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  • Preservation history made at Welsh Highland gala

    Preservation history made at Welsh Highland gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FFESTINIOG & Welsh Highland Railway’s (Ff&WHR) June 21-23 Welsh Highland Railway – Past, Present and Future gala title referenced the 21st anniversary of Ff&WHR trains running out of Caernarfon and the newly opened station building at the terminus.  However, this gala carried much greater significance for the ‘future’ element. That relations between Ff&WHR and Welsh…

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  • Watkin returns to Caernarfon

    Watkin returns to Caernarfon

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    Sam Hewitt

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    DE Winton 0-4-0VBT Watkin was moved into a display location in Welsh Highland Railway’s new £3million Caernarfon station at the beginning of April.  The 1893-built locomotive was built at De Winton’s Caernarfon works on the waterfront, just yards from the new station.   After working on the Penmaenmawr granite quarries’ jetty it became derelict by…

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