Chronology 1863-1889
1863 to 1889 - The Spooner Era [edit]
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| Pre 1830 | 1830 - 1862 | 1863 - 1889 | 1890 - 1926 | 1927 - 1946 | 1947 - 1954 | 1955 - 1958 | 1959 - 1982 | 1983 - 1994 | 1995 - date |
| "Legend" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Changes | Engines | People |
| Dividend Payout | Literature | BOT/HMRI |
| History | Stations | Carriages |
| Year | Day | Month | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | 18 | Jul | Two England steam locomotives delivered - Mountaineer and The Princess | Johnson |
| 1863 | 4 | Aug | First (unsuccessful) steam trial of The Princess | Winton |
| 1863 | 23 | Oct | Celebration of opening of the line for traffic hauled by steam | Winton |
| 1864 | . | Jan | The third locomotive - The Prince - arrives | wiki |
| 1864 | . | Mar | The fourth locomotive - Palmerston - arrives | wiki |
| 1864 | . | Jun | FR give notice to the Board of Trade of its intention of operating a passenger service | Winton |
| 1864 | 27 | Oct | Captain H. W. Tyler carries out Board of Trade Inspection | Winton |
| 1864 | 28 | Dec | Board of Trade approval granted | Winton |
| 1865 | 5 | Jan | Official opening for passenger carrying trains (& fatality of engine cleaner John Roberts) | Winton |
| 1866 | . | . | Quarrymen's Traffic commences "about the end of 1866" | Winton |
| 1866 | . | . | Tanygrisiau station opens | Winton |
| 1867 | . | . | Two larger locomotives - Welsh Pony and Little Giant - built and delivered | Winton |
| 1868 | . | . | Company pays half yearly dividend of 6% | Winton |
| 1869 | . | Jul | Double Fairlie Little Wonder delivered | Winton |
| 1869 | 18 | Sep | Little Wonder trial for Board of Trade Inpector | Winton |
| 1870 | . | . | Little Wonder Series of trials and demonstrations from February to July | Boyd |
| 1872 | . | . | Minffordd station opens | Winton |
| 1872 | . | . | Carriage 15, the first revenue-earning bogie carriage in the British Isles enters service | Boyd |
| 1872 | . | Dec | Double Fairlie James Spooner starts work | Winton |
| 1873 | . | . | Tan y Bwlch station opens | Winton |
| 1876 | 17 | Aug | Single Fairlie locomotive Taliesin enters service | Winton |
| 1878 | . | Dec | American 'Travelling Reporter' William H. Bishop visits the FR. Subsequent article appears in August 1879 edition of 'Scribner's Monthly' | Winton |
| 1879 | 21 | Jul | Double Fairlie Merddin Emrys built at Boston Lodge 1877-79 and enters service | Boyd |
| 1879 | . | . | Original locomotive Mountaineer officially withdrawn and subsequently used for spare parts | wiki |
| 1882 | 6 | Dec | Little Wonder condemned | . |
| 1886 | 29 | Jun | Double Fairlie Livingston Thompson enters service - built at Boston Lodge 1882-1886 | Boyd |
| 1886 | 12 | Feb | The original Boat "smashed to pieces" | Boyd |
| 1887 | . | Aug | R.H.Bleasdale visits twice to take photographs that will survive as The Spooner Album | ACG |
| 1888 | 5 | Sep | Palmerston rebuilt - the first England engine with a saddle tank and full cab | wiki |
| 1889 | 19 | Nov | Death of Charles Spooner | Boyd |
| Chronology | |||||||||
| Pre 1830 | 1830 - 1862 | 1863 - 1889 | 1890 - 1926 | 1927 - 1946 | 1947 - 1954 | 1955 - 1958 | 1959 - 1982 | 1983 - 1994 | 1995 - date |
| "Legend" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Changes | Engines | People |
| Dividend Payout | Literature | BOT/HMRI |
| History | Stations | Carriages |