By: Marilyn
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Travels on the Ffestiniog Railway

A week into Autumn and we still hadn’t travelled on the Ffestiniog Railway. That really had to be rectified while the weather still held. So today was to be the day. And what a day it turned out. Warm, sunny, and still. Perfect.

The train heads off from Porthmadog Station, a 30 minute drive from home. That meant a fairly leisurely morning with time enough to prepare a picnic lunch for the journey and a photo opportunity stop along the way.

Beautiful bespoke gate at the beginning of the footpath from Rhyd Ddu to Beddgelert.
View from the footpath, part of the Snowdonia Range.
Looking through the window watching our engine being driven to the front of the train.
View from the carriage window:
Tan-y-grisiau Reservoir of the Tan-y-grisiau Pump Storage Scheme.
Swans on the estuary
Our engine snakes around the track
That’s not coffee in the flask!
It was great being so close to the engine – just two carriages between us – enjoying the unmistakable smell of steam, just one of the iconic delights of steam travel.

It was a wonderful day.
Once you’ve parked up and boarded a train that winds its leisurely way through glorious scenery you’ve surrendered yourself to ‘enforced R&R’. And as enforced R&R goes – it’s one of the best!