 tons of dressed slate. Two brakesmen travelled on each down train, controlling the speed by the application of brakes as needed. At passing loops, trains passed on the right and this continues to be a feature of
Ffestiniog Railway operation.
2913:. This included a new reservoir, Llyn Ystradau which flooded a mile of the line north of the Moewlwyn Tunnel. In 1972, after the second-longest court case in British legal history, the Festiniog Railway Company obtained compensation for the loss of its route. Two years later, the case influenced the writing of the
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was installed at Tan-y-Bwlch in 1986. By the 1988 season, in part due to the challenges in maintenance of the top end points at
Dduallt and the planned automation of Minffordd, the loops at Dduallt and Rhiw Goch had been taken out of service for crossing trains. At the end of May 1988, Dduallt ceased
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The higher, original, section of the Cob carries, in addition to the railway, a public footpath throughout virtually its entire length. There is no fencing between the footpath and the railway, because the railway does not own the top of the Cob, but used a wayleave under the local act of
Parliament,
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The FR continued to operate its slate traffic, a workmen's train on weekdays throughout the year and a summer tourist passenger service. Ordinary passenger services ceased on the FR on 15 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II. The workmen's passenger service ran for the last time
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was 1 hour 32 minutes, including three stops. From Boston Lodge, the slate wagons were hauled to and from
Porthmadog harbour by horses. Up trains took nearly six hours from Boston Lodge to the Quarry Terminus and each train ran in up to four sections, each hauled by a horse and comprising eight empty
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Control Office regulates train running, giving permission for trains to enter the single line sections, recording train movements on the Train Graph, ensuring trains are formed of an appropriate number of carriages (depending on the expected train loadings), acting as the single point of contact
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Elsewhere, Tanygrisiau had been provided with a run-round loop whilst it had been the terminus between June 1978 and May 1982. This loop was removed when the line was reopened to
Blaenau Ffestiniog. In the mid-1990s, a project was launched to install a fully signalled passing loop. This proceeded as
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In the late 1990s, Rhiw Goch was recommissioned as a passing loop. From the 2005 season, the box has been regularly manned during the summer to provide additional operational flexibility. In 2006, an appeal was launched, through the FR Society, for funds to replace the life-expired signal box with a
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This action may have delayed the start of rebuilding of the Welsh
Highland Railway, although the alternative plan was dependent on the continued co-operation of Gwynedd County Council to ensure that the track bed was used solely for railway purposes. This was not guaranteed, as pressure from various
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buying the original track bed of the WHR from the old company's receiver and giving it to Gwynedd County Council, provided no railway-related developments were allowed on the land. This was greeted with dismay by the WHR (1964) Company, which had been attempting to preserve the line since the 1960s.
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miles (2.4 km) of new track and its formation, which was the responsibility of the FR permanent way department and its volunteers, much other work needed to be done. Most of the work, like the deviation itself, was undertaken by volunteers who, in many cases, assumed full responsibility for the
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who, following his father, served as Manager and Clerk for 30 years. It shows departures from the Quarry Terminus (later referred to as Dinas, sometimes as Rhiwbryfdir or Rhiw) at 7:30, 9:28, 11:16, 1:14, 3:12 and 5:10. Trains waited ten minutes at the intermediate stations called Tunnel Halt, Hafod
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At Porthmadog, the original line came via the streets and across the Britannia bridge from the 1836 terminus at the northernmost end of the Welsh Slate Company's Wharf where the FR officially started. This was the second datum point for all pre-1954 mileage calculations. (the first being in Blaenau
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This led a group to form 'Trackbed Consolidation Limited' (TCL) and, after some detective work, TCL managed to trace and purchase shares and debentures in the original WHR company. They felt that an alternative plan was available, one where the original company could be brought out of receivership.
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An Act to alter and amend an Act of his late Majesty’s Reign, intituled An Act to enable his Majesty to vest the Sands of Traeth Mawr, dividing the Counties of Carnarvon and Merioneth, in William Alexander Madocks Esquire, and for building Quays and other Works, for the Purpose of facilitating the
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Recognition of the railway's importance to tourism and heritage has been increasingly marked by financial assistance given to the company towards capital expenditure. Prior to September 1987, the FR had received £1,273,127 in gifts and grants. Of this: £450,476 was Gifts from the FR Society and FR
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In 1988, the Festiniog Railway Company was involved in a controversial plan to stop the neighbouring Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) being rebuilt, as it was concerned at the effect a nearby heritage railway competitor could have on the FR business. The initial plan would have involved the FR Company
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which is unique on a public railway in the United Kingdom. Including a bridge, it was constructed entirely by volunteers, and gains an initial height rise of 35 feet (10.7 m) in order (after a further one mile (1.6 km) of new volunteer-built railway and a new tunnel) to clear the flooded
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was approached by friends to buy and clear the outstanding debt on the derelict Ffestiniog Railway, to enable its purchase. Lent £3,000 by his father, he and the volunteers obtained control of the company on 24 June 1954. Pegler was appointed the new company's first Chairman, with the objective to
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The loaded slate trains continued to operate by gravity until the end of passenger services in 1939. Slate trains eventually became very long – trains of less than eighty slate wagons carried two brakesmen but over eighty wagons (and this became common) required three brakesmen. About one wagon in
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at various points along the line. Cannon were fired, for instance, to mark the laying of the first stone at Creuau in 1833, the railway's opening in 1836, and the opening of the Moelwyn Tunnel in 1842. The passing of a later act for the railway also saw cannon celebrations, but on this occasion, a
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The remaining section included some specialised engineering work at its summit (668 feet (204 m)) where the new line passes over the power station pipelines. This was followed by two public road crossings with automatic signalling, on the FR's only reverse or down gradient, to rejoin the old
