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	Ffestiniog Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ffestiniog trains returned to Blaenau on Tuesday, May 25, 1982, thus marking the 150th Anniversary of Royal Assent to the Festiniog Railway Act of 1832.
		J.G.V.Mitchell and A.G.W.Garraway; Ffestiniog in the Fifties, 1997
		J.G.V.Mitchell and A.G.W.Garraway; Ffestiniog in the Sixties, 1997
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ffestiniog_Railway (5053 words)

	Hanes Chwarela - The Slate Industry Of Ffestiniog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The slate-bearing strata of Festiniog [Ffestiniog] belong to the Ordovician or Lower Silurian systems, and are of an uniform soft blue-grey colour, although the North Vein or topmost bed shows a tendency to be slightly darker.
		The chemical analysis of a standard Festiniog [Ffestiniog] slate shows silica 55 per cent., alumina 25 per cent., iron oxide 11 per cent., the remainder being composed of various elements of which the chief is magnesia.
		The several slate deposits worked at Festiniog [Ffestiniog] are of considerable thickness, often from 150 ft. up to as much as 300 ft., measured on the horizontal, inter-stratified with beds of chert and other rocks of superior hardness to the workable slate.
	www.llechicymru.info /t000952.cymraeg.htm (2376 words)

	hanes ffestiniog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mae’n anheddiad ar ffurf pedol a adeiladwyd ar silff naturiol ger toriad y llethr ym mhen uchaf y dyffryn – blaenau plwyf Ffestiniog.
		Daeth adeiladwyr proffesiynol i mewn, gan godi tai sylweddol, yn aml ar lethrau, a oedd yn hwyluso creu selerydd, lle gellid gwasgu teuluoedd llai cefnog.
		Prif ddiwydiant ardal yr astudiaeth oedd cloddio llechi, gyda’r ganolfan ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog (ardal 13), y drydedd ardal fwyaf cynhyrchiol mewn llechi yng Nghymru (ar ôl y Penrhyn a Dinorwig), er bod chwareli sylweddol yng Nghwm Croesor hefyd (ardal 12) a gweithfeydd llai o gwmpas Tremadog a Phortreuddyn.
	www.heneb.co.uk /ffeshistw.html (7187 words)

	Ffestiniog Railroad, Porthmadog, Wales - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		when Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog did not exist, this part of Wales was a remote mountain area.
		which scoured a channel to form the natural harbor that was to play a dominant role in the history of slate mining and the Ffestiniog Railway.
		This was but one of the ways in which the Ffestiniog Railway pioneered narrow gauge railways throughout the world.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /wales_ffestiniog_railroad.htm (830 words)

	Ffestiniog Travel SEE THE WORLD BY RAIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We are part of the Ffestiniog Railway, the oldest independent railway company in the world.
		Ffestiniog Travel is committed to a policy of sustainable, responsible tourism.
		Our annual winter holiday to Switzerland reveals the most magnificent scenery as we follow high mountainous routes where picture-postcard landscapes are guaranteed to enthral, all from the comfort of a warm railway carriage, gliding through the countryside.
	www.festtravel.co.uk (567 words)

	Ffestiniog One: Porthmadog Quay
		Yet today's journey would be different, for the Ffestiniog Railway is something truly special: it is, quite simply and incontrovertibly, the Queen of the Narrow-gauge.
		The tall, thin rails of the Ffestiniog mainline swung off the Cob and fanned out into a broad six-track yard studded with long rakes of carriages.
		All that lacked to make the scene 1898 rather than 1998 were the tall masts of the coastal freighters, the shouts of stevedores loading slate into the holds, and the whistle and pant of steam railway locomotives.
	www.steamsafari.com /wales/ffest/ffest1.htm (575 words)

	Ffestiniog Story
		From its zenith in the 1880s the Ffestiniog Railway declined, with the local slate industry, and finally closed in August 1946.
		The Ffestiniog is not just a railway to enjoy from the carriage, either; it is a railway you can become involved in practically.
		There are few tasks that cannot be tackled by a competent volunteer, and in the height of summer the small permanent staff is reinforced heavily by an influx of amateur railwaymen from all walks of life.
	www.ffestiniog.connectfree.co.uk /page2.html (526 words)

