Ffestiniog Railway 'Bowsider' Profile and Models
Carriage 20 at Porthmadog Harbor station in May 2009. © Herbert Ortner
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Collectively known as the ‘Bowsiders’ due to the shape of their sides, these coaches were supplied to the Ffestiniog Railway in the late 1870s. Each coach is a compartment composite and were produced with wrought iron frames. Now over 140 years old, these coaches still have an important role to play as part of modern Ffestiniog heritage operations.
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Type of Vehicle |
Coach |
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Builder |
Brown, Marshalls & Co. Ltd & Gloster Wagon Co. |
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Build Dates |
1876 to 1879 |
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Total Built |
4 |
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Operated By |
Ffestiniog Railway |
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Main Duties |
Local Passenger |
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In Service Until |
Present |
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Surviving Examples |
4 |
OO9 Narrow Gauge
Ffestiniog Railway
