Ffestiniog Railway events

From Festipedia, hosted by the FR Heritage Group

An adhoc list of some of the events on the railway. By no means complete and only lists events since 1986 Items marked *&* originally appeared on the Company website, and with the format change, now appear here with kind permission:


(In chronological order)

  • 1986, Easter Weekend - FR150
  • 1988, 30th April to 2nd May - Steam 125
  • 1990, 5th to 7th May - Steam Gala - for a brochure see the ephemera page
  • 1993, 1st to 3rd May - Hunslet 100 – Grand Steam Gala
  • 1993, 19th/20th June - Training and Recruitment Weekend - A event targetted at on-train volunteers
  • 1995, 6th to 8th May - “All Our Yesterdays” Steam Gala ‘95
  • 1996, 17th/18th February - The Diesel Weekend
  • 1997, 3rd to 5th May - A Festival of Steam Biennial Gala
  • 1998, 2nd to 4th May - The Mini Gala
  • 1999, 1st to 3rd May - Railffest 99 The Biennial Gala
  • 2000, 15th/16th April - FE2K an event targeted at potential volunteers
  • 2000, 28th December - A Quiet Time in the Snow *&*
  • 2002, Welsh Pony leaves Porthmadog, 12th March 2002, a pictorial report *&*
  • 2002, 1st to 4th June - 20th Anniversary of the Opening to Blaenau / Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
  • 2002, Building Back to Blaenau, a pictorial report on the 20th Anniversary *&*
  • 2004 - Railfest at the NRM featuring Prince, 15 and the CRV, also the Darjeeling loco
  • 2005, 30th April to 3rd May - FR50
  • 2005, 23rd July - The First Train (Mary Ann)
  • 2005, Saturday 6th August 2005 - The First Train (Prince)


Regular Events

  • Vintage Weekend
  • 1996 26th - 27th October
  • 1999 16th - 17th October
  • 2000 7th-8th October
  • 2002 *&*
  • 2004
  • 2005 14th - 16th October
  • Winter Warmer Weekend
  • Interactive
  • Kids Week
  • Kids Week 2002 *&*
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005, Saturday 30th July to Saturday 6th August 2005


See also[edit]