FR Carriage Formations

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The Ffestiniog fleet are marshalled in regular sets depending on requirements. These can be split into the regular trains and the Vintage Sets.

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[edit] Vintage Sets

The Festiniog railway has restored several of its original carriages and marshalled them to form two vintage trains:

[edit] The 1870's Train

Created to represent the passenger trains running on the Festiniog Railway in the Victorian period, the carriages of the Victorian train carry a livery of Cream and "Royal Purple" lined out in Gold. The make up of the 1870's train varies, depending on demand and carriage availability, but the regular formation is:-

Curly Roof Van - 19 - 18 - 15 - 10 - 5 - 2

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[edit] The 1930's Train

Created to represent the passenger trains running on the Festiniog Railway, in the period when the railway was run jointly with the Welsh Highland Railway (to which it was connected). The carriages of the 1930's train carry the austere livery of unlined green, with red ends and solebars, which was carried by the carriages of both railways at the time. This livery is ofter referred to as "The Colonel Stephens Livery", after the man who managed both railways. Although the train represents the railway of the 1930's, the carriages used are all much older and date from as early as 1864. Unlike the 1870's Train, the make up of the 1930's train varies much more, depending on demand and carriage availability, but can consist of the following Vehicles:

At the 2005 RhE Superpower Event, the formation was:-

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[edit] Vintage Train Programme 1990

In the summer of 1990, a Vintage Train programme was run on Summer Saturdays. The formation was:-

Carriage 11 - Carriage 12 - 23 - 16 - 15 - 5 - 8.

At this time Van 4 and Van 5 were running as Carriages 11 and 12 respectively.

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[edit] Main Pasenger Sets

[edit] Main Season 2005

The FR currently has 3 main passenger sets, consisting of 6 corridor carriages each. With the rolling programme of carriage maintenance these formations change from year to year. This is correct for 2005:

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[edit] Winter 2005/06

Formation of C-set for Winter 2005/06

- Source Winter 2005/06 Operating Department Provisional Timetable


Other Winter 2005/06 changes:-
16 November 2005 - 111 substituted for 102, and 110 detached from the formation to give a five carriage set for the 10:15 and 13:35 trains to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
17 November 2005 - 111 substituted for 102 on the 10:15 and 13:35 trains to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
1 December 2005 - 110 detached from the formation to give a five carriage set for the 10:15 and 13:35 trains to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
21 to 23 February 2006 - Set formation used 111 - 117 - 114 - 122 - 112 - 110. 118 was added for the 10:15 and 13:35 on Wednesday 22 February 2006 and on 10:15 on 23 February 2006.

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[edit] Spring 2006

At Easter 2006 the sets were as follows:

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[edit] Summer 2006

Summer 2006 sets are as follows:

--with strengthening spares organised as follows:

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[edit] Autumn 2006

On the 6th September 2006, A-set was reformed into an all barn set, B-set was reformed as follows:-

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[edit] Winter 2006/07

These sets remained until the great carriage put away weekend on the 3rd/4th/5th of November. On the 3rd 103 was withdrawn and replaced in A set which was reformed as follows:

This set is not required for most of the winter and was stored, whilst B set was dissolved, again for winter storage. C-set, as below, was used for the trains up to 1 January 2007.

Carriages 118 and120 were used for strengthening purposes. Carriages 102, 105, 26, 18, 5 and 2 where placed in winter storage at Glan-y-pwll on 30 December 2006; joining Van 4, Van 5 and Carriage 116 previously placed in store for the winter.

As with January 2006, special trains to Trwyn-y-Garnedd are being run from 5 January 2007 to 8 February. A minor reformation of C-set will be used for these trains making use of the driving compartment for the downtrip to from Trwyn-y-Garnedd to Minffordd.

On January 2nd 2007 at 12:37 C set was reformed as follows:

However, due to contract work at Boston Lodge, Carriages 100 and 124 have been delayed in the final stages of construction.

As such C set was reverted to its original formation on Feburary 7th 2007 at 15:36 as follows.

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[edit] Spring 2007

The formations for Spring 2007 are:-

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[edit] Summer 2007

The formations for Summer 2007 are:-

Spares

Carriages 22 and 26 may be interchanged.

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[edit] Late Summer 2007

The formations for Summer 2007 are:-

Spares

Carriages 22 and 26 may be interchanged. Carriages 111 and 116 withdrawn.

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[edit] Spring 2008

The formations for Spring 2008 are:-

Spares

Carriages 103; 116 and 121 are out of service

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[edit] 2009

It was announced in Mid June 2009 that there would be some shuffle of carriages to accomodate the increase in passengers following the extension of the WHR. The formations for the FR side became the following:

and that Carriage 119 & Carriage 120 would be temporarily moving the WHR side of the operation

In the autumn B set was disbanded and 107, 14, 104 and 110 were used as spares, resulting in several trains of 10 corridor carrs running throughout.

[edit] Winter 2009

At the end of October the carriage put away took place, and the winter set was formed up as follows:

100 - 124 - 122 - 116 - 106 - 110

with 113, 117 and 118 being left in 4 road at Harbour Station as spares. 111 and 114 swapped with 100 and 124 for the January shuttles to Trwyn-y-Garnedd, as they require the use of the driving cab in 111.

[edit] 2010

In February once the Trwyn-y-Garnedd shuttles were over and with the entry into traffic of 103 the main carriage set was reformed ready for the half term week as follows:

100 - 103 - 124 - 116 - 110 - 113

with 117 and 118 as the spares.


[edit] Easter

A Set 100 - 103 - 124 - 116 - 106 - 118

B Set 111 - 113 - 117 - 104 - 110 - Van 5

C Set 102 - 105 - 107 - 14 - 122 - 112

With spares being picked from the available Bowsiders and Brown Marshalls bogie carriages. Due to the fire on 114, the third buffet car (required for B Set) had to be improvised by using Van 5. Of the remaining modern carriages 119 is in use at the WHR; 120, 114 and 101 are all in the carriage works undergoing rebuilds/repairs.

[edit] High Summer

By High Summer, the set formations had changed to incorporate carriages which had completed rebuilds

A Set 100 - 103 - 124 - 116 - 106 - 118

B Set 111 - 120 - 113 - 14 - 104 - 110

C Set 102 - 105 - 107 - 114 - 122 - 112

Carriages 117 and 119 are in service at the WHR, 101 remains out of service.

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[edit] 2011

In the early part of 2011 the FR was closed due to construction of a bridge over the new Porthmadog by-pass - however an FR set was used on WHR services starting from Porthmadog. This set was as follows:

100 - 103 - 124 - 116 - 122 - 112 - 110 - 118 - 119

[edit] March

For the start 2011 season the sets were be formed as follows:

A Set 100 - 103 - 124 - 106 - 120 - 118

C Set 102 - 105 - 114 - 112 - 110 - 113


Carriages 111 - 119 - 14 - 107 - 104 - 123 were spare at this point though will form the backbone of B set at Easter.

Carriages 116 and 122 were are also spare but will be in service at the WHR during the main season.

Carriage 117 was still awaiting completion of its winter overhaul, and was hoped to be complete in time for Easter.

[edit] Easter

The start of 3 train services at Easter the sets were formed as follows:

A Set 100 - 103 - 124 - 106 - 120 - 118

B Set 111 - 119 - 113 - 14 - 107 - 104

C Set 102 - 105 - 114 - 112 - 110 - 117 - 123

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