FR Publications

From Festipedia, hosted by the FR Heritage Group

This page deals with individually specific publications for the Festiniog Railway Company from 1980 onwards. For material before this time, please click here. For magazine type publications, see Publications which covers regular publications, for the company, the support societies, and the heritage groups

This list is by no means exhaustive.

See also Festiniog Railway Calendars and Festiniog Railway Ephemera
Ffestiniog Railway ... the first 150 years (1982) ; Published "to mark the first 150 years of the FR and the final restoration of the line between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog, May 1982"; B&W photos ; 210 x 297mm; 24pp
Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway A Traveller's Guide (1983) Colour Photographs; 210 x 297mm 20pps
Festiniog Railway Gravity Trains (1986) Black & white photographs and colour cover. 148 x 210mm 16 pps. Published by Festiniog Railway Heritage Group. Price: £1
"Operating Manual or A Guide to Ffestiniog Locomotives and Railway Operations" (c1990), A5 size, £1
FRS Heritage Group Album (1994) ; Black & white photographs 148 x 210mm 74pp. Published by Festiniog Railway Heritage Group.
The Festiniog Railway Company - Offer for Subscription, 1987; Black & white photographs and drawings, colour cover inside and out 210 x 299mm 32 pps.
Ffestiniog Railway A Traveller's Guide (1989?) Colour Photgraphs; 210 x 297mm 36pps. Stock list dated 01 Jan 1989
Ffestiniog Railway A Traveller's Guide (1990) Colour Photgraphs; 210 x 297mm 36pps. Stock list dated 01 Jan 1990
Ffestiniog Railway A Traveller's Guide (1992?) Colour Photgraphs (different from 1989); 210 x 297mm 36pps. Stock list dated 01 apr 1992
NB - much of the stock list has been transcribed into this wiki
Ffestiniog Railway Guide Book (1996?) Colour Photgraphs ; 210 x 297mm 36pps. No stock list
Ffestiniog Railway A Traveller's Guide (1999/2000?) Colour Photgraphs ; 210 x 297mm 36pps. No stock list ; advertises WHR as opening "Summer 2000"
Ffestiniog Railway Spotter's Guide for Young Travellers (2001) Previously available as a photocopied booklet ; B&W, but colour cover ; 210 x 297mm 14pp
Ffestiniog Railway 1982 - 2002, celebrating Blaenau 20 (2002) Colour Photgraphs ; 210 x 297mm 32pp
Festiniog Railway Traveller's Guide 2002
WHR Travellers Guide April 2004 Roy Woods produced - 32pp - price £3.00
Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide (2004, reprinted 2006) Colour Photographs, double fold-out map in centre; 210 x 297mm 32pps
Festiniog Railway Annual Report 2004
Ffestiniog Railway A Traveller's Guide (June 2004) Colour Photgraphs, double fold-out map in centre; 210 x 297mm 32pps
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Ffestiniog Railway Illustrated Stock List (2007) Compiled by John Organ and Martyn Knight. Colour Photographs, 210 x 297mm 36pps
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Sales

FestShop Where still available, many of the latest editions of the above are usually on sale in the company shops. The FR operates an online webshop, which can be reached here


See also