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On Tuesday 19th May 1964, the famous railway artist Terence Cuneo visited the Festiniog Railway to make sketches and take photographs for what was to become a well known painting of trains passing at Tan y Bwlch. It was carefully staged with Linda waiting at the top points with an up train while Merddin Emrys arrives with a down train. As the line above Tan y Bwlch was still awaiting re-opening in 1964, this was seen as symbolic of the FR Co.'s resolve to continue with the re-opening of the line. The resulting painting was used for advertising posters, timetable posters and sold for £1 to the general public. The artist (wearing the light coloured raincoat) can just be seen on Linda's footplate with the General Manager, Allan Garraway. Photo credit: Ron Fisher
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