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Posted on December 7, 2018 by admin

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Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways

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If you missed our epic train, The Snowdonian, last weekend you can watch the highlights in our hour long video of it. The Snowdonian 2024 ... See MoreSee Less

The Snowdonian 2024

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Eighty miles of prime two foot gauge railway in ten hours with eight steam locos involved.-Wyth deg milltir o brif reilffordd dwy droedfedd mewn deg awr gyda...

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NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY - INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER…We are looking for a knowledgeable and multi-talented Infrastructure Manager to lead our Infrastructure Department and influence the development of railway infrastructure across the heritage railway sector. This will be a full time, permanent position, based at our Infrastructure Depot in Minffordd, Penrhyndeudraeth.The successful applicant will be a member of the Senior Management team with direct responsibility for the Infrastructure of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways and with overall responsibility for managing the following departmental teams:🟠 Permanent Way🟠 Signalling & Telecoms 🟠 Buildings, Structures & Earthworks🟠 Lineside Clearance🟠 Information TechnologyThe Infrastructure manager will also have responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day maintenance of our assets and the planning and delivery of our annual ‘Winter Works Programme’.We can offer:🟠 Negotiable salary, in the vicinity of £45k per annum, dependant on experience🟠 A minimum of 28 days paid holiday, inclusive of all bank and public holidays🟠 Enrollment into the Company pension scheme after a qualifying period🟠 Company enhanced sick pay🟠 Staff discounts and travel benefits on the Ff&WHR, and on national rail according to the Rail Staff Travel rules in place at the time of employment.Further details are available on our Jobs page: www.festrail.co.uk/jobs/ --------------------SWYDD NEWYDD AR GAEL - RHEOLWR SEILWAITH…Rydym yn chwilio am Reolwr Seilwaith gwybodus ac aml-dalentog i arwain ein Hadran Seilwaith a dylanwadu ar ddatblygiad seilwaith rheilffyrdd ar draws y sector rheilffyrdd treftadaeth. Bydd hon yn swydd lawn amser, barhaol, wedi'i lleoli yn ein Depo Isadeiledd ym Minffordd, Penrhyndeudraeth.Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn aelod o’r Uwch Dîm Rheoli gyda chyfrifoldeb uniongyrchol am Isadeiledd Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog ac Eryri a gyda chyfrifoldeb cyffredinol am reoli’r timau adrannol canlynol:🔵 Ffordd Barhaol🔵 Signalau a Thelathrebu🔵 Adeiladau, Adeileddau a Chloddweithiau🔵 Clirio Ymyl y Llinell🔵 Technoleg GwybodaethBydd y Rheolwr Seilwaith hefyd yn gyfrifol am oruchwylio’r gwaith o gynnal a chadw ein hasedau o ddydd i ddydd a chynllunio a chyflawni ein ‘Rhaglen Gwaith Gaeaf’ flynyddol.Gallwn gynnig:🔵 Cyflog i'w drafod, yn y cyffiniau o £45k y flwyddyn, yn ddibynnol ar brofiad🔵 O leiaf 28 diwrnod o wyliau â thâl, gan gynnwys pob gwyliau banc a chyhoeddus🔵 Ymrestriad i gynllun pensiwn y Cwmni ar ôl cyfnod cymhwyso🔵 Tâl salwch uwch y cwmni🔵 Gostyngiadau staff a buddion teithio ar RhFfE, ac ar y rheilffyrdd cenedlaethol yn unol â rheolau Teithio Staff y Rheilffyrdd a oedd yn eu lle ar adeg cyflogaeth.Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael ar ein tudalen Swyddi, drwy’r linc uchod. ... See MoreSee Less

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WELL, THAT'S A WRAP..!'The Snowdonian' arrived back in Porthmadog at 18:35 - just 10 minutes shy of a 10 hour day, covering eighty miles of the F&WHR, eighty miles of beautiful North Walian scenery, with food, drink and convivial company along the way...If you would like to experience this very special train - and the associated 'behind the scenes' tours, evening meal and breakfast in Spooner's Café-Bar, lunch at the Snowdonia Parc Brew-pub in Waunfawr and food and refreshments on the train - we're doing it all again in September.Watch our for details of 'The Snowdonian II' running on Saturday, 21st September - we'll post more information as soon as it is available.Thanks must go to all the footplate crews, on-train staff, signallers, controllers, Booking Office staff etc who make this train possible - and, of course, to all those who came along and rode the train. Please come back again..!.. ... See MoreSee Less

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Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways

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JUST A NORMAL SATURDAY...Meanwhile, as well as running 'The Snowdonian' special, it was basically 'carry on as normal' on the F&WHR today...OK, we didn't run any 'Mountain Spirit' services to Blaenau Ffestiniog to leave room for the special train, but we did run two trips of 'The Victorian' train to Tan-y-Bwlch, 'The Quarryman' from Blaenau Ffestiniog, 'The Harbourmaster' to Caernarfon and - in the opposite direction - the 'Snowdonia Star' to Porthmadog.Here's a selection of photos from today's 'normal' passenger train services..! ... See MoreSee Less

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HERE COME THE DOUBLE DECKERS..!OK, that may be pushing the alliteration a little far, but...We currently have two Decauville locos visiting the F&WHR from their home base on the Richmond Light Railway in Kent. Today they have been out on a trip to Beddgelert, so that they can be seen by passengers on 'The Snowdonian' special. Here are some photos of 'Chuquitanta' and 'Lily' arriving back in Porthmadog after their run out on the Welsh Highland Railway...--------------------------------------------CHUQUITANTADecauville 0-4-0T (Works No.36/1885)This Couillet built engine is the oldest surviving operational Decauville in the world, originally supplied to the Rodriguez sugar cane plantation, Peru. Acquired for full restoration by the Richmond Light Railway in 2004LILYDecauville 0-4-0T (Works No.648/1912) A ‘Type 3’ Decauville, which is the youngest of its type currently in operation, originally delivered new to the Thessaly Railway, Volos in Greece. Acquired by the Richmond Light Railway in 2023... ... See MoreSee Less

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