Pushing The Boat Out - The Vintage Gala To End All Vintage Galas?

The gravity train was locked in the siding at Dduallt, waiting for Prince to run down and clear the section.  After a brief pause to reset the ground frame the gravity train slowly rolled away down the hill, another sight unique to the Ffestiniog.

Merddin Emrys returned up the hill with Moelwyn tagging along at the rear of the train.  Watching trains from the lineside can give rise to mental blockages; not until I saw Moelwyn with Carriage 15 creeping into Tanygrisiau late in the afternoon did I realise that the Victorian set was now rather short, it still looked the part behind Merddin Emrys.  No 15 had succumbed to a hot box in the morning and a gentle run down to Boston Lodge was it's last appearance of the weekend.


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The gravity train sits in the siding at Dduallt.       (15/10/2005)
The gravity train sits in the siding at Dduallt.
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‘Prince’ and the Garraway era train leave Dduallt with a down service.       (15/10/2005)
‘Prince’ and the Garraway era train leave Dduallt with a down service.
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After closing up the ground frame, the gravity train begins to move away from Dduallt.       (15/10/2005)
After closing up the ground frame, the gravity train begins to move away from Dduallt.
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‘Merddin Emrys’ runs through Dduallt station with the Spooner set (and Moelwyn....)       (15/10/2005)
‘Merddin Emrys’ runs through Dduallt station with the Spooner set (and Moelwyn....)
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‘Merddin Emrys’ climbs the spiral and crosses the bridge Victorian train.       (15/10/2005)
‘Merddin Emrys’ climbs the spiral and crosses the bridge Victorian train.
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‘Merddin Emrys’ amidst the countryside of Dduallt spiral.       (15/10/2005)
‘Merddin Emrys’ amidst the countryside of Dduallt spiral.
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‘Merddin Emrys’ and the Spooner set on the Dduallt spiral.       (15/10/2005)
‘Merddin Emrys’ and the Spooner set on the Dduallt spiral.
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‘Merddin Emrys’ runs alongside Llyn Ystradau with the abbreviated Spooner set.       (15/10/2005)
‘Merddin Emrys’ runs alongside Llyn Ystradau with the abbreviated Spooner set.
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‘Merddin Emrys’ makes light work of it’s featherweight train on the climb to Tunnel North.       (15/10/2005)
‘Merddin Emrys’ makes light work of it’s featherweight train on the climb to Tunnel North.
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‘Moelwyn’ creeps into Tanygrisiau with carriage 15, earlier detached from the Spooner set with a hot axle box.       (15/10/2005)
‘Moelwyn’ creeps into Tanygrisiau with carriage 15, earlier detached from the Spooner set with a hot axle box.
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‘Moelwyn’ and carriage 15 depart from Minffordd on the way back to Boston Lodge.       (15/10/2005)
‘Moelwyn’ and carriage 15 depart from Minffordd on the way back to Boston Lodge.
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