Peco GR1006 Special Edition OO-9 Letter Service Train Pack (Ffestiniog Railway)

Recommended price £285.00   A Train pack consisting of a 'Large England' 0-4-0 loco with tender in lined maroon livery 'Little Giant' and two lined Royal blue livery Bowsider coaches, No17 & No 19, 1x Bug Box.  A special edition certificate ??? of 300 is also included.

The Ffestiniog Railway, located in North Wales, is the world’s oldest surviving independent railway company, founded in 1832. Originally built to transport slate from the quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog to the port at Porthmadog, it was engineered with a unique narrow gauge of just 1 ft 11½ in (597 mm), ideal for winding through the rugged Snowdonia landscape. Innovative features included gravity-powered slate trains running downhill and horses hauling the wagons back uphill.

In the 1860s, steam locomotives were introduced, making the Ffestiniog the first narrow-gauge railway in the world to successfully use them. After declining slate demand led to closure in 1946, dedicated volunteers began restoring the line in the 1950s. Today, it runs as a popular heritage railway, linking Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog once again, and is celebrated for its pioneering engineering, scenic beauty, and remarkable preservation story.