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THE WELSH Railway centenary celebrations went ahead Highland on June 23-25 without their headline act, following the lastminute withdrawal of Baldwin ‘No. 590’ from the line-up.
Organised as a joint venture between the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways and the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, the event celebrated the 100th anniversaries of both the opening of the original WHR throughout from Dinas to Porthmadog, and the arrival of the original No. 590 on the railway. Baldwin ‘10-12-D’ 4-6-0PT No. 794 – which has been recently restored in the guise of long-scrapped No. 590 – had been planned to run at the event, but owing to “a technical issue with a driving wheel bearing during preevent trials to Beddgelert”, the locomotive was unable to play an active role in the festivities, Railway centenary and was relegated to being celebrations went ahead on static display at Gelert’s on June 23-25 without their Farm. The F&WHR has offered headline act, following the last-minute withdrawal of Baldwin No. 590 at a later date to all a complimentary journey behind ‘No. 590’ from the line-up. event ticket holders. an active role in the festivities, and was relegated to being on static display at Gelert’s Farm. The F&WHR has offered a complimentary journey behind No. 590 at a later date to all event ticket holders.
No. 590’s last-minute between the Ffestiniog & withdrawal from the gala left Welsh Highland Railways and ex-North Wales Narrow Gauge the Welsh Highland Heritage Railways Hunslet 2 ‐ 6‐2T Railway, the event celebrated Russell as the only original the 100th anniversaries of both WHR steam locomotive running the opening of the original at the event. However, despite WHR throughout from Dinas No. 590’s no-show, the gala to Porthmadog, and the arrival still boasted an impressive line-up of locomotives from both of the original No. 590 on the railway. Baldwin ‘10 ‐1 2‐D’ railways, with double Fairlies 4 ‐ 6‐0PT No. 794 – which has Merddin Emrys and David been recently restored in the Lloyd Ge