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inspected the line from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, accompanied by Pegler, several directors and other supporters. Restoration began on 20 September 1954 when Morris Jones, the foreman fitter who had last worked for the railway in March 1947, rejoined the staff. Jones worked to complete the
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Down trains continued to run entirely by gravity but faster up journeys and longer trains increased line capacity. A new timetable dated October 1863 shows six departures daily from each terminus at two-hour intervals, starting at 7:00 am and taking 1 hour 50 minutes including stops (totalling 20
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were built or restored and new carriages were built. At Minffordd, a new hostel was built for volunteers who support the permanent staff by working in every department of the railway. Stations were given new buildings, canopies and platforms, often replacing the previous temporary structures and
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The completion of the railway through to Tanygrisiau (height 640 ft or 195 m) left the FR with just one and a half miles (2.4 km) to go to its goal of Blaenau Ffestiniog (height 710 ft or 216 m) but the complexities of reconstructing that unique but rather derelict urban
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During the late 1850s it became clear that the line was reaching its operational capacity, while the output of the Blaenau Ffestiniog slate quarries continued to rise. In 1860, the board of the company began to investigate the possibility of introducing steam locomotives to increase the carrying
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Hafod y Llyn was replaced by Tan y Bwlch around 1872. Dinas (Rhiw) Station and much of that branch is now all but buried under slate waste; the rest of the Dinas branch line was removed about 1954–55. Occasional confusion arises because places named Hafod y Llyn Isaf and Dinas also exist on the
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As the line was extended, passing loops were brought into operation at Minffordd, Penrhyn and Tan-y-Bwlch. Due to the restrictions to the length of trains that could be passed at Penrhyn, Rhiw Goch was opened on 14 May 1975. Penrhyn loop remained in service for several more years before it was
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The original act of Parliament which permitted the building of the line made no specific provision for its closure or abandonment. Although the main line had ceased functioning, the company could not dismantle the railway, so the track and infrastructure were left in place. An amending act of
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was appointed as part-time engineer to both companies. Stephens became Chairman and Managing Director of both companies in 1924. When the WHR was taken into receivership in 1927, Colonel Stephens was appointed as Receiver for the WHR and financial administration of both companies moved to
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in 1933. To protect their investments, the joint owners of both companies arranged for the WHR to be leased by the FR. However the WHR losses continued with the loss of the Moel Tryfan slate traffic in 1935, and it closed to passengers at the end of the 1936 season and to goods in 1937.
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in 1948 but the Festiniog Railway Company, like most narrow-gauge railways, remained independent. In 1921, this was due to political influence, whereas in 1947 it was left out of British Railways because it was closed for traffic, despite vigorous local lobbying for it to be included.
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and, in addition to its land reclamation function in conjunction with sluice gates at the Britannia bridge, it serves also as a roadway (which, since 1836, has been at a lower level on the landward side) and as a bridge across the Afon Glaslyn. Tolls were charged with a tollgate at
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every six was equipped with a brake, the others being unbraked. Trains continued to pass at Tan-y-Bwlch and, to a lesser extent, at Minffordd. The Summer timetable for 1900 had nine trains daily in each direction and trains had been accelerated to one hour from Porthmadog to
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Since restoration commenced in 1954, tourism has been the only significant source of income. The role of the Ffestiniog Railway in the promotion and fulfilment of tourism and in preserving railway heritage has been recognised many times, and notable mentions have included:
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capacity of the railway. Although narrow-gauge steam locomotives had been tried before this, very few had been built to so narrow a gauge. In 1862 the company advertised for manufacturers to tender to build the line's first locomotives. In February 1863, the bid of
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station site. British Rail commenced using the new station on 22 March 1982. Ffestiniog trains returned to Blaenau on Tuesday, 25 May 1982, thus marking the 150th Anniversary of royal assent to the Festiniog Railway Act 1832. The new joint station with
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Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 composite map showing the Ffestiniog railway about 1953, after the construction of the Llyn Ystradau reservoir flooded a section of the route, but before the deviation was built to carry the railway around the west bank of the
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The Ffestiniog Railway was built primarily to connect the slate quarries in the mountains around what is now Blaenau Ffestiniog with the harbour at Porthmadog. In all at least 23 quarries were directly or indirectly connected to the railway, often by
3233:. Many saw this as the result of Pegler's drive and ability to inspire others with his unquenchable enthusiasm to fulfil his dream. Pegler, who remained fully involved with the railway until his death in 2012 as President, was appointed OBE in the
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The Short Section train staffs are brought into service by opening Rhiw Goch Signalbox, hence trapping the Minffordd to Tanybwlch Long Section Miniature train staff in the lever frame, when the signal box is opened and manned by a signalman.
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on 5 April 1958. Increasing traffic put severe demands on the track – over 7 miles (11 km) had been reopened in four years. A long period of consolidation, rolling stock restoration and track renewal followed before the extension to
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to be a token station and Dduallt loop was taken out of service altogether and became a siding. Rhiw Goch ceased to be used except on odd occasions and was taken out of use as a means to cross passenger trains in 1989. The short section
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allowed much longer slate trains to be run and this also enabled the official introduction of passenger trains in 1865: the Ffestiniog was the first narrow-gauge railway in Britain to carry passengers. In 1869, the line's first double
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North of the new tunnel is a long stretch of track along the west bank of the new reservoir. On 25 June 1977, full-length passenger trains first ran from Dduallt through the new tunnel to a now-dismantled temporary terminus known as
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By the 1920s, the demand for slate as a roofing material dropped owing to the advent of newer materials and to the loss of the overseas trade during World War I. As a result, the railway suffered a gradual decline in traffic.
