Broithe Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It'll be on the ferry later today - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-22759392 - 150 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel281 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Would be interesting to know what is really part of the original construction. Looking at the pictures here, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-20272985 it seems the loco was rebuilt every few years. The freshly painted loco looks very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 she is one strange little lady, buti will take a spin up and have a look . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Would be interesting to know what is really part of the original construction. I have an axe that's at least two hundred years old - it's only had three new heads and five new handles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffles Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I saw it arriving in the yard of Hueston station last night it looked great it will be viewable from Thursday afternoon in the station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) There is an Irish connection with the Festiniog in the 1830s original railway was promoted and financed by Dublin business interests and was very profitable with a monopoly on the slate traffic out of Bleanau until LNWR and GWR built lines into the area, Princess is pretty much in the same condition as when she last ran in the 1940s some bits may date back to 1860, the England locos were fairly standardised and parts swapped around within the class. The Festiniog is basically a small gauge main line railway and locos are basically worked flat out the England locos may be small but have a nicee exhaust [video=youtube;FYQlez-SVmU] Edited June 6, 2013 by Mayner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I saw it last night. It is stuck away beside the taxis, not at all in a clearly visible position. Are they going to move it to the concourse, I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 nice clip and info john:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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