25 August 2020
Opportunity to travel behind Welsh Pony for members, including beyond Tan y Bwlch
12 August 2020
Changes including more opportunities to travel on the Ffestiniog Railway.
27 July 2020
80 years out of traffic and now seeing regular use in the reopening trains.
13 July 2020
Members must book their place by calling the Booking Office: 01766 516024 (open 9:00-17:00 from Tuesday 14th July onwards).
11 July 2020
Amended services to run from 20 July as far as Tan y Bwlch under COVID19 measures.
18 June 2020
Restoration complete of one of the important original buildings at Boston Lodge.
27 May 2020
Due to the COVID19 restrictions, notice of the online AGM to be held this year on Saturday 27th June 2020 at 18:30
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
