Fairbourne Railway. 1963/08/29, 1. Fairbourne Railway 4-6-2 "Ernest W. Twining" carries the number 57512 and an approximation of Caledonian Railway blue livery with black and white lining as it makes its way from Fairbourne to the Barmouth Ferry at Penrhyn Point on Thursday 29th August 1963. At this time the railway was 15" gauge, it was later sold and re-gauged to 12¼". This engine was built by Guest Engineering in 1950 for the Dudley Zoo Railway and was subsequently loaned to the Fairbourne Railway. It was bought for the railway in 1964 before being sold again and exported to Japan in 1987.

Fairbourne Railway. 1963/08/29, 2. Fairbourne Railway 4-6-2 "Ernest W. Twining" carries the number 57512 and an approximation of Caledonian Railway blue livery with black and white lining as it makes its way with a well loaded train from Fairbourne to the Barmouth Ferry at Penrhyn Point on Thursday 29th August 1963. At this time the railway was 15" gauge, it was later sold and re-gauged to 12¼". This engine was built by Guest Engineering in 1950 for the Dudley Zoo Railway and was subsequently loaned to the Fairbourne Railway. It was bought for the railway in 1964 before being sold again and exported to Japan in 1987.

Fairbourne Railway. 1964/07/27, 1. Fairbourne Railway Bassett-Lowke "Sans Pareil" Class 30 4-4-2 "Count Louis" crosses the road on the level as it returns to the Fairbourne terminus from Barmouth Ferry. The engine was built for Count Louis Zborowski in 1924 and spent its life until 1987 on the Fairbourne Railway where it was rebuilt with a larger tender. It is now being restored to its original condition at a private site. Wednesday 27th July 1964.

Fairbourne Railway. 1964/07/27, 2. Fairbourne Railway Bassett-Lowke "Sans Pareil" Class 30 4-4-2 "Count Louis" backs down onto its train at the Fairbourne terminus, which stood adjacent but at ninety degrees to the Cambrian line (part of the standard gauge station can be seen on the far left of the picture). The engine was built for Count Louis Zborowski in 1924 and spent its life until 1987 on the Fairbourne Railway where it was rebuilt with a larger tender. It is now being restored to its original condition at a private site. After the line was sold and re-gauged this terminus was radically altered as well. Wednesday 27th July 1964.

Fairbourne Railway. 1964/07/27, 3. Fairbourne Railway Bassett-Lowke "Sans Pareil" Class 30 4-4-2 "Count Louis" backs down onto its train at the Fairbourne terminus, which stood adjacent but at ninety degrees to the Cambrian line (part of the standard gauge station can be seen on the far left of the picture). The engine was built for Count Louis Zborowski in 1924 and spent its life until 1987 on the Fairbourne Railway where it was rebuilt with a larger tender. It is now being restored to its original condition at a private site. After the line was sold and re-gauged this terminus was radically altered as well. Wednesday 27th July 1964.

Fairbourne Railway. 1966/08/xx. Fairbourne Railway 2-6-2T No. 20 "Tracy-Jo" was in fact a steam outline diesel, built by Guest Engineering in 1964 for the Dudley Zoo Railway and used on the Fairbourne line between 1964 and 1966. It was named after the daughter of the builder and is here departing from Fairbourne station on its way to the Barmouth Ferry station. It was later rebuilt as a "real" steam engine and became a 2-6-4T which now runs as "Wroxham Broad" on the Bure Valley Railway in Norfolk. Photo taken in August 1966.

Fairbourne Railway. 2008/08/26, 1. FR replica Lynton & Barnstaple 2-6-2T No. E759 "Yeo" runs round its train at Barmouth Ferry on the dull and blustery afternoon of Tuesday 26th August 2008.

Fairbourne Railway. 2008/08/26, 2. FR replica Lynton & Barnstaple 2-6-2T No. E759 "Yeo" runs round its train at Barmouth Ferry on the dull and blustery afternoon of Tuesday 26th August 2008.

