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A Christmas message from the General Manager

Posted on December 20, 2020March 2, 2021 by Chris Parry

Paul Lewin send a message to all supporters and volunteers…

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Society Christmas Appeals – Linda overhaul and new Third Class WHR carriage

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Posted @withregram • @cjp1959 Private charter on

Posted @withregram • @cjp1959 Private charter on the Welsh Highland Railway today #wonderfulplaces #uk #holiday #gwynedd #cymru #mountains #bestrailwayintheworld #northwales #discovercymru #thisismywales #thisiswales #welshhighlandrailway #visit_uk #gosnowdonia #visitwales #earthgallery #exploretocreate #postitfortheaesthetic #skyline #tourtheplanet #wanderlustwales #landscapephotography #snowdoniagram #snowdonia #snowdoniapics #walesonline #explorewales #walesadventures #eryri360 #snowdonia360

Don’t miss Moving Pictures 91, available on our

Don’t miss Moving Pictures 91, available on our YouTube and Facebook channels. Lots of steamy action and some fun in Caernarfon.

#toptrumps #ffestiniogandwelshhighlandrailways #bestrailwayintheworld #ffestiniograilway #festiniograilway #welshhighlandrailway #nlhf #heritage #volunteers #engineering #steam #scenery #snowdonia #whhr #gonorthwales #visitwales #wales #cymru #eryri #locomotives

Posted @withregram • @cjp1959 A snowy surprise t

Posted @withregram • @cjp1959 A snowy surprise this morning - fantastic view from Borth y Gest as the Mountain Spirit steams across the Cob destined for Blaenau Ffestiniog #wonderfulplaces #uk #holiday #gwynedd #cymru #mountains #northwalestagram #northwales #discovercymru #thisismywales #thisiswales #ffestiniograilway #visit_uk #gosnowdonia #visitwales #earthgallery #exploretocreate #postitfortheaesthetic #skyline #bestrailwayintheworld #wanderlustwales #landscapephotography #snowdoniagram #snowdonia #snowdoniapics #walesonline #explorewales #walesadventures #eryri360 #snowdonia360

Don’t miss the next episode of Moving Pictures,

Don’t miss the next episode of Moving Pictures, our video news magazine. Episode Ninety features a carriage works round-up with Glenn Williams and Velinheli taking a steam test. Available on our YouTube and Facebook channels.

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MONOPOLY ERYRI / SNOWDONIA EDITION… We are ver

Look, a steam train in Harbour Station. From the 2

Look, a steam train in Harbour Station. From the 23rd of March; next weekend, there will be trains everyday again. Hurrah.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024... 🔵 Here at th

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2024...

🔵 Here at the F&WHR we appreciate the invaluable contribution of all our volunteers and staff - regardless of age, colour, sex or creed... but, as today is IWD 2024, it's only fitting to recognise the work of those who often put the 'lads' to shame...

🔵 If you'd like to put yourself 'in the picture' - we're always looking for new volunteers. Contact our Volunteering Coordinator if you'd like to get more information - just send an email to volunteer@ffwhr.com

🔵 Don't forget, we've also got a variety of job vacancies at the F&WHR. So, if you'd like to come and work for us, check out the details @ festrail.co.uk/jobs

🔵 We'd love to hear from you..!

#internationalwomensday
#IWD2024

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DIWRNOD RHYNGWLADOL MENYWOD 2024…

🟢 Yma yn y RhFfE rydym yn gwerthfawrogi cyfraniad pwysig ein gwirfoddolwyr a staff - dim ots eu hoedran, lliw, rhyw neu gredo... ond, heddiw yw Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Menywod 2024, ac felly rydym eisiau cydnabod gwaith y rhai sy'n aml yn rhoi'r ' hogia' i gywilydd...

🟢 Os hoffech roi eich hun 'yn y llun' - rydym bob amser yn chwilio am wirfoddolwyr newydd. Cysylltwch â'n Cydlynydd Gwirfoddoli os hoffech gael rhagor o wybodaeth - anfonwch e-bost at volunteer@ffwhr.com

🟢 Peidiwch ag anghofio, mae gennym ni hefyd amrywiaeth o swyddi gwag yn RhFfE. Felly, os hoffech ddod i weithio yma, edrychwch ar y manylion @ festrail.co.uk/jobs

🟢 Byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych..!

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#internationalwomensday2024

Latest video news from the line. Check out our Fac

Latest video news from the line. Check out our Facebook and YouTube channels for the half hour programme.

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Palmerston has a long history with the Vale of Rhe

Palmerston has a long history with the Vale of Rheidol Railway. Not only a visit ten years ago but periods of hire in the 1920s.

After a period on display in the new museum it will go into VoR works for the ten year overhaul. It will then haul some trains and star in the August gala before returning to home metals in time for our Bygones Weekend.

