News & Events
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April Drains Report
20 May 2017
Our regular scribe, Ron Walker, reports on further drains activity, in Tan y Bwlch and Minffordd.
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Welsh Pony April 2017 Update
27 April 2017
The frames ready for rewheeling, the tender nearly complete and the boiler hydraulically tested. See the report for the update.
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In the Carriage Works, April 2017
26 April 2017
A quick peak inside the carriage shed, viewing some of the current work underway.
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Quirks Arrivals
02 April 2017
First visitors for the Quirks and Curiosities event at the end of April. And some highlights of the weekend.
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March Drains Gang Report
17 March 2017
Latest report from the Drains Gang, out in all weathers. This time, taking a train up the line to collect and drop off items, as well as covering pipes with ballast. Report here.
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Welsh Pony March 2017 Update
16 March 2017
The latest update from the £170,000 project to restore Welsh Pony to steam.
The update shows the nearly complete boiler, tender and further work on the new frames.
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The Wickham Trolley Rides Again
13 March 2017
The ex-British Railways Wickham Trolley, which returned to the FR in 2010 has finally moved under its own power again.
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February Drains Gang Report
07 March 2017
Ron Walker reports on the latest working party attending to the drains.
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Waggon Tracks Working Parties on the Mainline
02 March 2017
Over the weekend of 28/29 January, the Waggontracks team was working with the Permanent Way gang just below Penrhyn Station, helping to remove the last remaining bullhead track on the Ffestiniog Railway. Report here.
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FRS Events
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Victorian Weekend
6th Oct 2017
The Ffestiniog Railway is a living museum. We have been running passenger trains since Victorian times and many of those older vehicles have been lovingly preserved, so what better way to show them off than to have a weekend dedicated to that wonderful era?
For public events on the Ffestiniog Railway, click here.
You may have a local area group with regular meetings, click here.
For member events, working parties and area group meetings, click here.
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Today's timetables - 29th May 2017 For more information, visit our website ... festrail.co.uk pic.twitter.com/hJ1rpb7IGD
RT @bhampton271828 : WHR day - Porthmadog-Rhyd Ddu, walked back to Beddgelert, then train back to Porthmadog. @festrail https://t.co/N42q8xE…
Today's timetables - 28th May 2017 For more information, visit our website ... festrail.co.uk pic.twitter.com/lXuVpE9JF5
RT @jjjj86 : North Wales Gardens Festival 2017 @GardensNWales officially launched this evening - Thank you @festrail pic.twitter.com/v671CnraPT
Today's timetables - 27th May 2017 For more information, visit our website ... festrail.co.uk pic.twitter.com/RW2x7YPBbT
Very warm in #porthmadog today - are you coming for a ride this weekend? #sunshine #bankholiday pic.twitter.com/Kjqfis2PL6
RT @metoffice : It's reached 28.1 °C at Porthmadog, Gwynedd making it the UK's #WarmestDayOfTheYear so far; temps will continue to rise this…
Join us this Sunday at #Porthmadog Harbour Station for free footplate rides! @GoNorthWales @visit_snowdonia … twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Today's timetables - 26th May 2017 For more information, visit our website ... festrail.co.uk pic.twitter.com/5Nj3DH0bkx
RT @TransportWales : The Cambrian Coast Railway to Porthmadog providing some epic scenery this afternoon #FindYourEpic @ArrivaTW ✌
