HISTORIC '200 WHEELS ON THE COB'! Saturday Evening & Sunday at the FFESTINIOG PLATINUM JUBILEE GALA!
This was a celebration of the Seventieth Anniversary of restored passenger services on the Ffestiniog Railway, culminating in a grand cavalcade display of operational and out of traffic locomotives steaming between Minffordd, Boston Lodge and Porthmadog Harbour, with over 200 wheels traversing the Cob, the Sea Wall Causeway connecting both sides of the Glaslyn Estuary, running through the harbour into Porthmadog, with the impressive parade overseen and by the National Railway Museums Anthony Coulls, Railway Historian and Television Personality Tim Dunn and the late Alan Pegler's daughter Penny Vaudoyer amongst other dignitaries!
Enjoy this amazing spectacle of all Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland 'toys out the box' on a blustery Sunday afternoon, as the Welsh Highland heavyweights ease off shed, and the Ffestiniog locomotives converge on Porthmadog for a rare and truly memorable finale to the gala, as part of this years Railway 200 celebrations! | 21-22.06.2025
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This video captures the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway Platinum Jubilee Gala, celebrating 70 years of restored passenger services. The event featured a grand cavalcade of operational and out-of-service locomotives traveling between Minffordd, Boston Lodge, and Porthmadog Harbour. Over 200 wheels crossed the Cob, a sea wall causeway linking both sides of the Glaslyn Estuary. Dignitaries including Railway Historian Tim Dunn and representatives from the National Railway Museum were present for the parade. The event was part of the broader Railway 200 celebrations.
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