Ffestiniog Railway Victorian Weekend 2019 video
| October 27, 2019 11:02PM |
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The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways have posted a video of their 2019 Victorian Vintage Weekend that I think is one of the best FR videos on Youtube I've ever seen. It includes a cab ride on Blanche as well as various vintage consists pulled by Prince, Palmerston, Taliesin, Merddin Emrys, and David Lloyd George, and not one but two gravity trains! The venerable Princess also makes an appearance in a photo lineup at Harbour Station, though not under steam.
The FR and WHR are an amazing operation -- and need one be reminded, the birthplace of narrow gauge. For those narrow gauge fans who have yet to visit the FR, I hope this video will inspire you to make the trip to Wales and see it for yourself. After watching several times, I feel overcome with nostalgia for my own visit in 2017 and hope to get back there again as soon as possible.
Youtube: FR Victorian Vintage Weekend 2019
https://youtu.be/DybZUY64PlQ
-Philip Marshall
The FR and WHR are an amazing operation -- and need one be reminded, the birthplace of narrow gauge. For those narrow gauge fans who have yet to visit the FR, I hope this video will inspire you to make the trip to Wales and see it for yourself. After watching several times, I feel overcome with nostalgia for my own visit in 2017 and hope to get back there again as soon as possible.
Youtube: FR Victorian Vintage Weekend 2019
https://youtu.be/DybZUY64PlQ
-Philip Marshall
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