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From Festipedia, hosted by the FR Heritage Group
Carriage 118 on its last day in service

Carriage 118 is an all third saloon carriage in the Tin Car series.

An "all steel" saloon carriage with semi-stressed skin, built at Boston Lodge after a review of line profiles. Repaint & refurbished in mid 1991. Fitted with new wooden doors and refurb of end vestibules. Modifications to guttering and fitting of removable down spouts

Carriage 118 was withdrawn following the end of the 2016 main season. It's last passenger runs were on the 1005/1335 Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog services, and 1135/1505 returns, on Sunday 30th October 2016. The carriage will now go to the Golden Valley Light Railway.

Photo credit: David Smith