Chronology 1863-1889

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1863 to 1889 - The Spooner Era [edit]

Chronology
Pre 1830 1830 - 1862 1863 - 1889 1890 - 1926 1927 - 1946 1947 - 1954 1955 - 1958 1959 - 1982 1983 - 1994 1995 - date

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A table of key events in the history of the Festiniog Railway 1863 - 1889
Year Day Month Event Source
1863 18 Jul Two England steam locomotives delivered - Mountaineer and The Princess Johnson
1863 4 Aug First (unsuccessful) steam trial of The Princess Winton
1863 23 Oct Celebration of opening of the line for traffic hauled by steam Winton
1864 . Jan The third locomotive - The Prince - arrives wiki
1864 . Mar The fourth locomotive - Palmerston - arrives wiki
1864 . Jun FR give notice to the Board of Trade of its intention of operating a passenger service Winton
1864 27 Oct Captain H. W. Tyler carries out Board of Trade Inspection Winton
1864 28 Dec Board of Trade approval granted Winton
1865 5 Jan Official opening for passenger carrying trains (& fatality of engine cleaner John Roberts) Winton
1866 . . Quarrymen's Traffic commences "about the end of 1866" Winton
1866 . . Tanygrisiau station opens Winton
1867 . . Two larger locomotives - Welsh Pony and Little Giant - built and delivered Winton
1868 . . Company pays half yearly dividend of 6% Winton
1869 . Jul Double Fairlie Little Wonder delivered Winton
1869 18 Sep Little Wonder trial for Board of Trade Inpector Winton
1870 . . Little Wonder Series of trials and demonstrations from February to July Boyd
1872 . . Minffordd station opens Winton
1872 . . Carriage 15, the first revenue-earning bogie carriage in the British Isles enters service Boyd
1872 . Dec Double Fairlie James Spooner starts work Winton
1873 . . Tan y Bwlch station opens Winton
1876 17 Aug Single Fairlie locomotive Taliesin enters service Winton
1878 . Dec American 'Travelling Reporter' William H. Bishop visits the FR. Subsequent article appears in August 1879 edition of 'Scribner's Monthly' Winton
1879 21 Jul Double Fairlie Merddin Emrys built at Boston Lodge 1877-79 and enters service Boyd
1879 . . Original locomotive Mountaineer officially withdrawn and subsequently used for spare parts wiki
1882 6 Dec Little Wonder condemned .
1886 29 Jun Double Fairlie Livingston Thompson enters service - built at Boston Lodge 1882-1886 Boyd
1886 12 Feb The original Boat "smashed to pieces" Boyd
1887 . Aug R.H.Bleasdale visits twice to take photographs that will survive as The Spooner Album ACG
1888 5 Sep Palmerston rebuilt - the first England engine with a saddle tank and full cab wiki
1889 19 Nov Death of Charles Spooner Boyd
Chronology
Pre 1830 1830 - 1862 1863 - 1889 1890 - 1926 1927 - 1946 1947 - 1954 1955 - 1958 1959 - 1982 1983 - 1994 1995 - date

Day Log

Accident Record

"Legend"
Changes Engines People
Dividend Payout Literature BOT/HMRI
History Stations Carriages

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