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and other aggregates from the spoil for use on the railway. Before it opened to rail traffic, the new tunnel had to be lined throughout its length with liquid cement reinforced with steel mesh in a process called
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2459:, which was re-opened fully in 2011. The two railways share the same track gauge and meet at Porthmadog station, with occasional trains working the entire 40-mile (64 km) route from Blaenau Ffestiniog to
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north of the former Moelwyn tunnel, which is plugged near its usually-submerged northern end. Between Dduallt and the old tunnel, parts of the old railway formation can be clearly seen below the new route.
2436:, travelling through forested and mountainous terrain. The line is single track throughout with four intermediate passing places. The first mile of the line out of Porthmadog runs atop an embankment called
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instruments and the signal heads were removed, although the loop could still be used as a refuge for Engineers' trains. Minffordd and Tan-y-Bwlch therefore became the usual passing loops, both automated.
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bought for £40,000 (£2,240,000 in 2023), a controlling interest in the FR and Henry Jack became Chairman, the FR company's financial administration moving to Dolgarrog. Jack was also chairman of the new
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The next few years were marked by protracted legal procedures before the assets of the old company could be transferred and before final consent to rebuild the railway was given. The first section from
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The signalling and ETS equipment is primarily designed for train crew operation. To obtain permission to withdraw a train staff to enter a single line section, Control has to be contacted.
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TCL were introduced to the FR and decided that the aims and objectives of TCL and the FR were similar thus, since 1988, the FR company has been totally committed to the reopening of the
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design as well as the execution of discrete projects, each under a volunteer project leader. There were four decrepit footbridges each needing to be demolished and rebuilt to the new FR
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power station and its reservoir (Llyn Ystradau). The Deviation (this is the conventional name for such railway works) was built mostly by volunteers. At the southern end is the Dduallt
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1972 Wales Tourist Board lists the FR as fifth most popular tourist site in Wales, after Caernarfon Castle, the Swallow Falls, the National Museum of Wales at Cardiff and Conwy Castle.
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from the quarries around the inland town of Blaenau Ffestiniog to the coastal town of Porthmadog where it was loaded onto ships. The railway was graded so that loaded wagons could be
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One of the earliest references to tourism is in the LNWR Tourist Guide for 1876, which waxed lyrical about the Ffestiniog Railway, which it illustrated with a drawing of a lady in
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The largely volunteer group building the Deviation was officially called the Civil Engineering Group, but its members were popularly known (and are still remembered) as the
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Parliament could have been sought to repeal the old one, but the company did not have the money. However, without maintenance, the line soon became overgrown and unusable.
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carriages to operate in Britain, Nos 15 and 16, which were also the first iron-framed bogie coaches in the world and are still in service. The continuous
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passenger trains from 1923 to 1936. The line over the bridge was last used in 1958 and then dismantled. It was reopened as part of the WHR in 2011.
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Light railway operation was being introduced on the FR and WHR to cut operating overheads. In 1923, to gain additional expertise in this, Colonel
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operate the railway as a tourist attraction and gradually restore the line to working order. The first meeting of the revivalists was held at a
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downhill all the way from Blaenau Ffestiniog to the port. The empty wagons were hauled back up by horses, which travelled down in special
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It was originally the intent of TCL to provide the track bed to the WHR (1964) Company to rebuild the line, but they refused the offer.
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and Welsh Highland (1922-3) Railway. The FR also links with the WHR (Porthmadog) at Pen-y-Mount Station, north of Porthmadog.
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wagons. To achieve this continuous grade (about 1 in 80 for much of the way), the line followed natural contours and employed
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The Festiniog Railway Company, which owns the railway, is the oldest surviving railway company in the world. It also owns the
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system (ETS) using a mixture of miniature and large train staffs, under the overall control of the duty controller based at
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grant of £375,000 (£833,476 in 2023), for the construction of workshops to facilitate the restoration of historic vehicles.
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was introduced and these double-ended machines have since become one of the most widely recognised features of the railway.
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landing, loading and unloading of Ships and Vessels frequenting the Harbour of Port Madoc, in the said County of Carnarvon.
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building of more traditional appearance. Fundraising went well and work was completed during the closed season of 2006/07.
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and Gwynedd County Council for the new route with its bridges and roadworks and the new joint station on the former
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3011:-mile (4 km) long diversionary route, was constructed between Dduallt and Tanygrisiau in order to avoid the
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in 2010. By 2010, the tracks of the WHR and Ffestiniog Railway had been reconnected at Harbour Station, linking
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working. Electric Train Staff instruments were introduced in 1912 and they continue in use to the present day.
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Ffestiniog Railway Company – Offer for Subscription(Prospectus) Ocean Asset Management Ltd, 1987, Page 24
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4359:"[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Welsh Assembly Government | Assembly abolishes toll on Porthmadog Cob"
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fitter at Boston Lodge, who was assisting with firing, lost the fingers of one hand in an accident.
