L&B DUO TO STAR IN SNOWDONIAN SPRING SPECIAL

Fresh from their inaugural double-headed runs on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in September, replica Manning Wardle 2-6-2T

No. E190 Lyd and Baldwin 2-4-2T No. 762 Lyn will be reunited on the Welsh Highland Railway in the spring, as they team up for part of the line’s 80-mile ‘Snowdonian’ fundraising train on April 13.

Non-stop Garratt haulage from Porthmadog to Caernarfon has been requested for the ‘Snowdonian Ltd’ duplicate, scheduled for June 15.

Raising funds for the Ffestiniog Railway’s Diamond Jubilee appeal, the ‘Snowdonian’ trains, covering both the FR and the WHR, complete with refreshments, have become an established part of the FR/ WHR calendar. The Third Class inclusive fare is £200. Guided tours of Boston Lodge works are also offered to participants. For more details visit www.festrail. co.uk/appeal/snowdonian.html

PETER JOHNSON Replica Baldwin 2-4-2T No. 762 Lyn heads the F&WHR’s replica Manning Wardle 2-6-2T No. E190 Lyd with a four-coach train to Woody Bay at the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway’s autumn gala on September 29 2018 – the first time the two designs had worked together since 1935.