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Merddin Emrys is a Double Fairlie locomotive, the third such locomotive built for the Festiniog Railway, the suitability of the type having been proven in tests using Little Wonder. Merddin was built in the Festiniog Railway Company's own workshops at Boston Lodge in 1879 to the design of Percy Spooner and has spent its entire working life on the Festiniog Railway. When the railway closed in 1946 Merddin was the only double engine still available for service, Livingston Thompson having been withdrawn for repairs. It is seen here entering the Aberglaslyn pass on 31st October 2009 with Taliesin and some vintage carriages. Photo credit: Chrisjones Recently featured: The Wickham trolley – K1 – Carriage 22