Fairbourne Railway. 2008/08/26, 3. FR replica Lynton & Barnstaple 2-6-2T No. E759 "Yeo" has just run round its train at Barmouth Ferry on the dull and blustery afternoon of Tuesday 26th August 2008. Barmouth Viaduct can be seen in the background.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/04/20, 01. Some passengers from the main line "Festiniog Railway Society Special" from Paddington alighted that train at Minffordd Cambrian station and transferred to the FR at Minffordd FR station, where Double-Fairlie No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" and George England 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" waited with two specials to take participants to Tan-y-Bwlch. The driver of No. 10 is Bill Hoole, formerly of BR "Top Shed" at King's Cross, who retired to the railway. Saturday 20th April 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/04/20, 02. Ffestiniog Railway Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" at Tan-y-Bwlch with a special for members of the Festiniog Railway Society who had travelled from London Paddington by chartered train. Saturday 20th April 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/04/20, 03. One of the George England 0-4-0STT engines is dumped in Glan-y-Mor yard on the seaward side of Boston Lodge works and shed across "The Cob" from Porthmadog. It has the name "Mountaineer" scrawled in chalk, but was this its actual identity? Photo taken in utterly foul conditions during a visit by the participants in the "FR Society Special" from Paddington to Porthmadog, Saturday 20th April 1963. I have now been informed by several people that this is in fact "Welsh Pony" as "Mountaineer" was never rebuilt as a saddletank and was scrapped in 1879!

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/04/20, 04. FR George England 0-4-0STT No. 1 "Princess" has had at least a bit of cosmetic attention as it is stored in Glan-y-Mor yard at Boston Lodge Works, also during the visit of the participants of the "FR Society Special" from London Paddington to Porthmadog on a very miserable Saturday 20th April 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/04/20, 05. George England 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" comes across "The Cob" from Boston Lodge towards Porthmadog Harbour station with a special for the Festiniog Railway Society tour on the afternoon of a very dull Saturday 20th April 1963. Driver Evan Davies is in charge, together with Fireman Richard Hanlon, as the train passes over what was then the only stretch of flat-bottomed rail on the line, this having been previously used on the Welsh Highland Railway.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/04/20, 06. FR George England 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" shunts stock at Porthmadog Harbour station on the dreadfully dull afternoon of Saturday 20th April 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 1. Ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 1893 built 0-4-0ST "Linda", now running with an improvised tender, soon after arriving at the Ffestiniog Railway. She was later rebuilt as a 2-4-0STT with a proper tender and repainted in FR livery. She is in charge of the first train of the day from Porthmadog Harbour to Tan-y-Bwlch and is here just passing the level-crossing at Penrhyndeudraeth. The first few coaches were known as the "Bug-Boxes", some of the original 4-wheeled rolling stock of the railway. Behind them is coach No. 22, known as the "banana van" due to its sagging frames! The track is some of the old "double-head" chaired rails, most of which has now been replaced by new flatbottom rail. Monday 26th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 2. Watched by my youngest brother Keith, FR Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" pulls into Minffordd station with a train from Porthmadog to Tan-y-Bwlch on Monday 26th August 1963. The driver is Bill Hoole, formerly of King's Cross "Top Shed" until retirement. The train is on the main running line, the crossover in the foreground is out of the loop at Minffordd and the right hand track is the long siding to the exchange yard with BR.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 3. George England 1863 0-4-0STT FR No. 1 "Princess" was on display for a while at Porthmadog Harbour station having had a touch of cosmetic restoration. Monday 26th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 4. Ex-Penrhyn Railway 0-4-0ST "Linda" (Hunslet 1893) stands in one of the loops at Porthmadog Harbour station, not long after arriving on FR metals. She is still carrying faded Penrhyn Railway black livery with LNWR style lining and has been fitted with a temporary tender from one of the England 0-4-0STT engines. Later, the engine was rebuilt with a proper tender and given FR green livery, later still she was rebuilt as a 2-4-0STT. Behind in the platform road is a train being shunted by "Prince", the leading vehicles are some of the "Bug-Boxes" and the "Banana Van" coach No. 22 is behind them. Monday 26th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 5. FR George England 1863 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" has just shunted the stock and is now in one of the loops at Porthmadog Harbour station as ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 1893 0-4-0ST "Linda" prepares to depart with a train to Tan-y-Bwlch. "Linda" had not been on the FR long at this stage and is still carrying faded Penrhyn Railway black livery. She also has a temporary tender from another of the England engines. The first few coaches of the train are some of the original 4-wheeled "Bug-Boxes", Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8. Monday 26th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 6. FR Double-Fairlie No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" in the final cutting before Tan-y-Bwlch station with a train from Porthmadog Harbour. Fireman Dave "Rolo" Mackintosh can take it easy now the journey is almost over, though Driver Bill Hoole still has the regulators wide open on the constant uphill gradient. Monday 26th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 7. Tan-y-Bwlch station as it used to be before platforms, fencing and a footbridge were constructed! Double-Fairlie No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" is awaiting the arrival of another train from Porthmadog before departing downhill to the sea again. This was the terminus of the line for several years, until the line was rebuilt to Dduallt as the next stage. Monday 26th August 1963. The leading coach of the train is the first class Observation Car No. 11, while behind that is the ex-Lynton & Barnstaple Railway carriage rebuilt as the "Snapper Bar".