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A Ffestiniog Railway train leaves Porthmadog and heads towards Blaenau Ffestiniog along the Cob
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on 6 April 1968. This extension was celebrated on 28 May 1968 by the re-introduction of the
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Immortal Rails; the Story of the Closure and Revival of the Ffestiniog Railway 1939–1983
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Immortal Rails; the Story of the Closure and Revival of the Ffestiniog Railway 1939–1983
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returned to service on 3 August 1955. After extensive boiler repairs, Double Fairlie
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The railway company is properly known as the "Festiniog Railway Company". The single
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The new 310-yard (280 m) tunnel was constructed between 1975 and 1977 by three
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1987 The FR was the outright winner of the Independent Railway of the Year award.
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3917:"The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)"
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30 lb/yd rails for early steam locomotive operation found to be too light.
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1964 Wales Tourist Board certificate for conspicuous service to Welsh tourism.
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4930:. Narrow Gauge Album No. 6. Chippenham, Wilts, UK: Mainline & Maritime.
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Minffordd to Tanybwlch – Long Section (Intermediate Instrument at Rhiw Goch)
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in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The replacement FR line is in the foreground.
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signaller (in Shrewsbury) to clear the WHR route where it crosses the main
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Tanygrisiau to Blaenau Ffestiniog (Intermediate Instrument at Glan-y-Pwll)
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was delivered to Porthmadog on 18 July 1863, followed a few days later by
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Adeiladu Muriau Cerrig Sych – dry stone walling on the Ffestiniog Railway
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which he had been working on when the railway closed. He was joined at
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spelling is in the official title of the company in the local act, the
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The Control Office is also responsible for the Train Operation on the
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section of narrow-gauge railway took a further four years. As well as
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3357:'Merddin Emrys' at Tan-y-Bwlch during Steam 150 - '1863 and All That'
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station (640 feet (195 m)), which was reopened on 24 June 1978.
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2780:. Speeds in excess of 40 mph (64 km/h) were then normal.
4450:. The British Narrow Gauge Railway. Blandford: The Oakwood Press.
4420:. The British Narrow Gauge Railway. Blandford: The Oakwood Press.
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Porthmadog to Minffordd (Intermediate Instrument at Boston Lodge)
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Civil engineering contractors were employed in conjunction with
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was accepted and production of the first locomotives was begun.
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Ffestiniog Adventure: The Festiniog Railway's Deviation Project
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There is also a funicular dating back to the 16th century: see
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Ffestiniog). The line over the bridge also connected with the
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college on 8 September. Amongst the twelve in attendance were
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The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route
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Tanybwlch to Tanygrisiau (Intermediate Instrument at Dduallt)
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with passenger train at Porthmadog harbour station circa 1870
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Johnston, Howard (June 2018). "617 publications so far...".
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The line was constructed between 1833 and 1836 to transport
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Rails increased in weight and strength as traffic changed.
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Between 1965 and 1978, the Ffestiniog Railway Deviation, a
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Ffestiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.163, Page 285
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Ffestiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.148, Page 135
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One major task near Tanygrisiau was the responsibility of
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F. T. Wayne; "When Accounts become misleading Nonsense",
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An Illustrated History of the Festiniog Railway 1832–1954
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Locomotive Engines, what they are and what they should be
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Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.125, Page 191
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was installed in 1893. The line was fully signalled with
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The George England locomotives of the Ffestiniog Railway
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Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.119, Page 13
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The George England locomotives of the Ffestiniog Railway
3528:. They sent their finished products over the railway in
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Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.87, Page 13
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Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.58, Page 18
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The Festiniog Railway, 1836-1966: 130 years in pictures
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engineers with a small team of employees. It had to be
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miles (21.7 km) long and runs from the harbour at
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Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.90, Page 6
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Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society), No.90, Page 2
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16 lb/yd original rails for horse drawn operation
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4490:, 1887, also repub. with commentary by A. Gray, 2003
4361:. Webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from
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List of stations and halts on the Ffestiniog Railway
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Report on a Rock Fall at Penlan, Ffestiniog Railway
3429:, one of the Ffestiniog Railway's steam locomotives
3226:improving the image of the railway for the future.
2644:. The fastest journey time from Quarry Terminus to
3489:until 2003, when the rights were purchased by the
6321:Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
4038:. Horncastle: Mortons Media Ltd. pp. 33–37.
3532:to be transferred onto ships or, later, onto the
3519:List of quarries served by the Ffestiniog Railway
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4890:Past & Present Companion; Ffestiniog Railway
3653:, including the interface with the Network Rail
3595:The Ffestiniog Railway operates on the electric
3344:48.66 lb/yd rails for later steam operation
3218:, who unveiled a plaque that records his visit.
3108:, who completed an enormous task over 13 years.
3079:with carriage 110, was operated from Dduallt to
2752:. Trains passed only at Hafod-y-Llyn (from 1872
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6608:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
5622:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
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4920:, 1878, English translation by Don Boreham 1986
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3823:. Festiniog Railway Heritage Group. p. 4.
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3324:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
3314:(its Welsh name) comprises parts of the former
6161:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
4918:Étude technique sur le chemin de fer Festiniog
4573:, quarterly since 1958 – Ffestiniog since 1994
4566:Festiniog Railway Society; Newsletters 1954-7;
4191:Britain from the Rails: A Window Gazer's Guide
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19:"Festiniog" redirects here. For the town, see
6613:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
6476:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
6111:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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5713:, museums and preservation societies in Wales
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3480:. The Cob was built between 1807 and 1811 by
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6563:Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad
4385:"The Porthmadog Harbour Revision Order 1998"
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2922:Ministry of Transport, Railways Inspectorate
5090:The Festiniog Railway Heritage Group's Wiki
4869:Festiniog & Welsh Highland Holiday book
4178:. Manchester University Press. p. 131.
