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Title: Ffestiniog Railway comes to Paddington - June 2015 Post by: bobm on June 17, 2015, 09:22:12 From their website. (http://www.festrail.co.uk/content/publish/news/458.shtml)
Quote In 2013, the Ffestiniog Railway put the world^s oldest surviving narrow gauge steam locomotive, Princess, on show at London^s Paddington Station to mark its 150th birthday. This year, we are celebrating 150 years of passenger services. To mark the occasion, brand new Pullman observation carriage 150 will be on display on platform 8/9 at London Paddington from the 8th-27th June inclusive. You are cordially invited to inspect this new ^250,000 luxury carriage, built by craftsmen at our own workshops in North Wales, to see just how the passenger experience has improved in the last century and a half. We think you will be pleasantly surprised. If you would like to examine one of the finest carriages running on any railway in the world at first hand, our staff and volunteers will be at Paddington throughout the visit to answer your questions about the carriage and the 40 miles of railway on which it operates through some of the finest scenery in Europe. We look forward to seeing you at Paddington. I came across the display as I passed through on Monday night and was able to have a very quick look. It does seem impressive. (http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/fest1.jpg) (http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/fest3.jpg) Title: Re: Ffestiniog Railway comes to Paddington - June 2015 Post by: onthecushions on June 18, 2015, 19:27:58 Saw it Wedneday evening. Perfect inlaid woodwork - not even a thou gap in the joints. Only ^6 supplement too. Not many seats either (1 + 1). Hope Hitachi saw it as well. OTC Title: Re: Ffestiniog Railway comes to Paddington - June 2015 Post by: Surrey 455 on June 18, 2015, 22:27:11 I saw the display signs being put up next to the carriage a week or two back and I was confused. Wasn't sure if it was a real railway or the line that Ivor the Engine puffed away on.
Title: Re: Ffestiniog Railway comes to Paddington - June 2015 Post by: JayMac on June 18, 2015, 23:39:49 I've probably said it before, but the Ffestiniog Railway is a must for anyone vaguely interested in railways to visit.
A real gem. Title: Re: Ffestiniog Railway comes to Paddington - June 2015 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 19, 2015, 18:31:25 I've probably said it before ... You have - in at least four of your previous 12,000 posts. ;) :D ;D Title: Re: Ffestiniog Railway comes to Paddington - June 2015 Post by: Western Enterprise on June 22, 2015, 14:36:23 I saw the display signs being put up next to the carriage a week or two back and I was confused. Wasn't sure if it was a real railway or the line that Ivor the Engine puffed away on. No, Ivor is alive and well living at the Wallingford and Cholsey preserved line, I saw him myself there yesterday. And the little Welsh Dragon in his firebox was alive and well......! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |