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    Ffestiniog Railway ladies celebrated in two National Rail Heritage Awards

    Dec 25, 2020 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones
    NRHA
    NRHA
    FR ARCHIVES

    TWO ladies who became part of the legend that is the Ffestiniog Railway (FR) were again honoured in this year’s National Rail Heritage Awards.

    The winners of the awards’ 40th anniversary year were announced at a virtual presentation on December 2, the usual presentation ceremony at the Merchant Taylors Hall in London being cancelled because of the pandemic.

    The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award was won by

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