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The Ffestiniog Railway’s new-build Double Fairlie No. 8 was officially launched in a ceremony at Blaenau Ffestiniog on October 20. It is the seventh loco built by the Festiniog Railway Company at Boston Lodge, and the seventh FR Double Fairlie. Construction was announced in 2016 as a replacement for No. 11 which is now in long-term store. Ahead of the official unveiling, and prior to being named, No. 8 is pictured in steam at Porthmadog Harbour station on October 8, the final day of the FR’s three-day Bygones Weekend. See next month for more on this magnificent new-build loco.