	GENUKI: Ffestiniog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sylvanus Evans (1833-1911), Ffestiniog : porthmon a masnachwr ceffylau.
		The social consequences of industrialisation in the Ffestiniog district, 1800-1914.
		Llechwedd Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog Records and Correspondence 1875-1916 "Llechwedd Slate Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog was owned by J. Greaves and Sons during the 19th and 20th centuries.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/wal/MER/Ffestiniog/index.html (1429 words)

	Blaenau Ffestiniog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Ffestiniog Railway had a branch to Llechwedd which passed under the standard gauge line here and accessed the quarry by an incline behind the building.
		Newly restored to green livery, 101685 is viewed passing the disused platforms of Blaenau Ffestiniog North station on 14th June 1994.
		Ffestiniog was on March 6th 1993 when 43043 and 073 arrived on a tour from
	www.penmorfa.com /Conwy/four.htm (772 words)

	Blaenau Ffestiniog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the town is in the centre of the Snowdonia National Park, the boundaries of the Park are specifically arranged to omit the town with its substantial slate waste heaps from the Park.
		The hills around Blaenau Ffestiniog form the watershed between the River Conwy flowing to the north and the River Dwyryd flowing to the west.
		Blaenau Ffestiniog is on the A470 road which runs from the north to the south of Wales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blaenau_Ffestiniog (344 words)

	BUSYBUS. Ffestiniog sightseeing Bus Tours from Chester.
		Blaenau Ffestiniog town is set in an elevated natural bowl, about 225m above sea level, between the Manod and Moelwyn Mountains on the southern fringes of Snowdonia.
		Slate was the basis of the wealth in this town (and Snowdonia) in the 19th century and Blaenau Ffestiniog was the centre of the industry.
		At the beginning of the 19th century, Ffestiniog was a 'small, poor village', although the already extant 'great slate quarries' were described as being in 'a romantic spot'.
	www.busybus.co.uk /ffestiniog.htm (1007 words)

	Ffestiniog Railway
		Of 1ft 11½in gauge, the Ffestiniog Railway was opened as a horse-drawn tramway in 1836 to transport slate from the Blaenau Ffestiniog quarries to the harbour at Porthmadog, the horses hauling the empty wagons to the top of the line, then riding down on the 'Dandy' wagon at the rear of the train.
		Using the Ffestiniog Railway and its links to the national network, it is possible to complete a figure-of-eight circumnavigation of Wales by rail, duplicating only a short piece of track between Shrewsbury and Craven Arms on the Marches Line.
		Blaenau Ffestiniog is on the A470, the main trunk road between North and South Wales, and is served by buses from Llandudno and Dolgellau.
	members.aol.com /WalesRails/fest.htm (1536 words)

	Ffestiniog Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Ffestiniog solved the problem in their own way by introducing articulated locomotives, which are very much a feature of the railway today.
		But it appears that once the Ffestiniog had shown that it could be done, other railways followed suit - the Ffestiniog steam locomotives are commonly held to have directly inspired narrow-gauge railways throughout a large part of the world.
		However, in the process, these new railways tended to avoid the sharp curves etc. of the Ffestiniog, in order to be able to construct unarticulated steam locomotives - some of these locomotives being of an impressive size.
	members.tripod.com /~BDaugherty/railways/ngfest.html (485 words)

	Ffestiniog Hotels & Accommodation near Ffestiniog in Gwynedd
		No Hotels located with Ffestiniog in the address, but those shown below are the nearest hotels to Ffestiniog, with 22 within 25.1 miles of Ffestiniog.
		Price and star rating are not necessarily the best guide to overall hotel quality, and Ffestiniog hotel guest reviews suggest that Rathlin Country House (24.8m) with a rating of 98% offered the best overall guest satisfaction.
		Rathlin is one of the most prestigious houses in Colwyn Bay and is situated in the beautiful Pwllycrochan Woods conservation area, yet still close to the town.
	www.uk-tourist-attractions.co.uk /Wales_hotels/Ffestiniog_hotels.cfm (632 words)