4074:Law of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
4061:. Manchester University Press. p. 152.
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2920:On 18 August 1954, Colonel McMullen of the
2807:Decline of slate and development of tourism
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6286:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
6266:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
6191:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
6056:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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4337:"The Great Little Trains of Wales website"
4221:– via National Library of Australia.
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3067:From 26 May 1975, and over two summers, a
2569:amalgamated into four large groups in 1921
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50:Two trains passing at Tan-y-Bwlch, c. 1900
6256:North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
6246:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
6216:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
4805:J. C. V. Mitchell, Smith, Seymour, Gray;
4798:J. C. V. Mitchell & A.G.W. Garraway;
4791:J. C. V. Mitchell & A.G.W. Garraway;
4631:Ffestiniog Railway – a View from the Past
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3913:inflation figures are based on data from
3797:Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, 4 June 1842
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3606:Miniature train staffs are provided for:
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2933:works by two volunteers, Bill Harvey and
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6744:Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
6076:Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
5607:Gorseddau Junction And Portmadoc Railway
4711:Welsh Narrow gauge; a view from the past
4679:. Vol. II. Chester: Rail Romances.
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3418:List of Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock
3404:Today the railway is promoted as one of
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3310:The completed Welsh Highland Railway or
3307:and passenger services started in 2011.
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274:Start of the Deviation construction work
6542:Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
6281:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
6231:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
4999:C. Winchester & C.J. Allen,(eds.);
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4657:. Vol. I. Chester: Rail Romances.
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4123:Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society)
4088:Festiniog Railway Magazine (FR Society)
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6633:Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
6106:Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
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3892:. The Festiniog Railway Company. 1966.
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3649:and it also regulates trains from the
3630:Rhiw Goch to Tanybwlch – Short Section
3627:Minffordd to Rhiw Goch – Short Section
2940:The first public passenger train from
2815:In 1921, the Aluminium Corporation at
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6236:Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
6071:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
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5233:Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group
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3747:. Pen & Sword Books. p. 89.
3623:Large train staffs are provided for:
3553:Signals at Porthmadog Harbour Station
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2532:Text of statute as originally enacted
1921:
1913:
6497:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
6361:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
5800:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
5085:The Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
4769:Narrow Gauge Railways in North Wales
4741:Great Little Steam Railways of Wales
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3741:Burton, Anthony (28 February 2017).
3237:in recognition of his contribution.
2907:Central Electricity Generating Board
6628:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
6101:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
6021:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
5003:, Vol 2, pp. 1224–28. c. 1938.
4981:Round the World on the Narrow Gauge
4585:Narrow Gauge Steam out of Portmadoc
4544:Festiniog Railway Historic Drawings
4210:Australian Town and Country Journal
4157:Hollingsworth, James Brian (1981).
3821:Festiniog Railway Gravity Trains ed
3806:North Wales Chronicle, 17 July 1869
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6875:Narrow gauge railways in Snowdonia
6126:Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
5254:Welsh Highland Railway restoration
4902:'Taliesin' (C. R. Weaver et al.);
4193:. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 15.
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3843:Cliffe's Book of North Wales, 1850
3251:Welsh Highland Railway restoration
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6603:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
6598:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
6522:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
6441:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
5612:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
5132:Festiniog and associated railways
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4897:Festiniog Railway in Camera, 1971
4516:Discovering Narrow Gauge Railways
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3509:/683) and is no longer in force.
3320:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
2975:Ffestiniog Railway Letter Service
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6764:Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway
6532:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
6507:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
6171:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
6151:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
5994:Historic Welsh railway companies
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5838:Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway
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5551:Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock
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5249:Festiniog Railway Letter Service
5223:Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
5063:The Ffestiniog Railway's website
4739:J. R. Jones & A. Pritchard;
4613:Narrow Gauge Railways of Britain
4542:R. Edwards & P. Moss (eds);
4213:. NSW. 27 April 1872. p. 17
3950:Johnson, Peter (25 March 2012).
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3406:The Great Little Trains of Wales
3316:London and North Western Railway
2911:Ffestiniog Pumped Storage Scheme
2716:The first of these locomotives,
2496:Parliament of the United Kingdom
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6431:Central Wales Extension Railway
6416:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
6296:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
6251:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
6131:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
6096:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
5854:Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
5795:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
5637:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
5181:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
5155:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
4927:Narrow Gauge Through Porthmadog
4502:Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc
4481:Madocks and the Wonder of Wales
4405:
4377:
4351:
4328:
4319:
4310:
4301:
4292:
4270:
4261:
4252:
4243:
4234:
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4197:
4182:
4165:
4115:
4080:
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3882:
3869:
3788:Carnarvon Herald, 23 April 1836
3714:
3075:, powered by diesel locomotive
2245:
2168:
2112:
2105:
1240:
1208:
1151:
1072:
739:
557:Festiniog & Blaenau Railway
6870:Heritage railways in Snowdonia
6471:Swansea and Carmarthen Railway
6411:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
6316:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
6226:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
6206:Manchester and Milford Railway
6176:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
5228:Welsh Highland Railway Society
5068:The Ffestiniog Railway Society
5045:Porthmadog, Ffestiniog Railway
4862:Gossiping Guide to North Wales
4807:Branch lines around Porthmadog
4776:How Ffestiniog got its Railway
4755:Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales
4339:. Great Little Trains of Wales
4172:Carter, Ian (3 October 2017).
4057:Carter, Ian (3 October 2017).