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/26, 8. The Ffestiniog Railway had been running from Porthmadog Harbour to Tan-y-Bwlch for some years by this time, but the section from there to Dduallt was still virtually untouched, almost as "abandoned". In typical Welsh summer weather we walked to Dduallt and Moelwyn Tunnel along the track. This is the scene at Campbell's Curve by the old water tower, a couple of old slate wagons are chocked on the original track. On the left my brothers Barry and Keith examine some relic or other, while in the centre my father Derek keeps an eye on things. Monday 26th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/29, 1. Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" is running round its train at Porthmadog Harbour station after coaling and watering at the stage just out of the picture to the left, and making use of the unusual 3-way stub-point just behind the engine. The fireman is Dave "Rolo" Mackintosh and the driver (just visible) is Bill Hoole, formerly of King's Cross "Top Shed", whose regular engine at that depot was A4 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley". Bill retired to Porthmadog and drove on the FR for many years. The young mother with her toddler in the push-chair gives a nice period feel to the picture! Thursday 29th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/29, 2. Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" has run round its train at Porthmadog Harbour station after coaling and watering. The driver (just visible) is Bill Hoole, formerly of King's Cross "Top Shed", whose regular engine at that depot was A4 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley". Bill retired to Porthmadog and drove on the FR for many years. The notice on the old signal post spells the railway name the original way! The furthest right hand track was all that remained of the old connection to the Welsh Highland Railway, hopefully soon to be re-connected! Thursday 29th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1963/08/29. The ex-Lynton & Barnstaple Railway coach that was rescued and rebuilt as a Buffet Car, No. 14 the "Snapper Bar", stands in a train formation at Porthmadog Harbour station, Thursday 29th August 1963.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/07/30, 1. George England 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" arrives at Tan-y-Bwlch with the non-stop 15:00 train "Y Cymro" ("The Welshman") from Porthmadog Harbour station on a rather dull Thursday 30th July 1964. Leaning out of the cab is fireman Richard Hanlon.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/07/30, 2. FR George England 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" runs round its train at Tan-y-Bwlch with Driver Bill Hoole in charge prior to returning to Porthmadog Harbour. Thursday 30th July 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/07/30, 3. Ex-Penrhyn Railway 0-4-0STT "Linda" is about to pass Minffordd Crossing (aka "Lottie's Crossing"!) with a train from Porthmadog to Tan-y-Bwlch. Porthmadog can be seen in the background, nestling under the slopes of Moel-y-Gest. Thursday 30th July 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/07/31. FR 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" simmers on the disposal road at Boston Lodge after the day's work on the evening of Friday 31st July 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/02, 1. By this time, sister Penrhyn Railway engine "Linda" was in FR green livery and running with a new tender (rebuilt from "Welsh Pony's" tender), but "Blanche" had not been on the FR long and was still in Penrhyn livery and is here coupled to its temporary