A ride on the Ffestiniog Railway

A complete sound recording of a ride on the Ffestiniog Railway from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog with Double Fairlie 0-4-4-0T 'David Lloyd George' heard from the first coach of a train of 10 bogies.
Aside from some slight reduction in the standing time at stations this recording is unedited and has a playing time of almost 65 minutes. Complete with illustrated notes on the route.

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Hear a short, near CD quality of 'David Lloyd George' departing from Tan-y-Bwlch.

Track List

(Track 1). Our 13½ mile journey to Blaenau Ffestiniog starts at Porthmadog Harbour station where the Double Fairlie 0-4-4-0T 'David Lloyd George' built by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1992 at Boston Lodge is ready to depart with a train of 10 bogie coaches.
The first part of the journey is across the Cob on an almost level gradient. Once off the Cob the line swings round a 90° curve passing Boston Lodge where the railway's workshops are situated and the train pauses briefly at Boston Lodge Halt (5:23).
Beyond this point the line rises on a gradient of 1 in 86 passing under the busy A487 and over an ungated crossing before arriving at Minffordd station (10:31). Here the fireman has to exchange the token for the section of line from Porthmadog for the one which will allow the train to proceed to Tan-y-Bwlch.
(Track 2) Departing from Minffordd, now on a gradient of 1 in 82, the train passes over Gwyndy Bank before arriving at Penrhyn (5:35).
(Track 3) Soon after departing we cross over the Penrhyn - Llanfrothan road on a gated level crossing.
Further on is Rhiw Goch (4:31) where there is a signal box and passing loop, not in use today and we pass through without stopping.
The line soon enters woodland which is almost continuous to beyond Tan-y-Bwlch.
The next station is Plas Halt (10.31). This is a request stop and not required on this occasion.