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A view from the 50s…

June 12, 2019February 11, 2020 Chris Humphrys

Coach restoration, weed killing and Bessie Jones gathering visitors for tea at her station cottage at Tan-y-Bwlch are all on view in this amateur film footage from 1956. It can be viewed freely on the British Film Institute website.

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Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

The Festiniog Railway Heritage Group aims to research, conserve and recreate many aspects of the Festiniog Railway’s heritage. It supports many projects across the railway, and publishes research conducted by members in its quarterly journal.

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

3 weeks ago

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
It’s not often we post about model railways depicting our railway but this is worth a share as, apart from Minffordd being an excellent model, this blog post describes the Minffordd weigh office and our Boston Lodge Weighbridge project. ... See MoreSee Less

The Most Important Building

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The most important building on our layout is probably the most overlooked. Here's more about the model and how I made it.
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Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

3 weeks ago

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
Due to server / network upgrade and maintenance work this evening the FfWHR Resource commonly called iBase is offline this evening (UK time) until tomorrow morning. ... See MoreSee Less
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Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

3 weeks ago

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
Who fancies a pint of BBT? Rolls off the tongue doesn't it? As well as the Boston Lodge weighbridge, our other major project is the recreation of the monster of all wooden waggons, the Bogie Ballast Truck. This was one of a pair of very large goods waggons built by the railway to haul ballast, although like all other high sided goods stock in practice they would have taken a variety of loads particularly coal. The braked bogie on the top end is similar to that fitted to the Curly Roofed Vans whilst the other bogie is of simpler design. They were both dismantled shortly after the First World War. The Wooden Waggon Federation are asking all those willing to donate £8.80 per month to fund the project. Go to our website to subscribe or scan the QR code for our sales page to make a one off donation. www.frheritage.org.uk/ballast-waggon-appeal/ If you are UK tax payer, please also fill out a gift aid form here: www.frheritage.org.uk/gift-aid-declaration-#ffestiniograilwayi#festiniograilwayi#ffestiniogandwelshhighlandrailwayi#bestrailwayintheworldw#heritagerailwayi#steamrailwayi#railwayi#ukrailscenes#trainsr#railwaysl#heritagei#ukrailwaysl#rail##uksteams#preservedrailwayilway ... See MoreSee Less

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Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

4 weeks ago

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
To some people, this may just look like a heap of rusty bits. For the weighbridge team, seeing these pictures was like Christmas coming. The Ffestiniog is known for never throwing anything away, and 50 years after they were extracted out of the ground it is good to see the weighing tables and beams are intact. Though there has not been the chance to examine everything in detail yet, the team is confident most things have survived, including being pleasantly surprised that one of the “cannon ball” balance weights is still in existence (we need two if anyone knows where the other one is). Help is required on this project - volunteer labour, historic building restoration skills, and donations. Please do get in touch or donate via the website. ... See MoreSee Less

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Festiniog Railway Heritage Group

1 month ago

Festiniog Railway Heritage Group
More work on the Kerr Stuart. ... See MoreSee Less
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