FFestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
Saturday February 19th WINTERACTIVE Sunday
February 20th
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SATURDAY |
VS |
GD |
VS |
VS |
ST |
TT |
VS |
VS |
ST |
VS |
VS |
ET |
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note 1 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
note 2 |
notes 1+3 |
note 1 |
note 3 |
note 2 |
note 3 |
note 1 |
note 4 |
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Porthmadog |
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09.30 |
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10.20 |
11.15 |
12.00 |
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13.40 |
14.00 |
15.15 |
18.00 |
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Boston Lodge Halt |
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07.55 |
09.35 |
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RQ |
pass |
12.05 |
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RQ |
14.05 |
15.20 |
RQ |
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Minffordd |
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08.00 |
09.45 |
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10.30 |
11.30 |
12.15 |
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13.50 |
14.15 |
15.30 |
18.10 |
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08.15 |
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11.40 |
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Penrhyn |
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pass |
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10.35 |
pass |
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13.55 |
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18.15 |
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Tan y Bwlch |
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08.35 |
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10.55 |
12.15 |
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14.15 |
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18.35 |
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08.40 |
11.00 |
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14.20 |
18.40 |
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Tanygrisiau |
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09.05 |
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RQ |
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RQ |
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RQ |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog |
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09.15 |
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11.35 |
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14.55 |
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19.15 |
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09.30 |
11.55 |
15.15 |
19.30 |
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Tanygrisiau |
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09.35 |
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RQ |
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RQ |
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RQ |
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Tan y Bwlch |
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09.55 |
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12.20 |
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15.45 |
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19.55 |
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10.00 |
12.25 |
12.50 |
15.50 |
20.00 |
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Penrhyn |
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pass |
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12.40 |
pass |
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16.05 |
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20.15 |
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Minffordd |
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10.25 |
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12.45 |
13.10 |
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16.10 |
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20.20 |
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10.00 |
10.30 |
12.30 |
12.50 |
13.15 |
14.30 |
16.15 |
15.45 |
20.25 |
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Boston Lodge Halt |
10.05 |
pass |
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12.35 |
RQ |
pass |
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14.35 |
RQ |
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15.50 |
RQ |
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Porthmadog |
10.15 |
10.45 |
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12.45 |
13.05 |
13.30 |
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14.45 |
16.25 |
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16.00 |
20.35 |
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SUNDAY |
VS |
GD |
VS |
VS |
VS |
ST |
VS |
VS |
VS |
GD |
VS |
VS |
VS |
VS |
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note 1 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
note 5 |
note 2 |
note 1 |
note 5 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
note 2 |
note 1 |
note 1 |
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Porthmadog |
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09.30 |
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10.20 |
10.45 |
12.00 |
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12.30 |
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13.40 |
14.00 |
15.15 |
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Boston Lodge Halt |
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08.45 |
09.35 |
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RQ |
10.50 |
12.05 |
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pass |
|
RQ |
14.05 |
15.20 |
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Minffordd |
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08.50 |
09.45 |
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10.30 |
11.00 |
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12.40 |
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13.50 |
14.15 |
15.30 |
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09.05 |
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12.55 |
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Penrhyn |
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pass |
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10.35 |
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|
pass |
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13.55 |
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Tan y Bwlch |
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09.25 |
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10.55 |
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13.20 |
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14.15 |
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09.30 |
11.00 |
13.25 |
14.20 |
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Tanygrisiau |
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09.55 |
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RQ |
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13.50 |
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RQ |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog |
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10.00 |
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11.35 |
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13.55 |
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14.55 |
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10.20 |
11.55 |
14.35 |
15.15 |
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Tanygrisiau |
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10.25 |
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RQ |
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14.45 |
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RQ |
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Tan y Bwlch |
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10.50 |
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12.20 |
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15.05 |
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15.45 |
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11.05 |
12.25 |
15.10 |
15.50 |
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Penrhyn |
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pass |
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12.40 |
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pass |
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16.05 |
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Minffordd |
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11.25 |
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12.45 |
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15.30 |
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16.10 |
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10.00 |
11.30 |
11.15 |
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12.50 |
14.30 |
15.35 |
15.50 |
16.15 |
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Boston Lodge Halt |
10.05 |
pass |
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11.20 |
12.10 |
RQ |
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14.35 |
15.45 |
15.55 |
RQ |
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Porthmadog |
10.15 |
11.45 |
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11.30 |
12.15 |
13.05 |
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14.45 |
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16.05 |
16.25 |
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VS = Vintage Shuttle service,
with vintage coaches (see note 1, below)
GD = private Winteractive Guest-Driver special, also with vintage coaches, but NOT for public use:
this will ONLY run if footplate places have been booked in advance, i.e. by
Monday 24th January (see note 1, below)
ST = normal Service Train (see note 2, below)
TT = Talking Train - a
leisurely ride in a vintage train, with your own ‘audio guide’ for your
information and entertainment! (see notes 1 and 3, below)
ET = Eating
Train - hot food will be served from
the buffet car on this special evening train: there’s a supplementary charge
for this, and tickets MUST be purchased in advance (see note 4, below)
LOCO NOTES - note that the Festiniog Railway
Company reserves the right to substitute alternative motive power in the event
of failure, breakdown or other circumstances beyond its control
1.
