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Earlier this month we were delighted to welcome the whole of Ysgol Maenofferen infants and junior school to the station in Blaenau Ffestiniog for a train journey down to Tan-y-Bwlch Station.

“As a youngster he used to come in with his dad to events at the National Railway Museum and stand at the front of the Great Western Engine and take over… he would play to the audience and tell them all about it.”…

On Sunday 7th of July, the ‘Gelert Explorer’ service rolled out of Caernarfon station with an additional carriage included in the train – Pullman Carr. No.2115 ‘Bodysgallen’.

Come and build a carriage in a weekend… The ultimate kit build! – To kick off our programme of ‘Have a Go’ training workshops, we are hosting a free 4-day ‘Build a Carriage’ workshop between Friday, 12th – Monday, 15th July 2024.

Ahead of our Super-Power weekend this September, when the original Garratt engine ‘K1’ will return to the Railway, a couple from California, who recently travelled with us, told us about their family’s connections with this very special engine!

UK-born and US-based Melodic & Progressive house sensation Tom Marsh, known as Marsh, celebrated the release of his new single, ‘Floodlights’ on the Anjunadeep label, with a fully filmed DJ set which ran for over two and a half hours on the ‘Snowdonia Star’ service on Tuesday, 14th of May.

Congratulations to the wonderful group of young people from Coleg Glynllifon who have recently been awarded Certificates in recognition of their work experience on the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways.

Today, we are celebrating another milestone in our railway’s long history… the 70th Anniversary of the takeover of the Ffestiniog Railway by a partnership of Alan Pegler as Chairman, a new Company Board and volunteers in the Ffestiniog Railway Society.

Musical Railwayman, Ted Beausire has combined a career in mainline railway signaling with life as a jazz musician.