	Ffestiniog Seven: Fairlie's Patent
		In all the globe, the Ffestiniog is the only place one can ride behind this rarest of engines.
		All of the locomotive's weight was on the powered drivers." Nothing like it had ever been seen on British rails, and the design met with a cool reception from the conservative master mechanics of the great standard gauge lines.
		Grateful for the Ffestiniog's cooperation, Fairlie granted to its managers an unlimited license to his locomotive patents.
	www.steamsafari.com /wales/ffest/ffest7.htm (665 words)

	First Hydro Ffestiniog Power Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Commissioned in 1963, Ffestiniog Power Station was the UK's first major pumped storage power facility.
		Although of an older generation to those at Dinorwig, Ffestiniog's four generating units are still capable of achieving a combined output of 360MW of electricity - enough to supply the entire power needs of North Wales for several hours.
		This cross-section schematic details the key components of the Ffestiniog pump storage layout.
	www.fhc.co.uk /ffestiniog.htm (210 words)

	Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway
		Begun in 1832, the Ffestiniog Railway started life as a narrow gauge gravity railroad to bring slate down from the mines to the docks at Porthmadoc Harbor.
		Horses were used to haul empty slate wagons back up to the mines, but this system was eventually given up in favor of the steam locomotive.
		Nearly all of the original locomotives built for the Ffestiniog Railway are still extant; most of them are still in operation.
	world.nycsubway.org /eu/uk/preserved/ffestiniog.html (383 words)

	The Ffestiniog Railway
		Current motive power on the Ffestiniog is varied with diesel haulage on the first train of the day and a variety of steam power working the later trains.
		In the ensuing years the Ffestiniog prospered and became a model for narrow gauge railways all around the world as prominent engineers from many countries visited North Wales to see its extraordinary railway.
		Unfortunately for the Ffestiniog Railway standard gauge eventually arrived at blaenau Ffestiniog and the slate traffic carried by the narrow gauge line declined, with the railway finally closing just after the end of World War II.
	www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk /rlyfest.html (998 words)

	Discover Volunteering
		All of the tasks provide the opportunity to be part of the FFESTINIOG FAMILY, and give you the enjoyment of being part of a busy team running a railway in the very beautiful environment of North Wales.
		For all sorts of reasons, a wide cross section of people (of all ages) find working for the Ffestiniog Family not only satisfying, but very fulfilling, making new friends and expanding their social lives alongside the satisfaction of a day's work well done.
		Many volunteers find they learn new and useful skills that are of benefit in the world away from the railway, and may even help with job applications, where potential employers look very favourably on volunteer work of the sort offered on the railway.
	www.ffestiniogvolunteer.org.uk /discover (502 words)

	Ffestiniog
		Although the line averages a manageable 1% incline over its 13-mile profile from the sea at Porthmadog to 710 feet high at Blaenau Ffestiniog, there are some steep sections where the tiny engines are tested.
		A two-foot (almost) gauge was built—less than half the width of standard railways—so the line could handle the curves and hills the challenging topography provided.
		In the first ever event of its kind guests can select from a menu of activities: ride the foot plate, help the guard, be the signalman, run control, be part of the prep crew, walk the track with the track inspector.
	www.homeatfirst.com /ffestini.htm (898 words)

	Ffestiniog Railway
		Blaenau Ffestiniog station is shared with British Rail, and is 'functional' with a medium sized car park.
		We were pulled to Porthmadog by the double ended Fairlie "David Lloyd George" and back to Blaenau Ffestiniog by "Linda".
		I didn't think you were allowed to look around, but a nice man who helps run the railway has since emailed me and said it is open at certain times of the year.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /stuart.poore/Trains/Ffestiniog.htm (487 words)

	GENUKI: Ffestiniog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Blaenau Ffestiniog : Argraffwyd dros y cyhoeddwr yn Swyddfa y Gloch, 1900.
		Blaenau Ffestiniog : Cymdeithas y Fainc Sglodion, 1997.
		Eglwys Bethesda, Blaenau Ffestiniog records 1839-1975 "Eglwys Bethesda, Bethesda Calvinistic Methodist Church,........
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/MER/Ffestiniog (1429 words)

