FR & WHR & WHHR News

I believe it was in steam at Easter, just for one day, before the annual boiler ticket expired. I'd also heard that nothing much was going to happen with it until next year.

 

WHHR - 13th - 14th September.

Everything Rolls Gala event.

Join us for our special event where we will try and get as many of the toys out of the box as possible.

There will be two passenger trains running. Gelert will be in steam hauling our heritage train

10:15, 11:30, 13:30, 14:45 and 16:00

Diesels Kinnerley (am) and Gaslyn (pm) will share duties on our second passenger train.

11:00, 12:20, 14:20 and 15:30

The small diesel fleet will be represented on the main running line with motor rail simplexes on Saturday hauling freight wagons up and down the main line. Including a triple header (10:40am)

Sunday will see Samson visiting us (With thanks to Beamish Museum and Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways) Samson will be running a freight train between passenger services all day.

There will also be visiting steam engines on the Porthmadog Woodland Railway both days.

Normal fares apply all weekend.

 

Visiting engine Sunday 14th September.

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway / Rheilffordd Ucheldir Cymru, Porthmadog

Everything Rolls gala event 13th/14th September.

Samson will be visiting us (with thanks to Beamish Museum and Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways) for one day on Sunday 14th September.

Normal fares apply.

Extra passenger trains (Steam and diesel hauled) 10:15, 11:00, 11:30, 12:20, 13:30, 14:20, 14:45, 15:30 and 16:00.
Demonstration freight train.
Steam on the miniature railway.

Photos - Adam Saunders

 

I will be on the charter to Tan y Bwlch on Wednesday. Does anyone happen to know which engine(s) it will be? Many thanks.

 

MERDDIN EMRYS shown on the railways 'WHAT'S IN STEAM THIS WEEK..?' post on Facebook

 

Many thanks.

 

Is the NG15 hoped to be in service at any point in October? Thanks

 

I believe it will stop after the Bygones Weekend for it's annual exam and to have a number of finishing off jobs, plus modifications in light of experience. I don't think it's regular Monday and Friday turns run after then anyway.

 

For those in Porthmadog for the vintage/bygones/Victorian weekend. There is also something going on at the WHHR.

Driver experience sessions. Sunday 5th October.

Do you fancy having the chance to drive a 2ft gauge steam engine or diesel locomotive along our entire line. On Sunday 5th October you could do this and realise a life long dream. We are offering several slots throughout the day where you will have one to one tuition on how to drive our steam or Diesel engines including the chance to drive from Porthmadog to Pen-Y-mount and return. We will be using Gelert our 1953 built Bagnall steam engine or Glaslyn our 1952 built Ruston diesel locomotive to fulfil these sessions.

Sessions will run from 10.45am at 15 minute intervals, bookable in advance at

bookings@whr.co.uk

or turn up and wait on a first come first served basis (pre-booked time slots will take precedent over waiting participants).

Each 15 minute session cost £55 for steam or £33 for diesel and will include driving instruction and a round trip with your hand on the regulator/throttle.

The shop at the Welsh highland heritage railway will also be open all day for all your book and model needs.

Caffi Russell's Café will also be open all Day serving Breakfast from 9am until 11.30am, lunch 12pm until 4pm.
Drinks and Home Made Cakes served throughout the day.

(Persons must be 18 yrs old or over, must be wearing suitable clothing and footwear. Contact for further details)

 

Samson staring at a wet Bygones today

 

Green loco line up on Sunday morning:


Also on Sunday, managed to get a photo of Samson in only light rain instead of pouring down! At the crossing near Rhiw Goch.

 

Coverage of services on Saturday 11th October, featuring David Lloyd George, Taliesin, Linda and Garratts 87 and 130

 

A private project I was not previously aware of seems to be taking shape rapidly in Somerset, destined for addition to the WHR fleet - a Dholapur State Railway 2-8-4T! read all about it at https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/815. An exciting project, to be sure!

 

That is quite the beastie!
Interesting article on it here (downloads a pdf)
Source: Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways https://share.google/01nzdXGId9jWjbr6e

 

So, new builds are not yet dead; start saving for the tickets, I guess, for 2028.

 

Not just the article about the ZA/6 that is interesting; the whole "HOW'S IT ALL GOING ?" publication is. I think some other heritage railways should be considering how to produce similar high quality information. I was particularly struck by what was written about volunteering!

 

The dubbed electronic whistles on the soundtrack annnoyed me!