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in Sir Johns thread on Engracing Malc noted where he had been on holiday in wales. Quote
My wife and I have just had a weeks holiday staying at Porthmadog in North Wales, stayed in a very nice appartment almost next door to the Ffestiniog Railway station. We took a ride to Blaenau Ffestiniog in the observation car of the train which was hauled by one of the double Fairlie locomotives, similar to the one in Mark's post. We also had a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon to Ryhd Ddu and back. The locomotive on this journey was on of the ex South African Railways class NGG16 Beyer-Garratt 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 articulated locos, the biggest and most powerful 2 foot gauge steam locomotives ever built. We also visited and rode on the Tal-y-llyn Railway, which differs from most of the Welsh narrow gauge railways in being built to a gauge of 2' 3" instead of 2'.
I can recommend to any lovers of real ale, Spooner's Bar, on the platform at Porthmadog station,
Malc.
We also stayed in Cricceth last week just up the cost from Porthmadog and went to the same three railways.
Some pictures, if this works just set up the bucket account for first attempt
Festiniog double Fairlie locomotives
Observation car on the return Journey so behind the loco.
Welsh highland Garratt at the water tower.
Engine at the Tally
The wife and I thought that it was incredible that we have both been on such similar holidays last week.
Steve Larner
My wife and I have just had a weeks holiday staying at Porthmadog in North Wales, stayed in a very nice appartment almost next door to the Ffestiniog Railway station. We took a ride to Blaenau Ffestiniog in the observation car of the train which was hauled by one of the double Fairlie locomotives, similar to the one in Mark's post. We also had a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon to Ryhd Ddu and back. The locomotive on this journey was on of the ex South African Railways class NGG16 Beyer-Garratt 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 articulated locos, the biggest and most powerful 2 foot gauge steam locomotives ever built. We also visited and rode on the Tal-y-llyn Railway, which differs from most of the Welsh narrow gauge railways in being built to a gauge of 2' 3" instead of 2'.
I can recommend to any lovers of real ale, Spooner's Bar, on the platform at Porthmadog station,
Malc.
We also stayed in Cricceth last week just up the cost from Porthmadog and went to the same three railways.
Some pictures, if this works just set up the bucket account for first attempt
Festiniog double Fairlie locomotives
Observation car on the return Journey so behind the loco.
Welsh highland Garratt at the water tower.
Engine at the Tally
The wife and I thought that it was incredible that we have both been on such similar holidays last week.
Steve Larner
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