Steam Railway Magazine Readers Weekend, September 2003

I followed Prince back to Plas-y-nant, where the previous evening's digital photo of Prince had turned out blurred (something to do with the absence of light), hopefully the slides will be ok.  Once the first Garratt had gone up the line I left to visit the Ffestiniog, returning later in the afternoon for a steam-hauled ride to Rhyd-Ddu and back behind 138.
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Sunday Morning Continued...

‘Prince’ rolls down the hill towards Snowdon Ranger, Snowdon looms above   (28/09/2003)
‘Prince’ rolls down the hill towards Snowdon Ranger, Snowdon looms above
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‘Prince’ disappears into the distance as the train nears Snowdon Ranger   (28/09/2003)
‘Prince’ disappears into the distance as the train nears Snowdon Ranger
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Crossing the river at Plas-y-nant, ‘Prince’ with a down train   (28/09/2003)
Crossing the river at Plas-y-nant, ‘Prince’ with a down train
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Garratt 143 squeals round the curves at Plas-y-nant   (28/09/2003)
Garratt 143 squeals round the curves at Plas-y-nant
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NGG16 143 leaves the cutting at Castell Cidym with a train for Rhyd Ddu   (28/09/2003)
NGG16 143 leaves the cutting at Castell Cidym with a train for Rhyd Ddu
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143 climbs through the fields as it heads towards Snowdon Ranger   (28/09/2003)
143 climbs through the fields as it heads towards Snowdon Ranger
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Sunday Afternoon

NGG16 138 ‘Millennium’ runs round at Rhyd Ddu station   (28/09/2003)
NGG16 138 ‘Millennium’ runs round at Rhyd Ddu station
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Lit by the late afternoon sun, 138 stands in the platform at Rhyd Ddu   (28/09/2003)
Lit by the late afternoon sun, 138 stands in the platform at Rhyd Ddu
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A close-up of the steam manifold and pipe runs on 138's firebox   (28/09/2003)
A close-up of the steam manifold and pipe runs on 138's firebox
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Garratt 138 ‘Millennium’ at Rhyd Ddu late on the Sunday afternoon   (28/09/2003)
Garratt 138 ‘Millennium’ at Rhyd Ddu late on the Sunday afternoon
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