Either ‘Prince’ or ‘Palmerston’ (among the
oldest working locomotives in the world, dating from 1863/4) will haul these
trains: if the weather is WET, coal-burning ‘Palmerston’ will be in charge of
the 07.55SatO/08.45SunO ex-Boston Lodge and 11.15SatO/12.30SunO ex-Porthmadog
departures, while oil-burning ‘Prince’ will take the Vintage Shuttles - or vice
versa if the weather is DRY!
2.
Regular service trains will feature one of
the railway’s celebrated Double Fairlie locomotives - either ‘David Lloyd
George’ or the ‘Earl of Merioneth’
3.
On Saturday only, ‘Prince’ and ‘Palmerston’
will double-head the 11.15 ‘Talking Train’ as far as Minffordd only, and the
14.00 Vintage Shuttle service
4.
The railway’s powerful ex-South African
Railways Funkey B-B diesel hydraulic locomotive ‘Vale of Ffestiniog’ will haul
this special evening train
5.
Sunday’s 12.00 departure from Porthmadog
(to Boston Lodge only, and return) will be top-and-tailed by ‘Prince’ and
‘Palmerston’
WHAT YOU CAN DO…
o
you can travel in the trains as a passenger
o
you can watch or photograph the trains from
the lineside or station platform
o
you can ride with the loco crew on the
footplate and watch them at work:
a Minffordd trip = £20, a Tan y Bwlch trip = £40, and a full Blaenau trip on
either the double engine or (headlights on!) Funkey diesel= £60!
o
you can fire the loco, under the
instruction and supervision of the rostered fireman:
a Minffordd trip = £30, a Tan y Bwlch trip = £60, and a full Blaenau trip on
the double engine = £90!
o
you can drive a Guest-Driver train,
under the instruction and supervision of the rostered driver:
a full Porthmadog (or Boston Lodge) to Blaenau round trip costs £180!
VISIT
THE RAILWAY’S HISTORIC WORKSHOPS
Guided tours round Boston
Lodge Works (for ticket-holders only, but at no extra charge) will be conducted
at 09.45, 12.15 and 14.15 on each day, in conjunction with Vintage Shuttle
arrivals at the neighbouring Boston Lodge Halt: N.B. places MUST be booked in
advance through the
Winteractive Co-ordinator - either telephone 07733 324 023 or e-mail peter.lawson@festrail.co.uk
Welsh Highland Railway
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SATURDAY & |
CC |
138 |
CC |
CC |
138 |
CC |
|
138 |
|
138 |
|
Caernarfon |
|
|
09.00 |
|
11.00 |
12.25 |
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14.00 |
15.25 |
16.40 |
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Dinas |
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09.15 |
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11.15 |
12.40 |
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14.15 |
15.40 |
16.55 |
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Waunfawr |
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|
09.35 |
|
11.35 |
13.00 |
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14.35 |
16.00 |
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Rhyd Ddu |
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|
10.05 |
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12.10 |
13.30 |
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15.10 |
16.30 |
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10.20 |
12.30 |
14.00 |
15.30 |
16.45 |
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Waunfawr |
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|
10.50 |
|
13.00 |
14.30 |
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16.00 |
17.15 |
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Dinas |
08.30 |
10.30 |
11.10 |
11.55 |
13.20 |
14.50 |
14.55 |
16.20 |
17.35 |
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Caernarfon |
08.45 |
10.45 |
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12.10 |
13.35 |
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15.10 |
16.35 |
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CC = private
Winteractive guest-driver special, with 1958-built (ex-Admiralty & 180hp
Gardner-engined) Hibberd ‘Planet’ diesel loco ‘Conway Castle’, and the
1957-built former Chattenden & Upnor ‘Combination Car’ No 1001 in tow - a terrific opportunity to drive this quaint old loco, and
to experience the spectacular journey from its hi-visibility cab: £180 for a
round trip, starting and finishing at Dinas, either for one person solo, or
(for example…) a group of four @ £45 each, with any one of you driving a
quarter of the round trip, and the remainder travelling in the guard’s van?
N.B. these trips will only run if places have
been booked in advance!
138 = service train,
hauled by ex-South African Railways Class NGG16 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt steam
locomotive No 138: cab rides (N.B. for safety reasons, only one visitor at a
time is permitted) are available for £60, or can you can learn to fire under the instruction and supervision of the rostered fireman for £90
WEEKEND ROVER TICKETS
Weekend Rover Tickets (obtainable in advance
from Harbour Station on 01766 516024) are available for £24, or £19.20 for
concessions: these allow travel on both Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.
They are free of charge to members of the Ffestiniog & Welsh
Highland Railway Societies, but for use on the ‘home’ railway only: travel on
the ‘away’ railway will be charged at 25% of the standard fare. Weekend Rover Tickets are a pre-requisite of
any Winteractivity for non-members and
members: but they allow FRSoc/WHRSoc members to enjoy Winteractivities on both railways.
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN RIDING OR WORKING ON THE FOOTPLATE, OR IF
THERE’S ANYTHING ELSE YOU SPECIFICALLY WANT TO DO…
Ring the Winteractive Hotline on 07733 324 023, or
e-mail the Winteractive Co-ordinator at peter.lawson@festrail.co.uk