Having survived for over two decades as a horse drawn operation,
shipping slate downhill between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Portmadoc
and the empties back up the line, the Ffestiniog Railway was forced
by constantly increasing loads and weight to switch to steam
locomotives. Four 0-4-0STs - Princess, Prince, Welsh Pony and
Little Wonder - were received from George England Co. in 1863 and
immediately made their presences felt, producimg a step change in
the railway's fortunes. This continued over the next decade,
leading to orders for more powerful motive power, with delivery of
a further 0-4-0ST - Palmerston - and the first of what would become
the iconic emblem of the railway, Robert Fairlie's patent
double-engines. As has been asserted on several oocasions, the
Festiniog have always been at the forefront of forward thinking and
innovation and this has continued through to the present day. 2013
sees the celebration of 150 years of steam and this book, a third
vloume in Nostalgia Collection's Past & Present series,
features a focus on the locomotive fleet, as well as showing a
number of comparative views through the years, but there are also
views that deserve to stand alone on their merit. What the book
does show is both progress in the past by the railway and the
health of current operations to take them into the next 150 years!
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