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Stephenson’s Rocket was still running when the Ffestiniog received Princess, the first engine in the world to be built for such a narrow gauge. She, and her working companion Prince, can still be seen there today. The Ffestiniog has the oldest, newest and largest of the world’s 2-foot gauge engines, including the huge Garratts working out of Caernarfon. An absolute treasure trove for all to enjoy!

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Conceived as a record of each of the famous Ffestiniog Railway stud of engines, from diminutive shunter to mighty Garratt. The superb action shots are taken in equally stunning settings.

Stephenson’s Rockets was still just running when the Ffesitiniog received Princess, the first engine in the world to be built for such a narrow gauge. She, and Prince her still working companion, can be seen there today. The Ffestiniog was at the forefront of 1870’s rail technology, employing the revolutionary and now unique Fairlie Articulated engines. They too can be seen today over a hundred years later.

The Ffestiniog Railway Locomotives spans 170 years of railway history. Action shots in the wonderful Snowdonia countryside compliment the informative commentary offering 60 minutes of visually stimulating video shot by Graham Whistler and Gordon Rushton and written and narrated by Gordon Rushton.

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