3837:
3809:
3800:
3791:
3782:
3779:Carnarvon Herald, 2 March 1833
3773:
3761:
3651:Welsh Highland Railway Limited
3513:Quarries served by the railway
2876:
2208:
2137:
2044:
1929:
1879:
1622:
1494:
1399:
1374:
1355:
1286:
1091:
1065:
819:
1:
6799:Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways
6578:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
6502:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
6381:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
6371:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
6181:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
5885:Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
5602:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
5073:Ffestiniog Railway Timetables
4904:Festiniog Railway locomotives
4876:Mit Volldampf nach Ffestiniog
4590:L. Heath-Humphrys; letter to
3728:
3687:British narrow-gauge railways
2925:rebuilding of the locomotive
2037:
1814:
1792:
1770:
1644:
1558:
1201:
6436:Chester and Holyhead Railway
6406:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
6271:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
6141:Ely Valley Extension Railway
5721:Great Little Trains of Wales
5001:Railway Wonders of the World
4723:Welsh Narrow Gauge in colour
4551:Battle of the Gauges renewed
3879:, 1959, Volume II (page 372)
3583:Train control and regulation
2063:
2000:
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1580:
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1341:
1279:
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826:
795:
746:
501:Bala & Festiniog Railway
7:
6643:Swansea and Mumbles Railway
6618:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
6446:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
6261:North Wales Mineral Railway
6026:Alexandra Docks and Railway
5880:Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
5875:Conwy Valley Railway Museum
4993:Narrow Gauge the World over
4580:, 2003. See also Bleasdale.
4569:Festiniog Railway Society;
3664:
3491:National Assembly for Wales
3071:service, officially called
2981:The Llyn Ystradau Deviation
2668:Steam and gravity operation
2588:Horse and gravity operation
1053:Original main line to Dinas
10:
6901:
6704:Crawshay's Private Railway
6679:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
6547:Wrexham and Minera Railway
6346:Vale of Llangollen Railway
6336:Tanat Valley Light Railway
6276:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
6146:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
6091:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
6061:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
6036:Bala and Festiniog Railway
5617:Porthmadog cross town link
5525:The Spooners of Porthmadog
5218:Ffestiniog Railway Society
4821:Welsh Narrow Gauge Railway
4748:British Narrow gauge Steam
4699:Portrait of the Ffestiniog
4175:British railway enthusiasm
4059:British railway enthusiasm
3540:Train operation since 1955
3516:
3499:Portmadoc Harbour Act 1821
3460:
3437:
3415:
3244:
3129:Blaenau Ffestiniog station
2915:Land Compensation Act 1973
2690:Double Fairlie locomotive
2676:George England locomotive
2545:Festiniog Railway Act 1832
2478:Festiniog Railway Act 1832
2471:United Kingdom legislation
2466:
2403:located mainly within the
1129:12 mi 10 ch
912:13 mi 11 ch
727:Blaenau Festiniog Junction
615:13 mi 50 ch
18:
6885:Railway inclines in Wales
6666:
6555:
6489:
6461:Red Wharf Bay branch line
6389:
6341:Vale of Glamorgan Railway
6311:Ross and Monmouth Railway
6196:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
6031:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
5999:
5893:
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5137:
5078:26 September 2012 at the
4957:Festiniog Railway Revival
4800:Return to Blaenau 1970–82
4599:Narrow Gauge into the 80s
4509:On the Welsh Narrow Gauge
4472:Ove Arup & Partners;
4189:le Vay, Benedict (2008).
3744:A Steam Engine Pilgrimage
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16:Heritage railway in Wales
6638:Snowdon Mountain Railway
6401:Anglesey Central Railway
6241:Neath and Brecon Railway
5770:Snowdon Mountain Railway
5010:, 1975, revised edn 1986
4969:Welsh Narrow Gauge Album
4911:Little Trains of Britain
4885:, 1871, revised edn 1879
4793:Festiniog in the Sixties
4786:Festiniog in the Fifties
4778:, 1965, revised edn 1968
4762:Steaming through Britain
4622:, 1993, revised edn 1995
4004:"Obituary – Alan Pegler"
3973:"Obituary – Alan Pegler"
3707:
3329:
3295:was reached in 2009 and
2772:(request), Tanygrisiau,
2768:, Penrhyn, Tan-y-Bwlch,
1255:Original line flooded by
1024:First deviation to Dinas
973:Later deviation to Dinas
806:to former slate quarries
676:Blaenau Ffestiniog North
6356:Vale of Rheidol Railway
6121:Corwen and Bala Railway
6016:Aberdare Valley Railway
5848:Maerdy Heritage Railway
5785:Vale of Rheidol Railway
5740:Brecon Mountain Railway
5095:8 December 2012 at the
4899:-1971, revised edn 1999
4814:Welsh Mountain Railways
4784:& A.G.W. Garraway;
4732:& C.M. Whitehouse;
4205:"The Festiniog Railway"
3915:Clark, Gregory (2017).
3875:The Festiniog Railway,
3702:Llechwedd Slate Caverns
2410:The railway is roughly
2405:Snowdonia National Park
2399:, Wales. It is a major
217:works 20 September 1954
213:Restoration started at
6789:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
6769:Merionethshire Railway
6658:Welsh Highland Railway
6421:Carnarvonshire Railway
6041:Barry Dock and Railway
5790:Welsh Highland Railway
5765:Rhyl Miniature Railway
5760:Llanberis Lake Railway
5632:Welsh Highland Railway
5515:Robert Francis Fairlie
5202:Welsh Highland Railway
5176:Welsh Highland Railway
5150:Welsh Highland Railway
4991:; Allen, P.C. (1966).
