Covid-19 could cost Ff&WHR £2million
THEcharitable organisations upporting Ffestiniog& Welsh HighlandRailway(Ff&WHR) haveloanedthe company atotal of £1.2millionto clearthe overdraft,pay employeesand settleother bills.
The Ffestiniog& Welsh HighlandRailwaysTrust, FfestiniogRailwaySociety and CymdeithasRheilffordd Eryrihaveeachcontributed £400,000loans.
Donationsto Ff&WHR's Covid-19support appeal havetopped £300,000.
With both railwaysstill closedwhen this edition of TheRMwent to pressthe total costof coronavirusto Ff&WHRis hardto define, but the companyconsiders £2million'a good working estimate'.