Help me with me info...

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:23 pm

Er could some body tell me what gauge the Ffesstiniog is and if it is spelt with two f's or one...

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:37 pm

Trainmad,

Well it depends, the railway is the Festiniog Railway, the town is Ffestiniog... The railway company has always been Festioniog.

the track gauge is nominally 2ft although is also 1'113/4'' which is 1/4 of a inch less than 2ft. As a result makes little difference.

Pitley-Falley

Rfairlie · Post by **Rfairlie** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:56 pm

It depends where you're from if you're Welsh it's Ff and if your English it's just one F at the moment It seems that the names on things like signs and timetables are being changed to Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.

Tim

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:00 pm

Right, this is complex. Names are legel factors, hense the confusion.

The Company is Registered as 'The Festiniog Railway Company'

However, the company owns the trade mark 'The Ffestiniog Railwayâ„¢'.

Bruce

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:01 pm

It's only spelt with on s as well. Slip of the finger methinks...opps
How can it be 2ft and the other gauge?

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:06 pm

The difference is about 1/4' which is not enough to make a difference! The wheel tread are thicker....

Bruce

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:12 pm

Isn't the one that runs to Devils Bridge, (loss of memory at the moment,) that gauge.

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:13 pm

Vale of Reidol. Thats probobly spelt wrong. And the Brecon Mountain in as well I think

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:15 pm

Most Welsh NG lines are about 2ft. Some are 2ft, some are 1ft 11 and 1/2'.

Bruce

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:29 pm

So bascially..you can run a VOR engine on the ffesiniog?

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:31 pm

in Thoery.... Although they must be too big for clearences....

Bruce

Rfairlie · Post by **Rfairlie** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:35 pm

FR engines have run on the VofR Mountineer visited there a few years back and Parmeston was loned to the VofR in the 1930s or 40s i cant rember exactly when.

I suppose VofR engines might fit on FR below Tan-y-bwlch anyway.

Tim

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:36 pm

Hey that sounds good! Some big VOR thing on the WHR..anyone planning one?

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:17 pm

No not that I know of, The VoR dont exactley have many engines... (3) so cant normally afford to lend them out. The VoR engines also have problems on the ffes, cos they are 8ft wide which is somewhat in excess of the FR loading gauge!! Would be nice though, to see a huge Gala somewhere with engines from each NG railway...

The following are '2ft':

The Bala
Llanberis
Festiniog
Vale of Rheidol
Tefi Valley
Welsh Highland

The following are 2ft3:

Corris
Talyllyn

The following are metre guage:

Snowdon

The following are 2ft6

The Welshpool Llanfair

Hope this helps

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:41 pm

Noo! I mean is anyone making one for MSTS? Anyway..wouldn't th VOR locos fit ANYWHERE in the Ffes?