Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway Operations

FR Vintage Weekend 2002 - 12/10/02 & 13/10/02



The adventures of Bill and Alex on the FR Vintage Weekend in October.


Saturday 12 October
 
    
Palmerston outside the old loco shed having been cleaned by Bill and Alex Alex finishes off the cleaning before Palmerston goes off to Port Prince on the first up train of the day
 
    
12:01 Alex, Panda and Paul Lewin with Palmerston Welsh Pony on 4 Road 12:33 Palmerston on up train
 
    
Boston Lodge poster board Bill at Boston Lodge Halt waiting for the down train to Port Alex also at Boston Lodge Halt waiting for the down train
 
    
15:11 The 50 wagon Slate Train gets prepared at Port DLG arrive at Dduallt with the 50 slate wagon train Tony Williams and Alex sit on their wagons
 
    
16:49 Gravity Slate Train on way from Dduallt Tony Williams and Alex etc around Tank Curve ... same place looking back along the train
 
     Saturday's Diary
Helped cleaned Palmerston & Blanche
Shed Duties
Caught down train to Port
Went on pm Gravity Slate Train
Gravity Train at Cei Mawr 17:23 Bill's 'Chariot' - Wagon 7 at the Long Siding at Minffordd 
 
Sunday 13 October
 
    
11:00 DLG awaits the morning down Gravity Slate Train from The Summit Down Gravity Slate Train arriving at Boston Lodge Panda sits on Gravity Train while DLG passes at Rhiw Goch
 
   Sunday's Diary
Helped cleaned Palmerston & Blanche
Shed Duties
Caught down train to Port
Went on pm Gravity Slate Train
 
17:36 Bill's 'Chariot' - Wagon 142 sits on curve at Boston Lodge after trip back from Dduallt 


Pictures from Alex
 
    
Prince at Cei Mawr Gravity train in the same place on the way down Palmerston at Boston Lodge
 
    
Palmerston at Port Prince and Tal at Port Tal on the Cob


Information last updated 28 April 2015


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