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Festinog Railway Vol 1 History & Route by JIC Boyd w/DustJacket
Festinog Railway Vol 1 History and Route by JIC Boyd 1800-1974
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
297 pages
Copyright 1975
CONTENT
Preface7
Part I History 1800-1953
1 Before the Railway 1800-3215
2 Birth and Early Days 1832-6o27
3 Extension of Slate Traffic Facilities 1861-7152
4 Locomotives Introduced and Passengers Carried 1863-6563
5 Technical Improvements: from Tramway to Railway 1865-6982
6 A Coming to Maturity 1870-71102
7 Widening Associations 1872-77117
8 Ending of An Era 1878-89128
9 A Second Phase Begins 1890-1909153
10 Difficult Days 1910-19179
11 Between the Wars 192o-31190
12 The Long Day Closes 1932-53235
Part II The Route
13 The Route-as in 1939261
Acknowledgements295
INDEX TO PLATES
History
1H Welsh Slate Company's wharf, Portmadoc
2H Old Sluice Bridge and Garth Wharves, Portmadoc
3H Bottom Yard, Boston Lodge1886
4H Exchange Yard, Minffordd1886
5H Engine Sheds, Boston Lodge1886
6H Engine Shed, Dinas1886
7H Early passenger train at Harbour1871
8H Tan-y-Bwlch in mid-1870s
9H Engraving below Tan-y-Grisiau1871
10H Goods train in Tan-y-Bwlch cutting
11H Little Giant on train, Duffws1890
12H Down Train, Tan-y-Bwlch
13H Noon-day Quarrymen's train, Blaenau Festiniog L.N.W.R. Exchange 1886-9
14H Charles Easton Spooner (1818-1889)
15H Lewis Ellis, passenger guard
16H Train entering Tan-y-Bwlch cutting; Livingston Thompson1902
17H Train at Harbour stationpre-1900
18H Train at Minffordd; Taliesin
19H Top Shunting engine, Duffws; Welsh Ponypre-1890
20H Head of Dinas branch1880s
21H Early passenger train at Harbour; The Princess1860s
22H Train formations at Tan-y-Bwlch
23H Little Wonder at Duffws, with C. E. Spooner
24H Tan-y-Bwlch scene; Taliesin as first modifiedpre-1894
25H Welsh Slate Company's viaduct
26H Group of employees at Boston Lodge Workspre-1914
27H Merddin Emrys after fitting centre cab roof
28H Palmerston on photographic train at Harbourearly 1920s
29H Passengers' viewpoint, Tan-y-Bwlch1930s
30H Exchange station with G.W.R., Blaenau Ffestiniogearly 1920s
31H Act of Incorporation; 'part title page1836
32H Receipt for locomotives from George England & Co.1863
33H Oakeley Estate traffic, Tan-y-Bwlch
34H Head of line at Duffws1908
35H Taliesin in final form; Harbour station1926
36H Down train entering L.M.S. exchange; Taliesin (ex Livingston Thompson) 1936
37H Votty & Bowydd Quarry train heading for L. M. Region Yard 1954
38H General view of Blaenau Ffestiniog to north east
39H General view of Glan-y-Pwll, to west
40H Down train approaching Harbour; Taliesin1934
41H L.M.S. and F.R. stations, Blaenau Ffestiniog. Centenary Year1936
42H Beddgelert; lames Spooner1924
43H Welsh Highland and Festiniog trains at Harbour1935
44H Assorted liveries in stock; Harbour in mid-1930s
45H Bottom Shunter on Harbour wharves line; Prince
46H Boston Lodge Halt, looking Up1932
47H Beddgelert with Dinas-bound train of F.R. stock; Little Giant1923
48H Portmadoc train at Pont Croesor, with Welsh Pony1934
49H Dodging the High Street traffic; Taliesin1933
50H Beddgelert from the north; Russell and Welsh Pony1934
51H Dinas Junction-bound train crossing High Street; the Baldwin1936
52H Trains at the south end Beddgelert; the Baldwin and Russell1936
53H Double-engine lurks behind Boston Lodge shed1932
54H Mileposts (surviving until recently)1946
55H Connecting train from Portmadoc at Dinas Junction; Mod Tryfan 1925
56H Portmadoc New train at Harbour; Taliesin1932
57H Final form of quarrymen's coach1936
58H Duffws after closure1923
59H Inside Boston Lodge shed after closure; Moel Tryfan and Merddin Emrys 1947
60H Abandonment period scenes1942-54
Route
1R General view of Traeth Mawr1942
2R View south along Cob1932
3R Boston Lodge from Cob1923
4R Minffordd from Down end1886
5R Penrhyn from Up end1886
6R Tan-y-Bwlch; general view from westpre-1893
7R Dduallt with train, from Rhoslyn1886
8R South end Moelwyn Tunnel1886
9R Double-course on Down side of Tan-y-Grisiau1943
10R Tan-y-Grisiau from Up end1887
11R Old Dinas Junction; general view1887
12R Derelict Dinas station and branch1954
13R L.N.W.R. and F.R. stations, Blaenau Ffestiniog1919
14R G.W.R. Exchange station, Blaenau Ffestiniog1887
15R Duffws from Down end1887
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Undoubtedly the most important and famous narrow gauge railway in the world, and certainly the doyen amongst narrow gauge systems, the Festiniog Railway has been known to the Author for almost half a century. This new history is based on his earlier works, but it is enriched with a wealth of new facts, these being the fruits of recent discoveries among hitherto unsuspected sources and backed by intensive fresh fieldwork.
For the first time the Railway is considered not only as a remarkable piece of engineering in its own right, but is treated alongside its quarry customers, so giving a unique insight into industry and transport inseparably linked for over a century.
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