jlancasterd
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Today's special is the major fund-raising Snowdonian. Originally started as a means of drumming up sponsorship for the rebuilding and reopening of the Welsh Highland Railway it has now transformed into a major means of raising money for infrastructure projects such as the modernisation and expansion of Boston Lodge Works. It's the only train that covers the entire system (i.e both the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland) in both directions in a single day – almost 80 miles of two-foot-gauge train travel. It routinely features eccentric motive power combinations. Seats are sold at premium rates.
Waiting for the 'off' at Harbour Station. 1863-built 'Small Englands' Palmerston and Prince and 1992-built double Fairlie David Lloyd George.
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 160, f8, 1/250
Departure for Blaenau Ffestiniog at at 08:40
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 200, f8, 1/250
The return train from Blaenau en route to Caernarfon late morning. Locomotives had been changed at Boston Lodge a few minutes previously. The new locos are Darjeeling 19B and FR 'Penrhyn Ladies' Linda and Blanche. The train ran non-stop through Harbour Station onto the Welsh Highland with the crews keeping a sharp eye out for errant photographers…!
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 200, f8, 1/250
Parlour Car Carrabasset from the Beeches Light Railway is a visitor from the same garden railway as Darjeeling 19B. Built at Boston Lodge in 2004 the design is loosely based on the Parlour car Rangeley of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR in Maine. Fitted out for 'Garden Party' use it has a very well equipped, all-electric kitchen that requires the services of a separate generator wagon when it's on its own line!
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 450, f8, 1/500
Waiting for the 'off' at Harbour Station. 1863-built 'Small Englands' Palmerston and Prince and 1992-built double Fairlie David Lloyd George.
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 160, f8, 1/250
Departure for Blaenau Ffestiniog at at 08:40
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 200, f8, 1/250
The return train from Blaenau en route to Caernarfon late morning. Locomotives had been changed at Boston Lodge a few minutes previously. The new locos are Darjeeling 19B and FR 'Penrhyn Ladies' Linda and Blanche. The train ran non-stop through Harbour Station onto the Welsh Highland with the crews keeping a sharp eye out for errant photographers…!
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 200, f8, 1/250
Parlour Car Carrabasset from the Beeches Light Railway is a visitor from the same garden railway as Darjeeling 19B. Built at Boston Lodge in 2004 the design is loosely based on the Parlour car Rangeley of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR in Maine. Fitted out for 'Garden Party' use it has a very well equipped, all-electric kitchen that requires the services of a separate generator wagon when it's on its own line!
D5, Nikkor 24-120 f4, ISO 450, f8, 1/500
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