Ffestiniog
Railway
August 14 2003
1992 built Double Fairlie 0-4-0+0-4-0 David Lloyd George crosses a very typical Ffestiniog Railway slate embankment between Minffordd and Penrhyn. This is the 13:40 departure from Porthmadog. August 14 2003
At Porthmadog Station the other operating Double Fairlie 0-4-0+0-4-0 Earl of Meirioneth was in service. August 14 2003
Double Fairlie 0-4-0+0-4-0 Earl of Meirioneth departs from Porthmadog with the 14:50 to Blaenau Ffestiniog. August 14 2003
Shortly after the Fairlie had departed 2-4-0st+t Linda arrived with the 13:50 from Blaenau Ffestiniog. August 14 2003
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In
between duties Hunslet built 2-4-0st+t Linda takes water from the tower
at Porthmadog. August 14 2003 |
Linda sets back towards the stock to form the 16:00 departure from Porthmadog. August 14 2003
Linda sits at the head of the 16:00 departure for Blaenau Ffestiniog. August 14 2003
Dead on 16:00 Linda and train set off. August 14 2003
And away across the cob... August 14 2003
Once Linda had departed I went to find my B&B on the hill over looking the Glaslyn estuary. The view was superb. Being able to see and hear the Ffestiniog operation from my room was an added bonus !
From the road outside of my B&B Double Fairlie 0-4-0+0-4-0 David Lloyd George can be seen crossing the cob with the 15:10 from Blaenau Ffestiniog. August 14 2003
Click here to see photographs taken on August 14 in the Llanberis area.