Hunslet 125 - Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
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Published 2018-06-26
Celebrating Blanche and Linda's 125th Anniversary
on the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
Centered around Minffordd yard hosting a shunt-athon, driver for a fiver and miniature steam attractions, 19 Hunslet steam locomotives took centre stage, with a 20th steaming across at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway.
The impressive locomotive line up featured Port class 'Gwynedd' and 'Winifred', Alice class 'Velinheli', ' Cloister', 'George B', 'Holy War', Alice' 'Maid Marion'', 'Irish Mail', Large Quarry class 'Hugh Napier', Small Quarry class 'Margaret', Penrhyn main line locomotives 'Blanche' and 'Linda', medium sized quarry locomotive 'Lilla', Tramroad type 'Jerry M', Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry 'Britomart', Chaka's Kraal No. 6 and the last Hunslet steam locomotive made in Leeds 'Trangkil No. 4'. 2005 built 'Statfold', built by the present day Hunslet Steam Company completed the line up of Hunslet's.
Welsh Highland Railway 'Russell' made it 20 steam locomotives in steam in the area.
The line up was completed by Double Fairlie's 'David Lloyd George' and 'Merddin Emrys', England 'Prince' Small Fairlie 'Taliesin, L&B 'Lyd" and a pair of Beyer Garratt NGG16s.
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(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2018
All Comments (18)
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All Aboard. All Aboard. Enjoy the ride.
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I attended this event; did all three days! The weather was absolutely bang on on all three days! Couldn’t ask for more. Superb weekend! 👏👍🏻
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A Really Useful Railway.
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You're a really useful engine.
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Absolutely superb production, thanks for posting!
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This is a great video !!! The shots of linda and the slate train! Thanks for uploading this video!!!
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Excellent compilation, has made up for not being able to attend!
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Caught us on camera at 29.56! Wonderful weekend, thanks for a great video. ATBPJ
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Awesome footage, thank you for sharing it.
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Great video. I bet elf and safety have a nightmare with riding on the trucks. I had an hour or so on the station before we hit the beach.
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This is wonderful.
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Really great video, thumbs up + sub. Greetings from Denmark :)
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Lilla in GREEN? Now I HAVE seen everything! Great video
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Some nice footage of a great event! For more of Hunslet 125 I have four videos …. Hunslet 125 - Minffordd Yard https://youtu.be/-XBhgBS8pYA Hunslet 125 - Behind Prince to Tan-y-Bwlch https://youtu.be/lDJh39rX_V4 Tan-y-Bwlch to Blaenau Ffestiniog behind Taliesin https://youtu.be/WRhx76hyVpo Hunslet 125 - Blaenau to Portmadog https://youtu.be/KTLCEKRZKvM
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I want one.
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Is that Ivo Peters' Bentley 16:30?
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Is that Ivo Peters Bentley?