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The Ffestiniog Railway has accomplished much during its seven decades in preservation. Here is a timeline of its key milestones.

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

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Overhauls, restorations and running notes

Ffestiniog – a jewel in the crown

What better way of celebrating both the Ffestiniog Railway’s 70th anniversary and ‘Railway 200’ than with an epic four-day gala culminating in a spectacular cavalcade? THOMAS BRIGHT finds out how the FR pulled off one of the events of the year.