Festiniog Railway Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Festiniog_Railway_Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Welsh_Highland_Railway_Society gptkb:Ffestiniog_Railway_Society
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founded	1832
gptkbp:gauge	narrow gauge
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Porthmadog
gptkbp:heritageStatus	preserved railway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Festiniog Railway Company
gptkbp:industry	gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:legalStatus	statutory company
gptkbp:length	approximately 13.5 miles
gptkbp:notable_for	continuous operation under original Act of Parliament oldest surviving railway company in the world pioneering gravity trains tourist attraction in North Wales
gptkbp:notable_rolling_stock	Double Fairlie locomotives
gptkbp:notableEvent	closure to passenger traffic in 1939 first use of steam locomotives on narrow gauge railway in 1863 reopening as heritage railway in 1955
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Moelwyn_Tunnel spiral at Dduallt Cob embankment Deviations route
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Charles_Easton_Spooner gptkb:George_England gptkb:James_Spooner
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Ffestiniog_Railway_Magazine
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:David_Lloyd_George gptkb:Minffordd gptkb:Prince gptkb:Earl_of_Merioneth gptkb:Linda gptkb:Blaenau_Ffestiniog gptkb:Blanche gptkb:Tan-y-Bwlch gptkb:Porthmadog_Harbour_Station gptkb:Taliesin Merddin Emrys
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Ffestiniog_Railway gptkb:Welsh_Highland_Railway
gptkbp:purpose	transport slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Gwynedd
gptkbp:restored	heritage railway
gptkbp:trackGauge	1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)
gptkbp:website	https://www.festrail.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Waunfawr_railway_station gptkb:Welsh_Highland_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7