A Requiem For Ricket

This series of photographs were all taken on 18th September 2000 and show Blanche working the steam hauled service alongside Vale of Ffestiniog on the other train set; they are presented in chronological order. There should be another photograph of Blanche at Lottie's Crossing, it was excellent, but this was also the day I learned to change rechargeable batteries in my digital camera as soon as the battery low light shows; the picture was wonderful, but the batteries ran out between displaying it on the screen and writing it to the card!

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A Day In The Life

Ready for the day's work, ‘Blanche’ sits in the yard at Boston Lodge 2000_09_59.jpg 55.44 Kb	A fleeting glimpse as ‘Blanche’ crosses the road at Tanybwlch 2000_09_65.jpg 69.46 Kb	‘Blanche’ emerges from under the main road at Blaenau and runs towards the terminus alongside the standard gauge line from Llandudno Junction 2000_09_66.jpg 87.17 Kb	The Dorfil shunt, Blanche in the headshunt at Blaenau while running round her train 2000156.jpg 35.82 Kb
‘Blanche’ emerges from under the Dorfil footbridge with a train departing from Blaenau Ffestiniog 2000_09_70.jpg 86.65 Kb	‘Blanche’ emerges from under the Dorfil footbridge with a train departing from Blaenau Ffestiniog 2000157.jpg 71.51 Kb	Sitting in the down platform at Minffordd, waiting to depart with a down train 2000158.jpg 66.78 Kb	Leaving Minffordd on the last leg of the down journey, ‘Blanche’ runs alongside the road 2000_09_73.jpg 94.34 Kb
A tiny train is spied crossing the Cob, ‘Blanche’ sets off on another journey up the line 2000_09_74.jpg 62.60 Kb	‘Blanche’ at Stesion Fan, the site of the old LNWR station 2000_09_77.jpg 61.11 Kb	An unusual view, ‘Blanche’ uses platform 2 at Blaenau Ffestiniog 2000179.jpg 83.48 Kb	‘Blanche’ running round at the top end of platform 2, Blaenau Ffestiniog 2000180.jpg 68.99 Kb

You can help put Blanche back on the rails, see the Ricket Rescue web site

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