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BR 46115 Scots Guardsman and Ffestiniog Double Fairlie Merddin Emrys at Bleaneau Ffestiniog. July 2017. Merddin IS perfect!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/17 11:38 by OKTrainboys.

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That is sooooo cool!! I had no idea that the
Ffestiniog and a standard-gauge steam railroad
shared a station. Those are great photos.
Thanks so much for this neat info!!

There is a similar situation up in Mecklenburg Germany where the narrow Gauge "Molly" railroad shares a station with DB. I rode their train in 2002.
They run a daily schedule that meets the DB at the main station at Bad Doberon and operates to Kühlingsborn. They had 0-10-0 tank locomotives.
Some day I will need to scan all my slides from that trip to Germany and post a few.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/17 12:13 by Bob3985.

Two-foot gauge on concrete ties!!! (To the left of the platform.)

CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> Two-foot gauge on concrete ties!!! (To the left of
> the platform.)

Yes, not to mention that heavy rail, just like the standard gauge main line!

You guys are all over it when you talk about the 2 foot gauge track on the Ffestiniog. It is the most PERFECT track I have ever seen. It's stupid perfect over the entire line. I actually did manage to find ONE, just ONE LOCATION on the railway that had ONE slight rail joint kink, and about fell out of my chair!

Bob3985 Wrote:
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> Some day I will need to scan all my slides from
> that trip to Germany and post a few.


Feel free to post more, way more, than a few!

Will MacKenzie
Dundas, ON

I can do that, Will, and thanks for the interest!

In the last picture David Lloyd George guns it during "the race"

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