Super Power Weekend, September 2004

The Welsh Highland Railway's gala weekends in September have generally been blessed with good weather, but for 2004 the balance was more than redressed!  The forecast was anything but promising as we arrived at Caernarfon, but for a couple of hours the rain held off as we viewed the various attractions at Dinas and followed the first mixed train of the day along the valley.

Visiting the line this year were Prince and former NWNGR carriage No 26 from the Ffestiniog, together with Gelert from the southern end of the WHR at Gelerts Farm.  No 26, unlike it's twin 23 has only the most tenuous links with Dinas, having had a new steel underframe and later a new body to a different design, so the only link with the past is it's number...

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Saturday - Still Dry

‘Prince’ crosses the road at Hendy level crossing with a Caernarfon to Dinas shuttle. (11/09/2004)
‘Prince’ crosses the road at Hendy level crossing with a Caernarfon to Dinas shuttle.
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‘Prince’ has arrived at Dinas with the shuttle train. (11/09/2004)
‘Prince’ has arrived at Dinas with the shuttle train.
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Delivered earlier in the year, this South African brake van awaits restoration in Dinas Yard. (11/09/2004)
Delivered earlier in the year, this South African brake van awaits restoration in Dinas Yard.
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Visiting for the weekend, ‘Gelert’ is a 1953 Bagnall 0-4-2T, currently the mainstay at Gelerts Farm. (11/09/2004)
Visiting for the weekend, ‘Gelert’ is a 1953 Bagnall 0-4-2T, currently the mainstay at Gelerts Farm.
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‘Gelert’ spent her weekend giving footplate rides to little (and not so little) boys, here she is at the north end of the yard. (11/09/2004)
‘Gelert’ spent her weekend giving footplate rides to little (and not so little) boys, here she is at the north end of the yard.
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‘Fill her up please!’ - Chris Jones waters his steed at the platform end, Dinas. (11/09/2004)
‘Fill her up please!’ - Chris Jones waters his steed at the platform end, Dinas.
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The bogie open wagons were regularly shunted on and off trains at Dinas throughout the weekend. (11/09/2004)
The bogie open wagons were regularly shunted on and off trains at Dinas throughout the weekend.
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138 & the Funkey about to cross the stream at Pont Cae Moel. (11/09/2004)
138 & the Funkey about to cross the stream at Pont Cae Moel.
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138 and the Funkey approach Pont Cae Moel with a mixed train departing from Dinas. (11/09/2004)
138 and the Funkey approach Pont Cae Moel with a mixed train departing from Dinas.
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The mixed train approaches the road bridge at Bettws Garmon after crossing the river. (11/09/2004)
The mixed train approaches the road bridge at Bettws Garmon after crossing the river.
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