Double Fairlie (0-4-4-0 T) "David Lloyd George" with the 1860' Victorian train on the way from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog. This was a chartered train for photo/film purpose. This most powerf... (more)

Double Fairlie "David Lloyd George" with the 1860' Victorian train on the way from Porthmadog to Ffestiniog. Charter train for photo purpose. The locomotive was built in 1992 in the railways own w... (more)

Steamtrain with a special steamloc and a Pullmann-car leaves Porthmadog in the morningsun, runs to Caernarfon

Double Fairlie locomotive Earl of Merioneth prepares for departure to Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales

'Edward Sholto' and 'Lilla' (built 1909 and 1891 respectively) are two of many Hunslet 0-4-0 tanks supplied to the once extensive 2-foot gauge railways serving the Welsh slate industry. Both engin... (more)

Despite the 'Quirks & Curiosities' weekend festvities, it's business as usual for the Ffestiniog's service trains. Staple power is one of the railway's fleet of these Fairlie double ended articula... (more)

1863-built 'Prince', built by George England to prove the practicality and viability of narrow gauge steam power, and still going strong, heads a special working of Victorian carriages during the ... (more)

'Britomart' is one of many Hunslet 0-4-0 tanks supplied to the once extensive 2-foot gauge railways serving the Welsh slate industry. Built in 1899, she is one of several preserved examples, here ... (more)

1863-built George England tender-tank 'Prince' together with sister engine (should that be brother engine?) 'Palmerston' double-head an evening special working on the 2-gauge Ffestniog railway dur... (more)

This vertical boilered velocipede is based on a de Winton (contractors locomotive buider) design, built from parts (including the boiler) originally intended for a half-scale working replica of a ... (more)

1909-built 'Edward Sholto' is one of many Hunslet 2-foot gauge tank engines supplied to various railways that once served the Welsh slate industry. Several are preserved. This engine was shipped t... (more)

No, not a coal train, simply one of the Ffestiniog's diesel fleet stabled on some wagons of loco coal at the company's Boston Lodge workshops. The mountains of Snowdonia National Park form the bac... (more)

The 2' gauge Ffestniog Railway's Engineer Charles E Spooner used a wind powered vehicle as an inspection trolley. This is a 2005-built replica and is part of the UK's national collection. Ffestini... (more)

The 2' gauge Ffestniog Railway's Engineer Charles E Spooner used a wind powered vehicle as an inspection trolley. This is a 2005-built replica and is part of the UK's national collection. Here a c... (more)

NG/G16 No.87 basks in the afternoon sunshine outside Boston Lodge Engineering Works on the Ffestiniog Railway. This loco - built by John Cockerill of Seraing, Belgium in 1936 (works no. 3267) - u... (more)