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    Tag: Double Fairlie ‘James Spooner’

    Mr Monopoly and the new MONOPOLY: Eryri / Snowdonia Edition, alongside Double Fairlie engine, James Spooner, at Porthmadog Harbour Station.

    Welsh heritage railway features in new version of Monopoly

    The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways feature in a new version of MONOPOLY based around Eryri (Welsh for Snowdonia) in North Wales.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 22 March, 2024
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    James Spooner at Porthmadog after an official naming ceremony

    Steam locomotive James Spooner nominated for top award

    The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has included the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways for two of its 2024 awards
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    Janine Booth 2 January, 2024
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    James Spooner at Blaenau Ffestiniog

    Video: Ffestiniog Railway’s newest steam locomotive is officially named

    Earlier this month, RailAdvent was invited to the Ffestiniog Railway to see the new Double Fairlie steam locomotive, James Spooner, officially named.
    michael
    Michael Holden 29 October, 2023
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    James Spooner at Porthmadog

    James Spooner naming ceremony at the Ffestiniog Railway

    Today sees the formal naming ceremony for 'James Spooner' the new Double Fairlie steam locomotive at the Ffestiniog Railway.
    victoria
    Victoria Thompson 20 October, 2023
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    James Spooner

    First fire lit in steam locomotive James Spooner

    The first fire for new build Double Fairlie, James Spooner, was lit today outside the Ffestiniog Railway's Boston Lodge Works.
    michael
    Michael Holden 4 August, 2023
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    0-4-2 tank engine 'Tom Rolt' at Nant Gwernol Station.

    A Rail Adventure Exploring Narrow Gauge Gems of West Wales

    A railway adventure, visiting some of the 'Great Little Trains of Wales' using the Cambrian Coast mainline to travel to them.
    joggingjon
    Jon Aston 10 June, 2023
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    James Spooner at Boston Lodge Works

    Ffestiniog Railway release update on steam locomotives James Spooner and Linda

    The Ffestiniog Railway has released an update on the progress made on Double Fairlie, James Spooner, as well as the overhaul work to Hunslet, Linda.
    michael
    Michael Holden 21 March, 2023
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    James Spooner frames

    An update on steam locomotive James Spooner

    The Ffestiniog Railway has released an update on the work progressing to build the brand new Double Fairlie steam locomotive, James Spooner.
    michael
    Michael Holden 15 November, 2019
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    James Spooner is a new build at the Ffestiniog

    A New Build at the Ffestiniog

    The Ffestiniog Railway is going to build a new Double Farlie Locomotive. This will be the fifth to be built at Boston Lodge Works. James…

    michael
    Michael Holden 9 May, 2016
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