4979:; Allen, P.C. (1966).
4819:J. D. C. A. Prideaux;
4161:. David & Charles.
4072:Davies, Keith (1975).
3952:"Alan Pegler obituary"
3647:Welsh Highland Railway
3592:
3554:
3455:Welsh Highland Railway
3453:and was later used by
3430:
3358:
3269:Welsh Highland Railway
3247:Welsh Highland Railway
3241:Welsh Highland Railway
3188:Gwynedd County Council
3160:
3146:
3131:
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2994:
2964:on 5 June 1957 and to
2844:
2826:Welsh Highland Railway
2738:articulated locomotive
2711:George England and Co.
2705:
2694:
2683:
2662:Welsh Highland Railway
2637:Charles Easton Spooner
2597:
2457:Welsh Highland Railway
2361:Rheilffordd Ffestiniog
2360:
2310:Welsh Highland Railway
2228:Welsh Highland Railway
1704:Penrhyn Level Crossing
47:
35:Rheilffordd Ffestiniog
6814:Trefor Quarry railway
6694:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
6481:Vale of Clwyd Railway
6426:Central Wales Railway
6351:Vale of Neath Railway
5822:Barry Tourist Railway
4924:Waite, James (2023).
4883:Narrow Gauge Railways
4836:. London: Flexiscale.
4537:Narrow Gauge Railways
3865:. London: Flexiscale.
3590:
3552:
3536:railway at Minfordd.
3425:
3399:Heritage Lottery Fund
3356:
3235:2006 New Year Honours
3199:Great Western Railway
3152:
3137:
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3034:
2988:
2948:ran on 23 July 1955.
2842:
2704:at Duffws, circa 1875
2700:
2689:
2675:
2595:
1261:Tanygrisiau Reservoir
74:Commercial operations
46:
6809:Saundersfoot Railway
6537:Vale of Towy Railway
6512:Taff Bargoed Railway
6366:West Midland Railway
5870:Borth railway museum
5816:Amman Valley Railway
5780:Teifi Valley Railway
5034:52.92405°N 4.12664°W
4816:, 1924, reprint 1985
4734:Ffestiniog mewn lliw
4606:Ffestiniog Adventure
4560:, 1881, reprint 1969
4280:. ATS-heritage.co.uk
4278:"ATS-heritage.co.uk"
4036:The Railway Magazine
3363:Welsh National Dress
3349:Tourism and heritage
205:Preservation history
126:Preserved operations
6739:Elan Valley Railway
6667:Industrial railways
6593:Kinmel Camp Railway
6583:Glyn Valley Tramway
6326:South Wales Railway
6291:Port Talbot Railway
5863:Centres and museums
5827:Garw Valley Railway
5377:Campbell's Platform
5029: /
4530:Book of North Wales
4523:FR Spotter's Guide;
4495:Linda & Blanche
4335:Yarborough, Bruce.
3978:The Daily Telegraph
3223:Fairlie locomotives
3154:Livingston Thompson
2960:on 19 May 1956, to
2764:including stops at
2748:, Hafod-y-Llyn and
1462:Campbell's Platform
1189:Cwmorthin Waterfall
6840:Ffestiniog Railway
6794:Penydarren Tramway
6754:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
6709:Crickheath Tramway
6573:Ffestiniog Railway
6568:Fairbourne Railway
6376:Wye Valley Railway
6136:Ely Valley Railway
6051:Blaenavon Tramroad
5898:Heritage railways:
5843:Llangollen Railway
5755:Ffestiniog Railway
5750:Fairbourne Railway
5571:Fairlie locomotive
5489:Votty & Bowydd
5408:Boston Lodge Works
5392:Blaenau Ffestiniog
5342:Porthmadog Harbour
5328:Ffestiniog Railway
5197:Ffestiniog Railway
5190:Stations and halts
5171:Ffestiniog Railway
5145:Ffestiniog Railway
5039:52.92405; -4.12664
4845:Narrow Gauge Steam
4604:B. Hollingsworth;
4389:legislation.gov.uk
4365:on 4 December 2007
3911:Retail Price Index
3593:
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3434:Stations and halts
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3208:Blaenau Ffestiniog
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3125:David Lloyd George
3038:
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2845:
2797:electric telegraph
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2684:
2598:
2434:Blaenau Ffestiniog
2401:tourist attraction
2353:Ffestiniog Railway
2262:Porthmadog Harbour
2223:Ffestiniog Railway
770:Llandudno Junction
600:Blaenau Ffestiniog
368:Ffestiniog Railway
331:Blaenau Ffestiniog
184:Commercial history
48:
31:Ffestiniog Railway
6827:
6826:
6749:Gorseddau Tramway
6674:Bailey's Tramroad
6556:Independent lines
6331:Taff Vale Railway
6221:Mid-Wales Railway
6166:Llancaiach Branch
6081:Cambrian Railways
5961:
5960:
5941:Trains portal
5735:Bala Lake Railway
5711:Heritage railways
5677:
5676:
5657:Trains portal
5597:Cwmorthin Tramway
5347:Boston Lodge Halt
5294:
5293:
5138:Current operators
4989:Whitehouse, P. B.
4977:Whitehouse, P. B.
4965:Whitehouse, P. B.
4953:Whitehouse, P. B.
