Ffestiniog Railway Gravity Train- ride the engineless slate train!

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The Ffestiniog Railway Gravity Train is one of the most exciting trains you can travel on, anywhere in the world.
In their heyday, 80-wagon slate trains of 200 tons freewheeled downhill for 13 miles from quarry to coast at 40mph.
Join Nigel Harris to experience the excitement of the Gravity Train and learn a little bit about its history along the way.
In this video:
00:00 Setting the scene
06:20 Steam haulage from Minfordd to Ddualt
08:28 Gravity train run
16:00 A gravity train arrives at Minfordd
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Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)

Пікірлер: 29

@CCoburn3 4 ай бұрын

The Tim Traveller would LOVE this.

@timothypywell2511 3 ай бұрын

Certainly enjoyed the Snowdonian with you in 2023 the best weekend ever.

@don1estelle Ай бұрын

I remember John Knokes Riding the Slate train on Blue Peter

@GreenSignals Ай бұрын

Goodness, great memory - don't remember that one but I did it yesterday myself - and it was brilliant!

@wilburr1316 2 ай бұрын

Amazing how they kick the thing off again. Excellent video, thanks for sharing =)

@GreenSignals 2 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@davidredgewell7415 3 ай бұрын

This is great film

@richardbarrow3109 4 ай бұрын

What a great film, interesting and informative. My daughter and son in law visited Tan y Bwlch yesterday and I was telling them about the gravity trains - perfect timing for me to forward this link to them.

@GreenSignals 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Hope your daughter and son in law had a good time and that they enjoy watching the video too.

@MervynPartin 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video- I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great commentary from Nigel, with all the important details and none of the hyperbole employed by some presenters.

@GreenSignals 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mervyn, pleased to hear you like the style. We've got lots of other ideas like this.

@TheDaf95xf 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic Nigel and a well presented video 👍🏻

@GreenSignals 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for that! Glad you enjoyed it.

@stephengirling7859 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Really enjoyable.

@GreenSignals 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen, glad you enjoyed it!

@wideyxyz2271 Ай бұрын

❤

@GreenSignals Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@robertstorey7476 4 ай бұрын

That's brilliant.

@GreenSignals 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert. It really is a lovely thing from the past. So impressed Paul Lewin and his team keep it going.

@Jamie92208 4 ай бұрын

My late friend Tony Bond built a 7mm scale version of the FR gravity train Nd ran it on a layout called Eastgate Wharf. The train had one of the Dandy cars at one end with a horse in it. That wagon had a smalele tric motor under it.

@trevorlowman4752 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video, keep up the good work 😊

@GreenSignals 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Trevor. It is a wonderful train on a wonderful line.

@PeterAJWoods 4 ай бұрын

Been trying to get a ride on this for five years! Is there a way to do it as would love to find one. Aparently you ave to have an invite. How can I, or can I, get one?

@danhatter1762 4 ай бұрын

3:57 That is infant George England 0-4-0 Tender - Saddle Tank, Prince 10:45 England built six "England" engines not four, as well as one Double Fairlie, Little wonder

@davidredgewell7415 3 ай бұрын

Need to link Carnarvon to Bangor line very important missing Transport for wales Railway link covered by af present Arriva buses

@momatmach1 3 ай бұрын

At four minutes that isn’t Blanche or even a 2-4-0 so the view can’t be that good, it’s a George England

@allanmorton6022 4 ай бұрын

This is really interesting and a great video well presented by Nigel from a railway I have travelled on when holidaying in Wales - although not by gravity! By the way, I have a video of the model railway version of the gravity train including the station of Ddualt which you may also be interested in: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8yZl5WqsMCvqZ8.htmlsi=n5KzMZSvjXQklce5

@GreenSignals 4 ай бұрын

What a great little layout Allan, thanks so much for sharing that link. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@allanmorton6022 4 ай бұрын

@@GreenSignals Thanks for taking a look at the video. No central locking doors on those wagons!