Back in 2013 the Ffestiniog Railway Company announced the intention to restore Welsh Pony back to traffic. The loco originally built in 1867 has been heavily overhauled and completely rebuilt many times and at withdrawal in 1940 was carrying a
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The team were very busy at the weekend and they decided to put some of the bits together to see exactly how they fit together so that they could assess whether everything else will slot into place!
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I went into the engineering workshop to see how Welsh Pony was coming along and found the team busy at work
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A view you are unlikely to see again unless you are cleaning out the ash box
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The frames have been glossed and once dry, I will get someone… many of them as they are a tad heavy, to turn them over to complete the underside so, by next week, the painting will be complete and they
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With the support of a team of volunteers and the engineers at Boston Lodge things are moving along. Even I have got involved! Many thanks to all those who donated towards the future return of Welsh Pony into service.
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