Miscellaneous
From Festipedia, hosted by the FR Heritage Group
An alternative to the Anecdotes page
The files linked here are ones that cannot be categorised under the usual groupings
The reports marked *&* had originally appeared on the FR Co. website until the revamp in 2006. They now appear here with the permission of the company, and where appropriate, the photographers.
- 1836 Horse Stations
- A Visit To The FR 27th August 1961 By Cyril Perrier, a long standing friend of the railway
- Accident Record - listing of Accidents that have been referenced
- Anecdotes - humourous stories
- Blaenau 20 - Here's to the next 20 years. A short Pictorial report, from FR Co. on the celebrations *&*
- Books About The Ffestiniog Railway - a list of publications
- Britannia Bridge
- Britannia Foundry
- Building Back to Blaenau A short Pictorial report, from FR Co. on the building of the line back to Blaenau *&*
- Buzzards A look at a bit of celebrity local life
- Centenary of Steam 1863 -1963 - an example of an early FR marketing event
- Chronology
- Contributors
- Croesor Tramway
- Double Heading - Two engines instead of one!
- Category:Events & Reports - Writeups from events around the railway
- Festiniog Events - What it says
- FR Calendars
- FR Ephemera - What it says on the tin!
- Ffestiniog Goes Back To Coal
- Ffestiniog Railway Steam Locomotive Availability
- FR and Broadcast Media - 1936 to date
- FR Archive Photographs - Additional information
- FR Glossary - Sort of a cross between an FAQ and an index
- FR Publications - Some examples of F.R. Publications Post revival
- Goshawks A look at a bit of celebrity local life
- Gravity Slate Trains
- Gravity Works Trains
- Harz Narrow Gauge - Our Friends in Germany - A visit from the HSB *&*
- History Of The FR
- Horse operation
- Hostels - a look at the hostels of the FR, past and present
- ISSL & The Corporate Challenge! - The big guys come to play! *&*
- Loading gauge
- Local Roads - a page of major roads in the area and where they go from, and to
- Naming The Earl April 1961 By Eddie Bellass - a photo journalist's memories
- Map Based on a company map, a clickable view of the surrounding area
- Nicknames on the Railway
- Operation Snapper - the rescue of Carriage 14 from a field in Devon in 1959
- Ospreys A look at a bit of celebrity local life
- Over The Narrowest Narrow Gauge - William H. Bishop visit the Railway and in his article in August 1879 Edition of 'Scribner's Monthly'
- Penrhyn Operations - a look back back Tim Maynard
- Pigot's Directory - an early 19th gazeteer
- Portmadoc Maritime - A look at the historical nautical side of the town's history
- Porthmadog Weathers the Storm - Pictorial report of the storms of 2001 *&*
- Publications - a list of the magazines produced for supporters of the whole FWHR family
- Slate - A general index of slate related material on this wiki
- Slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog - a special promotional run *&*
- Staff - list of permanent paid staff as at the start of the 2006 season
- Special Trains - trains made up for special events e.g. weddings
- Sixties Festiniog - a short report on the way things were in the early 1960's *&*
- The Meaning of Welsh Names on the F.R.
- The Phantom Light - a thirties British film featuring Tan-y-Bwlch station
- The Railway in 1935 from a larger 'look back' series
- The Railway Magazine August 1900 - Illustrated Interviews No 34 Mr John Sylvester Hughes
- Travel Privileges Members Travel Privileges
- Turntables
- Volunteer Reports
- Walks around the Railway
- Webcams
- Welsh Language, An index for:=
- Y Cymro - A named train