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gbrewer
 Post subject: The Welsh Connection
PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:04 pm 

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New story just posted to Railroad Glory Days: The Welsh Connection, The Ffestiniog Railway, Robert Fairlie and the origins of narrow gauge railroading in America:

http://RailroadGloryDays.com/Wales/Ffestiniog

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Glen Brewer

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http://Railroadglorydays.com
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AndrewT
 Post subject: Re: The Welsh Connection
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:30 am 

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Location: Porthmadog, North Wales
Some great pics there Glen.

cheers.

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CVRA7
 Post subject: Re: The Welsh Connection
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:10 pm 

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Enjoyed this recent visit to the Ffestiniog.
We who follow the Maine 2-Footers also know of our even closer connection with the Ffestiniog, through George Mansfield, the tireless promoter of 2 foot gauge railroading in New England, who visited Wales in the 1870s IIRC. Closer? We are only a half inch wider than the Ffestiniog's track gauge!
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