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Ready for action - preparations continue as the st

Ready for action - preparations continue as the start of daily services gets closer! #bestrailwayintheworld #steam #railway #train #snowdonia #wales #ilovewales #ffestiniog #welshhighland #loco #locomotive #victorian #wonderfulplaces #uk #holiday #heritage #gwynedd #cymru #mountains #transport #steamengine #engine #engineering #northwalestagram #northwales #gosnowdonia #snowdonia360 #thisismywales

BOSTON LODGE – FREE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ TOUR

BOSTON LODGE – FREE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ TOURS…

Join us for a guided walk around the works, with progress updates on the restoration work of both listed and new buildings, and a chance to see all that’s going on in the erecting shop, as well as an opportunity to admire the craftsmanship at the carriage works.

13:00 – 28th of February 2024
13:00 – 11th of March 2024
10:00 – 27th of March 2024

Full details: https://nlhfproject.festrail.co.uk/workshops/
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BOSTON LODGE – TEITHIAU ‘TU ÔL I’R LLENNI’ AM DDIM…

Ymunwch â ni am daith o gwmpas y gweithdai, gyda diweddariadau cynnydd ar y gwaith adfer ar adeiladau rhestredig a newydd, cyfle i weld popeth sy’n digwydd yn y siop adeiladu, yn ogystal â chyfle i edmygu’r crefftwaith yn y gweithdai cerbyd.

13:00 – 28ain o Chwefror 2024
13:00 – 11eg o Fawrth 2024
10:00 – 27ain o Fawrth 2024

Manylion llawn ar gael drwy’r linc uchod. #bestrailwayintheworld #steam #railway #train #snowdonia #wales #ilovewales #ffestiniog #welshhighland #loco #locomotive #victorian #wonderfulplaces #uk #holiday #heritage #gwynedd #cymru #mountains #transport #steamengine #engine #engineering #northwalestagram #northwales #gosnowdonia #snowdonia360 #thisismywales

Come and say hello at Narrow Gauge North on 9th Ma

Come and say hello at Narrow Gauge North on 9th March. We’ll be there and so will many excellent narrow gauge model railway layouts.

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WHAT'S IN STEAM THIS WEEK..?( 20th - 26th April )This is going to be a complicated update this week - due to the running of 'The Snowdonian' special and associated extra workings - so...Over the coming week we will have SEVEN steam locos working scheduled passenger trains on the F&WHR... On the Ffestiniog Railway: 'James Spooner' and 'David Lloyd George' will again be working out of Porthmadog - with 'Lyd' or 'Linda' in charge of trains starting from Blaenau Ffestiniog. Services on the Welsh Highland Railway will be covered by all three available NG/G16s - Nos. 87, 130 and 143:• No.87 will start the week working from Porthmadog.• No.143 will start the week working from Caernarfon.• On Wednesday the two locos will swap trains at Beddgelert and finish at the other end of the railway.• On Thursday No.130 will work from Caernarfon, while No.143 works from Porthmadog...In addition to the regular service trains, there will be a number of extra workings this coming weekend - including, of course, the 'Snowdonian' special. There will be a variety of double and triple headed haulage ensuring a very busy time for our loco crews. FIVE further locos will also be in action over the weekend - 'Blanche', 'Merddin Emrys', 'Lilla' and visiting locos 'Chuquitanta' and 'Lily' from the Richmond Light Railway.Finally - there's also a diesel-hauled train, with 'Moelwyn' working an NLHF special on Friday.So, that brings us to a grand total of TWELVE steam locos and ONE diesel running on timetabled or private services this week. Check the captions on each loco portrait for further details of their individual workings...--------------------------------------------------NOTE: This information is provided in good faith, solely as a guide, but could be subject to change at any time. .. ... See MoreSee Less

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Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways

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ℹ️ TRAIN SERVICES : 20th-26th April and 27th April-3rd May...These weekly guides give an 'at a glance' view of what trains are running on the F&WHR during the dates shown above.An online version, with a direct booking link to each train, is available @ www.festrail.co.uk/calendar/Full details of our 2024 services and online booking information can be found on our ‘Train Services’ page @ www.festrail.co.uk/trains/---------------------------An outline timetable for all our train services is available @ festrail.co.uk/pdf/fwhr-base-timetable-2024.pdfIMPORTANT NOTE: This timetable shows our base level service - however, additional trains may run according to demand. Always check the online calendar, mentioned above, for confirmed train services on a specific date... ... See MoreSee Less

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GREAT COASTAL RAILWAY JOURNEYS:Wednesday 17th April...The Welsh Highland Railway will be on TV tomorrow evening, when Episode 8 of Michael Portillo's latest 'Great Coastal Railway Journeys' series is broadcast.It will be shown on BBC2 at 18:30, so make sure you're tuned in then...However, if you're impatient (or going to be out) this episode can already be viewed on BBC iPlayer, where it will be available for another 11 months - so you have no excuse to miss it..!www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001yd36/great-coastal-railway-journeys-series-3-8-porthmadog-to-an...-------------------------------------------Porthmadog to AngleseyGreat Coastal Railway Journeys Series 3 Episode 8 of 20Michael Portillo steams through the glorious scenery of the Snowdonia National Park on one of Britain’s greatest heritage lines, the Welsh Highland Railway. Stopping off at Beddgelert, Michael takes in the awesome geology, which inspired Charles Darwin.Back aboard the Welsh Highland Railway, Michael heads for Caernarfon, in whose 13th-century castle King Charles III was invested as Prince of Wales in 1969. Michael heads for the coast, where the Menai Strait separates mainland Wales from Ynys Môn, or Anglesey, to find the heart of the United Kingdom’s mussel industry.Continuing along the Menai Strait, Michael reaches its earliest road crossing, an elegant suspension bridge designed by the Scottish engineer Thomas Telford and opened in 1826. And from Bangor, Michael takes the train across the Britannia Bridge to the first station on Anglesey, known as LlanfairPG, to visit the island’s sea zoo... ... See MoreSee Less

