Festiniog Railway 1968
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Trawsfynnydd Power station with the Moelwyn Mountains in the background
August 1968 |
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"Prince" backs onto a train for Dduallt at Porthmadog
August 1968 |
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Crossing a Fairlie at Tan-y-Bwllch
August 1968 |
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"Prince" runs round its train at Dduallt, note the spiral starting to take shape in the background
August 1968 |
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The start of the deviation at the top end of Dduallt station
August 1968 |
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The original line towards Moelwyn Tunnel, blocked at the other end by a hydro-electric reservoir.
August 1968 |
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Looking south towards Dduallt station with the start of the deviation on the left
August 1968 |
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Running back downhill
August 1968 |
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"Linda" enters Tan-y-Bwllch
August 1968 |
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Tan-y-Bwllch
August 1968 |
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Fairlie at Minffordd
August 1968 |
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"Blanche" awaits departure from Porthmadog
August 1968 |
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"Prince" heads for Boston Lodge
August 1968 |
I was born in 1953 and educated at Tonbridge and Bristol University. Since then I have been employed on the Railways, most of the time in the West Midlands. From 1980 I lived in Wolverhampton, and for the last 20 years in Bridgnorth