Ffestiniog 70 years of achievement

News special

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.

Long-serving Ffestiniog Railway volunteer and current FR Magazine editor JOHN DOBSON recalls his early encounters with the railway back in the 1950s.

Ffestiniog – a jewel in the crown

Ffestiniog equals slate, right? Maybe not, as we find out from a dedicated group that are working hard to ensure that an almost forgotten facet of this famous line’s rolling stock history is not forgotten.

From third-class seats open to the elements, to the gold-plated interiors of Queen Victoria’s Royal Train, we mark this milestone anniversary with a nostalgic look through the ages