	- Ffestiniog Fairlie
		Indeed, the original reason the spectacle glasses were made so large was so that the crew members could climb out through them should the loco fail in the Ffestiniog's 'long tunnel', where the clearances at the sides and top were measured in inches only.
		The new Moelwyn Tunnel is quite a bit bigger, but clearances in places on the line are still very tight indeed.
		In the 1920s the Ffestiniog was in such a state that it's a miracle that there weren't more tunnel failures than there were - a mixture of bad maintenance, poor coal, and a traffic manager who probably wasn't very competent.
	www.trainnet.org /dcforum/DCForumID19/37.html (503 words)

	Our Ffestiniog Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We are both active Ffestiniog Railway volunteers Ffestiniog Railway volunteers.
		Stewart was the Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Operating Department from 1990 to 1998.
		Stewart qualifed as a Guard for the Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon) operated by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1997.
	www.bonnyton.demon.co.uk /ffest.htm (265 words)

	Ffestiniog Golf Club, Mid
		Ffestiniog is by no means a championship standard course and does not claim to be any other than it is - a very enjoyable course that is unlike any other.
		Ffestiniog lies on the side of a mountain and therefore incorporates some quite extraordinary views.
		Don't be surprised if you have an awkward lie as that is just one of the enviable traits that this course holds.
	www.welshgolfcourses.com /mid/ffestiniog.php (152 words)

	Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs FC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs FC Cae Clyd – home of Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs FC An excellent website records the history of football in Blaenau Ffestiniog - !http://www.stiniog.com/mel/football1.html and includes some tantalising information about Blaenau Ffestiniog FC and its grounds before WW2.
		After the war the Ffestiniog UDC built the club a new ground on an old rubbish tip at Congl-y-Wal and they moved to the ground at Cae Clyd in 1956.
		Now the home ground of Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs FC, presently second in the Gwynedd League, the old stand is still standing but is showing its age.
	www.mikefloate.clara.co.uk /blaenau_ffestiniog_amateurs_fc.htm (248 words)

	Picture of Blaenau Ffestiniog - Free Pictures - FreeFoto.Com
		Ffestiniog Power Station - the first pumped storage power station in the UK Ffestiniog Power Station - the first pumped storage power station in the UK Ffestiniog Power Station - the first pumped storage power station in the UK The lake at Traws, Blaenau Ffestiniog
		Ffestiniog Power Station - the first pumped storage power station in the UK Waterfall, Blaenau Ffestiniog
		Blaenau Ffestiniog is set in the Vale of Ffestiniog between the Manod and Moelwyn mountain ranges.
	www.freefoto.com /browse.jsp?id=1064-02-0 (86 words)

	The Welsh Highland Railway Project
		This is where you can find out all about the project led by the Ffestiniog Railway to rebuild and operate the Welsh Highland Railway, a neighbouring line running through the mountains of Wales which closed in the 1930s.
		These are not official UWB pages, but are produced by Dr. Ben Fisher (b.j.fisher@bangor.ac.uk) as an enthusiast resource in association with the official Ffestiniog Railway website.
		This site is endorsed by the Ffestiniog Railway as the official site of the WHR Project; however while every effort is made to ensure accuracy, materials not indicated as FR copyright should not be treated as official pronouncements by the FR.
	www.bangor.ac.uk /ml/whr (510 words)

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		Blaenau Ffestiniog was once the capital of the slate quarrying industry.
		Alternatively, you can ride down the underground cliff railway into the dramatic Deep Mine, and experience the audio-visual presentation as a miner from long ago takes you through the various chambers.
		Ffestiniog Power Station at nearby Tanygrisiau was the first pumped storage station built for the CEGB - an example of modern technology set against the dramatic backdrop of old slate quarries.
	www.nwt.co.uk /english/snowdonia/blaenau_ffestiniog.htm (168 words)

	Not Bill Bryson's favourite Welsh town, Blaenau Ffestiniog!
		In Bill Bryson's fascinating book "Notes from a small Island", he mentions his stop at the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, in the county of Gwynedd (pronounced Gwyneth).
		Blaenau Ffestiniog is a town which I consider to be unique, of course I am biased, my father was born there, and his father before him.
		It is situated in the heart of Snowdonia, in the county of Gwynedd, previously the old county of Merionethshire.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/united_kingdom_history/87983 (558 words)

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