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 | 15th Jun 2005 | Ffestiniog Railway
A few trips to the Ffestiniog between 1969 and 1984. In the early pictures the line terminated at Dduallt.
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 | 29th Jun 2008 | Golden Valley Light Railway
A couple of annual evening visits in June 2008 and 2009 to Swanwick Junction (at the Midland Railway Centre) and the Golden Valley Light Railway. This two foot gauge railway runs for over a mile from Swanwick
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 | 12th Mar 2006 | Llanberis Lake railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway in May 1972 when it was only just starting up.
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 | 12th May 2005 | Miscellaneous UK
Some views of various narrow gauge railways in the UK including Rev Teddy Boston's much lamented Cadeby Light Railway which was recently broken up following his death
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 | 4th Jun 2006 | North Gloucester Railway
The North Gloucestershire Railway operates its 2 ft gauge line along a 1/2 mile route based at the GWSR Toddington station.
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 | 27th Apr 2005 | Portuguese metre gauge
A number of pictures of the extensive Portuguese narrow gauge system around Oporto which I came upon by chance in the summer of 1974. This marvellous system was steam powered at the time and many services were hauled by Henschell 2-8-2's and Mallet 0-4-4-0 tanks. Today part of the line has been converted to standard gauge and forms the Oporto excellent Metro system
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 | 6th Apr 2006 | Reseau Guerledan Chemin de Fer Touristique
The ‘Reseau Guerledan Chemin de Fer Touristique' railway in Brittany, France was built in 1978 by John Ellerton on the former standard gauge route between Carhaix and Loudéac but after two seasons and a litigation with the local authority the venture failed.
Some of the rolling stock is now running on the Evesham Vale Light Railway in the UK
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 | 12th Mar 2006 | Snowdon Mountain railway
A trip to the Snowdon Mountain railway at Whitsuntide 1971. I recollect that we walked up and down Snowdon following the railway track on the descent.
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 | 12th Mar 2006 | Talyllyn Railway
Some appalling pictures of the Talyllyn Railway in July 1969 taken with an Instamatic using Boots colour slide film which unfortunately has a nasty habit of deteriorating, hence the blue and purple patches.
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 | 12th Mar 2006 | Vale of Rheidol Railway
A few trips on BR's only narrow gauge line which runs from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge in mid-Wales. These pictures of the Vale of Rheidol railway were taken between 1969 and 1983
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 | 4th Apr 2006 | Welsh Highland Railway
A picture of the trackbed at the former Beddgelert station in 1972. A couple of pictures of the Welsh Highland at Portmadoc terminus in July 1983. Finally a visit to the line as it is today terminating at Rhyd Ddu. Unluckily on the day of my visit the SAR NGG16 Garratt had failed
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 | 27th Apr 2005 | Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
A few pictures of the 2' 6-1/2" gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Railway in mid-Wales, mainly at Llanfair but includes 'chasing' the train through the countryside in 1974. Latest visit and the first time I have ever ridden on the line was in June 2004
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