Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - 'Scene Thru The Lens'
F&WHR - December 2008
1st December 2008 to 31st December 2008
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03.12.08: December – cold weather... sunny days... condensing steam... and atmosphere aplenty...
03.12.08: ‘Blanche’ simmers beneath the water tower at Porthmadog, during the layover between the morning and afternoon trips to Blaenau Ffestiniog...
03.12.08: The sunlight shining on the side of ‘Blanche’ reveals the effects of a ‘wax polish’ during the loco’s preparation that morning...
03.12.08: The panoramic reflection in the dome cover includes the water tower, South Snowdon Wharf, Harbour Station buildings and the harbour itself...
03.12.08: With a mighty roar, the safety valves lift as ‘Blanche’ prepares to couple up to the stock of the 1345 train to Blaenau Ffestiniog...
03.12.08: ‘Blanche’ steams away from Porthmadog and heads across the Cob with the 1345 train to Blaenau Ffestiniog...
04.12.08: Now re-united with both its front and rear power units, and with the rear bunker in place, NG/G16 No.87 is seen undergoing provisional curvature tests in the confines of Boston Lodge Yard...
04.12.08: NG/G16 No.87 is carefully manoeuvred over the points leading to 14 Road in Boston Lodge Yard...
04.12.08: The Cockerill worksplates have recently been attached to the boiler cradle of NG/G16 No.87...
04.12.08: A close-up of the Société Cockerill Seraing worksplate on the driver’s side of NG/G16 No.87...
04.12.08: ‘Vale of Ffestiniog’ draws NG/G16 No.87 slowly towards the Boston Lodge headshunt...
04.12.08: Bob Yates keeps a close watch as ‘Vale of Ffestiniog’, with Rob Coulson at the controls, propels NG/G16 No.87 towards the outside pit in Boston Lodge Yard...
04.12.08: Looking beneath the front of the rear bunker at the flexible connections between the boiler cradle and the rear power unit...
04.12.08: Seen from a higher vantage point, NG/G16 No.87 poses beside the main line – with clear evidence that work on its rebuild is still ‘in progress’...
04.12.08: With Tremadog Cliffs and the flooded Traeth as a backdrop, NG/G16 No.87 is moved slowly through the points in Boston Lodge Yard...
04.12.08: NG/G16 No.87 and ‘Vale of Ffestiniog’ make an impressive sight, as they sit at the entrance to Boston Lodge Yard...
07.12.08: A ‘Santa Train’ sits in Tan-y-Bwlch Station, illuminated by the golden glow of the late afternoon winter sun...
07.12.08: After un-coupling from the train, ‘Blanche’ steams under Tan-y-Bwlch footbridge, before returning through the loop to the water tower...
07.12.08: ‘Blanche’ steams through Tan-y-Bwlch Station, with Derek Evans at the controls...
07.12.08: I couldn’t make my mind up whether I preferred this shot in colour or in black and white – so I’ll let you decide which you like best...
09.12.08: On a cold and frosty morning, ‘Blanche’ steams away from Harbour Station at the head of a privately chartered ‘Santa Special’...
09.12.08: On a cold and frosty morning, ‘Blanche’ steams away from Harbour Station at the head of a privately chartered ‘Santa Special’...
14.12.08: Another cold, but bright and sunny morning! Fireman Ian Smith places the ‘Santa Special’ headboard on ‘Blanche’s smokebox, under the watchful eye of Driver Andrew ‘Jesse’ Wright...
14.12.08: ‘Blanche’ steams towards Tan-y-Bwlch bridge, with Fireman Ian Smith keeping an eye out for the signal ahead...
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