tender, formerly coal wagon No. 38. Here, "Blanche" simmers at Boston Lodge, prior to going off-shed. Sunday 2nd August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/02, 2. Ex-Penrhyn Railway 0-4-0STT "Blanche" is watched by the fireman as she crosses the pointwork out of Boston Lodge to work light engine across "The Cob" to Porthmadog Harbour to pick up her train, Sunday 2nd August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/02, 2. Ex-Penrhyn Railway 0-4-0STT "Linda" has now been painted in FR green livery and a permanent tender has been rebuilt from "Welsh Pony's" old tender. The cab has also been reprofiled in order to fit through Garnedd tunnel. The engine is on the disposal road at Boston Lodge shed and fireman Dave "Rolo" Mackintosh is in the midst of his duties on the right of the picture. On the left by wagon No. 30 is off-duty Bill Hoole, together with (I think) some of his family members. Sunday 2nd August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/02, 3. FR Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" shares the disposal road at Boston Lodge with ex-Penrhyn Railway "Blanche" 0-4-0STT after the day's work on the sunny evening of Sunday 2nd August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/02, 4. FR Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" shares the disposal road at Boston Lodge with ex-Penrhyn Railway "Blanche" 0-4-0STT after the day's work on the sunny evening of Sunday 2nd August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/04. Ex-Penrhyn Railway 0-4-0STT "Blanche" comes round the curve off "The Cob" passing Pen Cob Halt and the trackwork into Boston Lodge Works and shed. She is in charge of "Y Cymro" ("The Welshman"), the non-stop 15:00 train from Porthmadog Harbour to Tan-y-Bwlch on Tuesday 4th August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/11. Seen from the cliffs overlooking the Glaslyn estuary, Boston Lodge Works, running shed and Glan-y-Mor yard bask in the summer sunshine. The track running out of the picture bottom left led to the gunpowder store sheds and the coach on the left is derelict No. 10. The three-way stub point that had been part of the layout at Porthmadog Harbour station had been replaced and was now in the process of being relaid in Glan-y-Mor yard (this was part of my first volunteering work as a 15 year old - it took most of the two weeks I was there to relay the pointwork!). In the centre is the cab from "Earl of Merioneth", to the right under the tarpaulin is (I think) "Welsh Pony" while to the right of that is the engine that came from Harrogate Gas Works. In the works yard the tanks from "Earl of Merioneth" can be seen, ex-Penrhyn Railway 0-4-0ST "Blanche" is on the loco preparation and disposal track, together with "Prince". The long shed to the left was the running shed for working locos. It is also a high tide as some of the grazing cattle in the background have discovered! Tuesday 11th August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/13. The first of the new build coaches, No. 24, has just had its bogies fitted and is wheeled out of the erecting shop at Boston Lodge for the first time. It was finished in varnished teak livery and looks very smart. Thursday 13th August 1964. It was later renumbered No. 104 and is still running today.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/14, 1. Double-Fairlie No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" climbing through the woods at Whistling Curve on the approach to Tan-y-Bwlch with the 11:45 train from Porthmadog on Friday 14th August 1964. Driver Evan Davies is in charge in characteristic pose complete with cigarette dangling from his lips!