4812:F. H. Pole (ed);
4782:J. C. V. Mitchell
4597:G. T. Heavyside;
4578:The Spooner Album
4535:W. J. K. Davies;
4511:, no date (1970s)
4486:R. F. Bleasdale;
4457:978-0-85361-168-4
4427:978-0-85361-167-7
4138:Missing or empty
4103:Missing or empty
3754:978-1-4738-6047-6
3692:Conwy Valley line
3312:Rheilffordd Eryri
3231:Caernarfon Castle
3214:, Speaker of the
3138:Steam locomotive
2909:(CEGB) built the
2785:centre of gravity
2726:steam locomotives
2630:Robert Stephenson
2557:act of Parliament
2553:Middleton Railway
2549:2 & 3 Will. 4
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2509:2 & 3 Will. 4
2484:Act of Parliament
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6819:Tremadoc Tramway
6804:Rhiwbach Tramway
6724:Dinorwic Railway
6689:Buckley Tramroad
6684:Bryn Oer Tramway
6648:Talyllyn Railway
6456:Llanelly Railway
6451:Knighton Railway
6391:London and North
6186:Llangurig branch
6066:Bridgend Railway
6011:Aberdare Railway
5988:
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5953:Wales portal
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5916:Northern Ireland
5775:Talyllyn Railway
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5669:Wales portal
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3697:Gloddfa Ganol
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3679:Trains portal
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3105:Deviationists
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3089:Llyn Ystradau
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2123:Boston Lodge
2088:1.71 km
1862:3.32 km
1753:4.99 km
1672:6.76 km
1657:passing loop
1632:Plas Private
1568:Hafod y Llyn
1325:New and Old
1296:Moelwyn Halt
805:
329:Reopened to
318:Reopened to
307:Reopened to
298:passing loop
282:Reopened to
263:Reopened to
252:Reopened to
241:Reopened to
231:Boston Lodge
215:Boston Lodge
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6880:HF Stephens
6850:Llanfrothen
6653:Van Railway
6588:Hay Railway
6490:Joint lines
5921:Isle of Man
5535:Alan Pegler
5464:Maenofferen
5424:Blaen y Cwm
5387:Tanygrisiau
5372:Tan-y-Bwlch
5037: /
5006:J. Winton;
4946:Accountancy
4916:E. Vignes;
4767:C. E. Lee;
4571:FR Magazine
4217:19 December
3475:Traeth Mawr
3322:(1877–81),
3123:locomotive
3097:Tanygrisiau
3073:The Shuttle
3062:shotcreting
2966:Tan-y-Bwlch
2883:Alan Pegler
2877:Restoration
2754:Tan-y-Bwlch
2746:Tanygrisiau
2718:Mountaineer
2640:y Llyn and
2618:embankments
2581:rock cannon
2526:23 May 1832
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2450:Traeth Mawr
2389:597 mm
1802:Cae Ednyfed
1699:A4085
1526:Tan-y-Bwlch
1119:Tanygrisiau
892:Glan-y-pwll
320:Tanygrisiau
265:Tan-y-Bwlch
177:597 mm
131:Operated by
119:597 mm
6865:Porthmadog
6845:Ffestiniog
6834:Categories
5850:(proposed)
5829:(proposed)
5818:(proposed)
5043: (
5021:52°55′27″N
4855:Locomotion
4828:Quine, Dan
4730:P. Johnson
3857:Quine, Dan
3729:References
3601:Porthmadog
3563:signalling
3561:Automatic
3305:Porthmadog
3301:Caernarfon
3277:Caernarfon
3144:Porthmadog
3077:Moel Hebog
3051:through a
3045:tin mining
3013:Ffestiniog
2942:Porthmadog
2834:charabancs
2730:0-4-0 type
2461:Caernarfon
2426:Porthmadog
2318:Caernarfon
1957:Shrewsbury
68:Porthmadog
21:Ffestiniog
6855:Maentwrog
5459:Llechwedd
5454:Graig Ddu
5439:Cwmorthin
5367:Plas Halt
5362:Rhiw Goch
5352:Minffordd
5024:4°07′36″W
4576:A. Gray;
4514:J. Buck;
4466:874117875
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3291:in 2003.
3095:route in
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3036:reservoir
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2958:Minffordd
2854:Tonbridge
2817:Dolgarrog
2766:Minffordd
2642:Rhiw Goch
2448:known as
2367:based on
2277:0 km
1842:Minffordd
1655:Rhiw Goch
1590:Plas Halt
565:Festiniog
295:Rhiw Goch
243:Minffordd
233:– 23 July
5906:Scotland
5556:Princess
5484:Rhiwbach
5417:Quarries
5335:Stations
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5076:Archived
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3769:Reisszug
3665:See also
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3289:Rhyd Ddu
3285:Waunfawr
3140:Taliesin
2954:Taliesin
2862:bankrupt
2626:inclines
2614:cuttings
2504:Citation
2467:History
2432:town of
2384: in
1953:Pwllheli
173: in
139:Stations
114: in
87:Built by
64:Terminus
6003:Railway
5901:England
5494:Wrysgan
5479:Oakeley
5434:Conglog
5382:Dduallt
5357:Penrhyn
4436:2074549
4394:21 July
4343:6 April
3507:SI 1998
3473:of the
3467:the Cob
3461:The Cob
3173:⁄
3156:at the
3053:granite
3049:blasted
3042:Cornish
3006:⁄
2971:Dduallt
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2888:Bristol
2819:in the
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2428:to the
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2379:⁄
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2155:The Cob
1738:Penrhyn
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1329:Tunnels
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284:Dduallt
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5503:People
5274:Trains
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4857:, 2001
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3928:7 May
3708:Notes
3655:ERTMS
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