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FR’s Welsh Pony back after 80-year absence
THE Ffestiniog Railway’s (FR) 1867-built England 0-4-0STT Welsh Pony returned to steam on June 27 after last working in 1940.
As previously reported, when stripped for overhaul seven years ago its condition proved worse than anticipated.
With Wales still under tight lockdown, a public unveiling of Welsh Pony was not possible.
However, the FR held a series of Facebook Live events on June 27, showing a fire being lit through to test runs around Boston Lodge, reaching an audience of more than 1,200 people.
Welsh Pony has initially been painted in the deep purple used for FR’s Victorian carriages. It is also unlined and carries a temporary ‘No. 5’ nameplate, pending official launch.
In about a year it will be re-finished in ‘Garraway Green’, in tribute to the first general manager of the restored FR, the late Allan Garraway, who made the initial donation to start the