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/14, 2. FR Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" is in charge of a downhill train from Tan-y-Bwlch to Porthmadog in the woods near Plas Halt on Friday 14th August 1964.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1964/08/14, 3. FR Double-Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 10 "Merddin Emrys" takes to the woods above the huge Cei Mawr embankment and really gets into its stride with the 14:15 train from Porthmadog to Tan-y-Bwlch on Friday 14th August 1964. Because of fire risk from the coal-fired engines working hard in the woods, they were later converted to oil-firing. The engine is carrying a temporary paper headboard on the smokebox, "Zoey Goldstraw", apparently fireman Peter Wood's girlfriend, and applied by two loco department volunteers with Driver Evan Davies's permission!

Ffestiniog Railway. 1965/07/09, 1. Ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 0-4-0STT "Linda" stops briefly at Minffordd station with the 14:20 train from Porthmadog Harbour to Tan-y-Bwlch on Friday 9th July 1965.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1965/07/09, 2. Ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 0-4-0STT "Linda" starts away from the station stop at Minffordd with the 14:20 train from Porthmadog to Tan-y-Bwlch on Friday 9th July 1965. The coaching stock is in green and ivory livery, the leading coach No. 19.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1965/10/23. FR George England 0-4-0STT No. 2 "Prince" had the honour of hauling the wedding special train when the FR General Manager, Allan Garraway, was married. Driver Bill Hoole keeps a good look-out for the various traditional "hazards" associated with weddings - the train has just re-started after an unscheduled halt at "Lottie's Crossing" where the gates were padlocked to the track... Here the train is passing the weigh-house alongside the line into Minffordd yard, en route for Tan-y-Bwlch. Saturday 23rd October 1965.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/02/12, 1. The London Area Group (whose members were known as "LAGs") of the Ffestiniog Railway Society ran regular working parties to help out with the Permanent Way department at the railway. These were usually on winter weekends when the railway wasn't running and were great fun as well as instructional! Here, the loop at Penrhyndeudraeth station was being extended with new pointwork at each end together with associated re-ballasting. Fred Howe's PW Dept. Wickham Trolley is prominent in the foreground, while some of the ex-RAF wagons stand on the main line, a brakevan in the loop. Saturday 12th February 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/02/12, 2. One of the delights of the working parties was the possibility of a "Gravity Train" ride after the day's work was over, on the return to Minffordd Yard. This was the original method of working the line, it being downhill all the way from Blaenau Ffestiniog to the sea at Porthmadog Harbour, loaded trains of slate ran by gravity with brakesmen on board, the empties were hauled back by horses until the advent of steam locomotion. In this view, head of the PW Dept, Ron Lester, is in the first of the ex-RAF wagons as they depart over newly relaid track from Penrhyndeudraeth station, Graham "The Pipe" Westley is in the second wagon and other "LAG" members in subsequent wagons. There was, of course, an "engineering possession"! Saturday 12th February 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/02/12, 3. One of the delights of the working parties was the possibility of a "Gravity Train" ride after the day's work was over, on the return to Minffordd Yard. This was the original method of working the line, it being downhill all the way from Blaenau Ffestiniog to the sea at Porthmadog Harbour, loaded trains of slate ran by gravity with brakesmen on board, the empties were hauled back by horses until the advent of steam locomotion. In this view, head of the PW Dept, Ron Lester is in the first of the ex-RAF wagons as they depart over newly relaid track from Penrhyndeudraeth station, and other "LAG" members are in subsequent wagons. Fellow "LAG" Ron Fisher is standing on the wall at the right watching proceedings. There was, of course, an "engineering possession"! Saturday 12th February 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/05/29, 1. Ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 0-4-0ST "Linda" is now on the Ffestiniog Railway and running as an 0-4-0STT. Here, she is reversing through Minffordd Yard to pick up some coal wagons from the exchange sidings with BR. Also in the sidings are a standard gauge crane and match truck, perhaps helping to dispose of the piles of scrap rails. Sunday 29th May 1966. The engine was later rebuilt as a 2-4-0STT.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/05/29, 2. Ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 0-4-0ST "Linda" is now on the Ffestiniog Railway and running as an 0-4-0STT. Here, she is reversing through Minffordd Yard to pick up some coal wagons from the exchange sidings with BR. In the backgound a volunteer working party from the FR Society London Area Group put their collective back into sorting out piles of old rails. Sunday 29th May 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/05/29, 3. Ex-Penrhyn Railway Hunslet 0-4-0ST "Linda" is now on the Ffestiniog Railway and running as an 0-4-0STT. Here, she is reversing through Minffordd Yard, into the "Coal Hole", to pick up some coal wagons from the exchange sidings with BR. Driver Allan Garraway is in characteristic position sitting on the cab side sheet. The Moelwyn mountains dominate the background. Sunday 29th May 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/05/30, 1. The first Garratt locomotive built by Beyer, Peacock was No. K1, an 0-4-0 + 0-4-0 for the Tasmanian Government Railways North East Dundas Tramway. K1 and K2 were built in 1909 and unusually for Garratt locos were compounds with the cylinders on the inner end of the engines. This was at the insistence of the buyers, but was not replicated on any other Garratts. The line closed in 1929 and K1 was repatriated by Beyer, Peacock for their museum in 1947, later being sold on to the Ffestiniog Railway when Beyer, Peacock closed down. Here, the loco is on display at Porthmadog Harbour soon after arrival, it was later loaned to the National Railway Museum. It is now on the Welsh Highland Railway and has been restored to working order. Monday 30th May 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/05/30, 2. FR No. 2 "Prince" catches the last of the evening sunshine as it runs round its train, the 19:30 from Porthmadog, having just taken water at Tan-y-Bwlch station. On the right is a newly laid siding. Monday 30th May 1966.

