11 February 2022
Tickets for 2022 services on sale at 12:00 (midday) Wednesday, 9th February!
With much work to do this winter including some major track upgrades and significant locomotive and building maintenance, we will not be running trains over the February half term. If you are already planning a visit then, some of our fellow railways from the Great Little Trains of Wales will be running and will be delighted to see you.
17 September 2021
Update on the appeal and the loco dismantled for inspection.
22 June 2021
Chasing a Mountain Prince service up the line behind Welsh Pony. The services give the opportunity to run beyond Dduallt station onto the unique spiral.
22 January 2021
A great start to the appeal and some scenes of Linda over the time at the Ffestiniog Railway are available here.
14 December 2020
Sadly now cancelled.
Despite not running our public service, we are offering two complimentary trains for members and their families on the Ffestiniog Railway. These services will run on the 28th December and the 1st January.
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.
Quarry Hunslets @festrail pic.twitter.com/YiFscZC2AU
— Paul (@LTsteamfan) April 29, 2022
The Festiniog Railway Company was able to obtain compensation in 1972 for the disruption caused by the construction of the pumped storage schemes. This involved the second-longest legal battle in British legal history, which took eighteen years and two months.
— Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (@festrail) April 26, 2022
Frist surveyed in 1957, Deviation work started in 1965, completed
— Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (@festrail) April 26, 2022
in 1978. Re-opened to Blaenau Ffestiniog 1982
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The Tramway originally used overhead telegraph wires to communicate between between tram and winchmen. Now done by radio, but poles retained for heritage appearance...
— Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (@festrail) April 26, 2022
The Ffestiniog Railway has used miniature Electric Train Staff instruments since 1912...https://t.co/RjTWA0ZKsp
— Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (@festrail) April 25, 2022
A slightly more technical answer for our Festipedia Wiki...https://t.co/uiD4Y6kDYh
— Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (@festrail) April 25, 2022
Yes, empty waggons were hauled back to the quarries by horses...
— Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (@festrail) April 25, 2022
More info @ https://t.co/I0Mw9Di4UX
