UK - Welsh Highland Garratt departs Porthmadog, 17/6/2018
1,658 views · Published 25 June 2018 · 3:16 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: Andy and Dandan Fisher - Steam Around the World · 2018 · Travel & Events
On a rainy morning in June, the first Welsh Highland Railway departure of the day, zig-zags across the road crossing outside Porthmadog Station on its journey of around 40 miles to Caernarfon and back. Ex.South African Railways 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt Class NG/G16, number 87 (Built 1937 by Cockerill in Belgium), is at the head of the train with the Pullman observation car behind. This, of course, will be at the tail end of the train on the return journey. The locals seem to show little regard for the dangers of the road crossing but the driver of Vauxhall Astra DN17YHA amazed me by driving straight through the red lights almost 30 seconds after the "Stop" signal began. Are any Police officers reading this?
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