John Reynolds
John was a FR Society director from 1971 to 1986. He was a member of the Society's Management Committee and also of the Penrhyn Hostel sub-committee. He first worked on the Railway as a volunteer in 1967.[1] He arrived to do a week's building work and was promptly allotted the task of clearing up some very dusty coal at Harbour Station - a good way to discourage a new volunteer! I seems that he had been confused with a fireman who was expected; the mistake was put right and his interest in the FR survived. As was often the case, his interest in the FR was first stimulated by a book which described Welsh narrow gauge railways and he was most impressed with the FR. He had travelled widely following his interest in steam, throughout Great Britain and abroad.
He then joined the East Anglian Group, helping them on waggon rebuilding projects, and becoming appointed to their committee. He became responsible for its sales activities from 1969. He was a builder by trade and had his own business having started out serving a five year apprenticeship in joinery. He joined the Society's (Penrhyn) hostel sub-committee in 1971.[2] He lived in Cambridge. His building skills were put to good use around the Railway. One little project he did was building the small concrete block building behind the old loco shed at Glan y Pwll in 1974 to house the electrical switches to allow an electricity supply to the site.
He married Diana Williams in early April 1976 and post wedding celebrations took place on the 11.15 train on AGM day. [3]
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- ^ "Portraits", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 055, page(s): 031
- ^ "Hostel Story", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 58, page(s): 25
- ^ "Congratulations", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 073, page(s): 005