Ffestiniog Railway. 1966/06/01. 0-4-0STT "Blanche" (ex-Penrhyn Railway) has just come across the level-crossing at Penrhyndeudraeth and is now passing over the stone embankment en route to Tan-y-Bwlch with the first train of the day on Wednesday 1st June 1966. The house on the right was known as Plas Meini and was owned by the father of one of the regular London Area Group volunteers, as was the house just below it, Pantyfynnon, where we oftened stayed during working parties. As the house was semi-derelict at the time, it was hardly luxury accommodation!

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1963/08/25. No. 4 "Snowdon" was one of the first batch built by SLM in Winterthur in 1896, but was taken out of use in 1936. After prolonged storage, it has not been long back from its overhaul by Hunslet. It has just returned to Llanberis with the works and supply train for the summit café, this was always the first train up the mountain, prior to any passenger trains. Sunday 25th August 1963.

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1964/07/31, 01. Snowdon Mountain Railway No. 5 "Moel Siābod" comes into the platform at Llanberis station from the depot in the background to form the first passenger train of the day on Friday 31st July 1964. At this stage, the cloud base is only at about 1000feet, though it did rise during the day, though not from the summit!

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1964/07/31, 02. SMR No. 6 "Padarn" is climbing near Halfway station, the cloudbase having lifted a little in the background. Friday 31st July 1964.

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1964/07/31, 03. SMR No. 4 "Snowdon" waits with an up train on the left at Halfway station as No. 5 "Moel Siābod" comes into the loop with a train coming down the mountain. The summit is still hidden in the clouds in the right background. Friday 31st July 1964.

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1964/07/31, 04. With steam from the counter-pressure braking system trailing from the pipe on the back of the cab roof, SMR No. 8 "Eryri" descends the grade below Clogwyn station, en route to Halfway. The cloud has now lifted considerably, distant Anglesey is in bright sunshine and the slate quarries of Dinorwic are only partially shadowed. Friday 31st July 1964.

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1964/07/31, 05. Almost at cloud level, SMR No. 2 "Enid" has just passed No. 6 "Padarn" at Clogwyn station loop, seen in the background, and is now slogging away on the final stretch to the summit as it crosses the embankment on the narrow ridge high above the Llanberis Pass. Llyn Padarn can be seen way below to the left of the picture. Friday 31st July 1964.

Snowdon Mountain Railway. 1964/07/31, 06. SMR No. 5 "Moel Siābod" sets off from Halfway station, passing the locally sourced water tank, on its way to the summit. Cloud has now cleared the tops of the mountain, though the summit itself cannot be seen from this point. The course of the railway can be seen higher up above the rock faces to the left of the train, climbing from left to right and over the horizon. Friday 31st July 1964.