Mike Elvy
Mike Elvy was one of the very first volunteers to work on the Railway, helping to start on track clearance work in 1954 and becoming a fireman when the trains started running in 1955. He was a founder member of the London Area Group in October 1955 and was involved with the LAG sales stand during the 1960s.
Mike was responsible for developing the range of 009 models and scale drawings that the FR marketed in the early preservation period. Some are still available through FRHG Sales.
In his professional life Mike a Civil Engineer on B.R. Eventually he left these shores to further his career in Hong Kong and the Far East. His direct involvement with the F.R. also ceased. He died in 2003.
Mike had written up an account of his F.R. experiencies, which he called "Twenty Years in the 'Festering Bog'". This was published in the "Ffestiniog Railway Magazine" in four parts, commencing in the Winter 2003/2004 issue No 183.