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🔴 ADVANCE NOTICE:🟡 Please be aware that Spooner's Café-Bar will be closed from 17:00 this Friday (19th April) as we will be catering for a large Private function during the evening.🟢 We will be open again on Saturday morning - serving food from 'Nine till Nine' as usual...----------------------------------------🔴 HYSBYSIAD O FLAEN LLAW:🟡 Bydd Caffi-Bar Spooner’s ar gau o 17:00 ar Ddydd Gwener yma (19eg Ebrill) oherwydd digwyddiad preifat mawr yn ystod y nos.🟢 Byddwn ar agor eto ar fore Dydd Sadwrn - yn gweini bwyd o 'Naw tan Naw' fel arfer..... ... See MoreSee Less

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🟢 HALF PRICE OFFER FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS : 22nd APRIL - 22nd MAY*..!Here’s some exciting news for our neighbours - between 22nd April and 22nd May ( *excluding 4th-6th May ) we will be running our popular ‘LOCALS’ DISCOUNT OFFER’.We will be offering a 50% discount for the whole family, on specific train services, to local residents with their primary address in the postcode areas LL22-LL78 inclusive.This discount will be valid on the following services from Porthmadog:• 14:50 - THE VICTORIAN • 14:20 - MOUNTAIN SPIRIT [Standard and Gold] • 13:40 - THE ABERGLASLYN [Standard and Gold]This discount will be valid on the following services from Caernarfon:• 11:30 - GELERT EXPLORER [Standard & Gold] • 10:10 - SNOWDONIA STAR [Standard & Gold]🎫 Use voucher code SPRING50 to receive the discount when buying tickets online, by phone, at one of our Booking Offices or from the Guard on a train.🆔 Customers must bring proof of residency (e.g. Driver’s Licence) on the day of travel to show at the check-in desk.ℹ️ PLEASE NOTE: the Discount offer is for tickets only and does not include Guidebooks or Food & Drink. The code will only work on the specified train services between 22nd April and 22nd May inclusive (excluding 4th-6th May).More details and online tickets @www.festrail.co.uk/trainsWe look forward to welcoming you here..!--------------------------------------------------🟢 CYNNIG HANNER PRIS I DRIGOLION LLEOL : 22ain EBRILL - 22ain MAI*..!Dyma newyddion cyffrous i’n cymdogion lleol… rhwng yr 22ain o Ebrill – 22ain o Fai ( *ddim y 4ydd-6ed o Fai ), byddwn yn ail-lansio ein ‘CYNIGION GOSTYNGIAD LLEOL’.Byddwn yn cynnig gostyngiad o 50% i’r teulu cyfan ar wasanaethau trên penodol, i drigolion lleol gyda’u prif gyfeiriad wedi’i leoli yn yr ardaloedd cod post: LL22-LL78 yn gynwysedig.Bydd y gostyngiad hwn yn ddilys ar y gwasanaethau canlynol o Borthmadog:• 14:50 - YR FICTORAIDD • 14:20 - YSBRYD Y MYNYDD [Safonol ac Aur] • 13:40 - YR ABERGLASLYN [Safonol ac Aur] Bydd y gostyngiad hwn yn ddilys ar y gwasanaethau canlynol o Gaernarfon:• 11:30 - FFORIWR GELERT [Safonol ac Aur] • 10:10 - SEREN ERYRI [Safonol ac Aur]🎫 Defnyddiwch cod y daleb SPRING50 i dderbyn eich gostyngiad wrth brynu tocynnau ar-lein, ar y ffôn, yn ein Swyddfeydd Archebu neu o’r ‘Gard’ ar y trên.🆔 Rhaid i gwsmeriaid ddod â phrawf o breswyliad (e.e. Trwydded Yrru) ar y diwrnod teithio i’w ddangos wrth y ddesg gofrestru.ℹ️ SYLWCH: mae'r cynnig Gostyngiad ar gyfer tocynnau yn unig ac nid yw'n cynnwys Arweinlyfrau na Bwyd a Diod. Ni fydd y côd yma yn gweithio ar y gwasanaethau trên penodedig hyn rhwng y 22ain o Ebrill - 22ain o Fai yn gynwysedig (heb gynnwys y 4ydd-6ed o Fai).Gwybodaeth / Tocynnau ar-lein @www.festrail.co.uk/trainsRydym yn edrych ymlaen at eich croesawu yma..!.. ... See MoreSee Less

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