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FESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY LTD.

Chairman: Lt. Col. Harold Rudgard, O.B.E., T.D.

British Railways (Western Region) Special Train

PADDINGTON - MINFFORDD

(via Banbury, Birmingham (S.H.), Shrewsbury, Ruabon and Barmouth)

Saturday, 30th March, 1957

" CITY OF TRURO"

Train Locomotive: Wolverhampton—Ruabon and Shrewsbury—Wolverhampton (First official run since retirement to York Museum in 1931) Photo: British Railways (W.R.).

4-4-0. Built Swindon, 1903, set up world’s highest authentic recorded speed 9 May, 1904: 102.3 m.p.h, with up Plymouth mail. This record was not beaten in Britain until 1936.


Festiniog Railway, Special Train Service

Minffordd—Penrhyndeudraeth—Minffordd—Portmadoc “TALIESIN”

Train Locomotive: Portmadoc—Penrhyndeudraeth and Return Photo: R. E. Dock. Block: Courtesy Model Railway News

Fairlie’s Patent Double Engine, 0-4-4-0. Built Boston Lodge Works (Festiniog Railway) 1885.


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