Lottie Edwards
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[edit] General
Of all the characters and personalities that have made up the Ffestiniog Railway over the years, few can be remembered with more affection than Lottie Edwards, crossing keeper at Quarry Lane, Minffordd. Her smoke blackened kettle was always on the go in the crossing house kitchen and tea was dispensed to the volunteers by the gallon!
Volunteers working in the Minffordd area were always welcome to drop in for a cuppa, and Lottie's was a regular meeting place for volunteers to congregate on a Saturday evening where the LAGs (London Area Group), Hansags (Hants & Sussex Group), S & T, plus many others, would crowd into Lottie's front parlour and talk trains.
Quarry Lane is the official name for the crossing. In past publications it has been referred to as Minffordd Crossing, presumably as it was the only one on a public road (the other two crossings being on private land).[1]. It is also known, to many connected to the railway, as Lottie's Crossing.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ffestiniog Railway Magazine - Society House Magazine Issue No: 087 , page(s): 027 , Personal Portrait
- ^ Ffestiniog Railway Magazine - Society House Magazine Issue No: 139 , page(s): 258 , Obituary
