A table of key events in the history of the Festiniog Railway 1927 to 1946
| Year |
Day |
Month |
Event |
Source |
| 1930 |
. |
Oct |
Ordinary winter passenger services suspended |
Winton |
| 1931 |
. |
Nov |
Death of Colonel Stephens |
Winton |
| 1932 |
. |
. |
Little Giant withdrawn, Taliesin dismantled |
Boyd |
| 1933 |
. |
. |
James Spooner condemned |
|
| 1936 |
12 |
Dec |
BBC Centenary Year radio programme (recordings made in October) |
Winton |
| 1937 |
. |
. |
Welsh Highland effectively stopped running |
|
| 1938 |
. |
. |
Welsh Pony withdrawn |
Boyd |
| 1939 |
15 |
Sep |
Passenger services suspended and cease |
|
| 1940 |
. |
. |
Gravity working ceased |
Winton |
| 1940 |
. |
. |
Palmerston withdrawn from traffic and used as stationary boiler |
|
| 1942 |
. |
Dec |
FR relinquishes Welsh Highland Railway lease |
Winton |
| 1946 |
9 |
Aug |
Official Cessation of Service |
|