Fencing

The Festiniog Railway is fenced mainly with stone walls, sometimes with wire and standards on top.

It is noted the slate mining produced a lot of waste (90%) which maximised the amount of walls compared to fencing.

Low cost railway

The FR has always prided itself as being a cost-effective railway, especially on so-called "first" or capital costs. One way of being a Cheap Railway is not to provide facilities that are not absolutely in the earliest days of operation when trains operate at very low speeds. Such as fencing.

(QNNA) A question to ask is whether the line was fenced (or walled) from day one or at some later date?

Limited clearance

Since the FR structure gauge is "only slightly" larger than the "loading gauge" it is often unsafe to stand between moving trains and structures such as walls, fences, tunnels, etc.

Gallery

• Fencing and Walls
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  The wall gap on one side is wider than the other, allowing people to stand/walk safely on that side, while trains are operating.
  Photo Mark Temple
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  Many walls have limited clearance.
  
  
  
  
  Photo Mark Temple.
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  Cei Mawr around 1887.
  
  Walls with limited clearance.
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  Tyler's Curve. A close shave. This picture was taken from an open window & within the carriage.
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  People leaning on wooden post and wire fence at Cwm Bychan.
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  Pen-y-mount Station exterior.
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  Paling fence outside the Harbour Station
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  Nantmor.
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  Walls at Cei Mawr (zoom)
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  Approaching St Helen's Road overbridge near Caernarfon.
  Note diagonals of terminal post.
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  Llyn Ystradau
  post and wire fencing.
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  Fencing at Dduallt.
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  Post and wire fencing.
  Note diagonals of reinforced post.
  (zoom)
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  Post and wire fencing at Dduallt.
  (Between yellow arrows.
  (zoom)

See also

• Template:Moelwyn Tunnels Old & New - View of tunnel walls.