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Blaneau-Ffestiniog Sttion

Another Welsh slate train, Brecon Beacons and another long drive in the rain

October 1st 2010
Yet another cold and rainy Welsh day saw us on yet another historic Welsh Highlands slate train, this time the Ffestiniog Railway, which runs from Porthmadog to Ffestiniog-Blaneau. The engines used on this railway are Fairley Patent engines, a double boiler articulated engine that looks like two engines joined back-to-back. The route of about 20 miles was more of a valley run compared to its sis ... read more
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