So this is what Duke is based on, from the Thomas the Tank Engine series... Lovely little thing!! I would love to operate a steam loco

I still can’t believe that Welsh Pony is back in Service. 😍😍😍

it must have been simply a amazing private event for the Ffestining railway to be able to steam up Welsh Pony this England class engine for the first time in 80 years, it must have been a great moment for everyone when they saw her move under her own steam

What can I say, I am just so pleased to see this lovely historic locomotive back in steam and looking amazing. I was very worried in the 1990s' when I was cleaning around and on the locomotive and tender that it was past restoration, but as usual the amazing team at Boston Lodge have pulled out all the stops and I am actually feeling very emotional about seeing it running. Well done to all concerned, what a fantastic job.

It’s great to see her running again! You should all be proud of what you have accomplished. Well done to all

To Welsh Pony, let me offer the ancient steppe nomad salute: "May you run like the wind!" I know how much money,work, dedication and sheer effort went into it. Amazing to see it steam once more. Aye, great job lads!

Just need Princess to be rebuilt!

Well done everyone - I saw WP stripped down when I was guided through the Boston Lodge Works in 2016. Hopefully in 2021 I'll get to see it running.

Thankyou for the ride on the foot plate

Great Job. All fans here in the USA . Will ride the railway someday.

Go for it, Welsh Pony. Nothing can outsmart you. You could find yourself taking passengers for a ride before you know it. Lockdown and isolation are slowly lifting as I'm sure you're already aware of. Preserved railways are opening one by one. If you're lucky, my Little Pony, your railway might reopen just before Christmas. If not sooner than that, of course. Happy Steaming to you, Prince, Maid Marian, Blanche and all your other Ffestiniog Railway friends. May Lady Luck bring in the sunshine for all of you.

Duke: It’s good to see my brother back in steam.

I'm glad KZfaq recommended this video to me, I just rewatched all the updates until now. Congrats to the team and all volunteers for managing to get Welsh Pony steamed up again, you've made a fantastic accomplishment. Also thanks for sharing this process online with everyone. Hope to visit one day!

Wonderful! Magnificent!!! Thank you!!

despite the world we are in right now, there are some things that are truly beautiful and that put smiles onto anyone's face and that shine through the cracks of a broken world. this, is one of those times. well done. you put a smile on not just mine, but many other faces seeing something really special like welsh pony back in action, it is truly amazing may welsh pony and all the other engines on your railway have dry rails and smooth running!

congratulations ffestiniog railway, you guys have done a wonderful job.

That would suit his grace

Another fantastic engineering achievement at Boston Lodge works and congratulations to all involved, including those who helped fund it. My dad first took me to Portmadoc in around 1967 when I was just five or six and have visited the line many times since. The "England locos" are very special and it has been reassuring to see each addition to the running fleet since Prince gallantly carried the flag those years ago. If I am right I think I have seen Welsh Pony on a plinth in Blaenau and at the Harbour station, and maybe also inside Spooners ? Great to see it back in steam, but now is the time to resurrect my Festiniog favourite "Mountaineer". Last time I saw her in steam was on a trip from Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge. How fantastic would it be to be able to repeat that !!!

Well done everyone involved. Great engine, great railway. Congratulations. Too bad about the weather. Excellent camera work. Thanks.

What a sweet engine. Great job. I hope to be able to travel again when the pandemic is over and I'd love to see your railway.

they look happy driving Welsh Pony

Welcome back, old friend!

as a talyllyn trainee, you've convinced me to come down to film! it'd certainly be interesting in comparison! well done putting no.5 back into service, i enjoyed this a lot :)

*WELCOME BACK WELSH PONY!!!* The World hasn’t been the same without you!

I didn't think I'd get to see something beautiful like this today

Excellent work!

Fantastic, well done everybody involved. Now to order mugs for the Missus and self!

On a dismal Saturday in early 1972 the ‘Signal Gang’ were asked to assist in moving the ‘Dead Loco line’ by the late Paul Dukes. This entailed using bars and brute force to enable the wheels to move a quarter of a turn, the purpose of this exercise I was told was to stop the axles seizing into the white-metal bearings. If I recall, at that time Welsh Pony was not quite the last loco before the stops, but was at some point moved as well. However, comments were made by the Works staff that there was probably little point as it was considered at that juncture that ‘it’ and the remnants of another loco (which I can’t recollect the name) were beyond economic recovery; also the space was needed with time and monies were being used for an urgently needed new Double Engine. , ‘Thank the Gods’ it somehow survived, I don’t think anyone at that time had the ‘guts’ to take the cutting torch to it ! Just wonderful to see it back in work, a superlative and almost unbelievable restoration. I’ll have to find the photos (transparencies) if they have survived I took at that time to remind myself of the state it was in nearly 50 years ago !

Brilliant to see. Well done everyone.

Awesome job.

Superb!

Hopefully it won't be too long at all. :-) Looking forward to the naming video too!

Congratulation on a job well done.

I literally love Welsh pony's class

Well, it's á brand new loco really isn't it. which makes the achievement even the greater. Great to see,

I can't believe it hasn't ran since 1940. I wonder how many horsepower it has.

Amazing job , I thought she was destined to be static , one more now And a George England's quartet will be back complete , Process with an open cab would be wonderful

Duke would be proud

Thought for a moment there you were going all the way across the cob...

Congratulations on such a huge success! It'd also be nice if Little Giant still existed, but who knows. Maybe this'll encourage a group that want to build a replica!

I've never heard of this engine before... reminds me of the Thomas story where they restored Duke...

Look it’s duke and he’s in service now great

Duke would be glad

B - R -A -V -O !

I hope there are female drivers driving this wonder locomotive ♥️

congrats. I know covid has made things difficult, but if it goes ahead will details/timings of superpower be available before the event. always been put off going due to the lack of being able to plan what trains i want to travel/phot etc...

Good 👍👍👍👍

Awesome news can’t wait for her to be pulling trains 👌 will it be kept in black?

My 5 year old son at the time put 5 pound coins in the pot when we visited you about 3 years ago for this engine. Cant wait to show him this video when he gets home from school today

Nice clip and a worthy task magnificantly carried out. One question please; it seems to use coal briquettes as fuel, but has no fireman. ¿Has it got an automatic stoker?

Muitas lembrança das loomotivas a vapor

This is a bit random, but how tall is the inside of the cab?

did the old Ffestininog railway write down the date that their engines last ran? was the Englands taken out of service one by one? until Princess was the only one left in steam. is it at all possible that Welsh pony had a black livery when she was last steamed by the old company? the livery that she has at the moment reminds me of the well known war time black livery.

Would love to share a cup a tea with you and your mates.

Fantastic, well done. Next job build a replica England in its original form.

Looks wonderful, but why are you not using the vacuum brake?

What is that large lever he driver keeps yanking at, back and forth ?

I need an ho scale model of this, soon.

Funny thing, Rob doesn't look over 80 years old. 😁

it looks like duke from thomas and friends

I thought it was.prince or little giant

Is it always that windy there?

Is she bigger than prince and palmerston and what will br her final livery

Duke