Ffestiniog


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Ffestiniog

(fɛsˈtɪnjɒɡ)
n
(Placename) a town in N Wales, in Gwynedd: tourist attractions include former slate quarries and a narrow-gauge railway at nearby Blaenau Ffestiniog. Pop: 4830 (2001)
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AVISITOR attraction in the historic mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog is on course to develop new trails and create jobs.
New cycle attraction plan for Blaenau Ffestiniog site
Services between Betws-Y-Coed and Blaenau Ffestiniog were cancelled due to the landslip which is believed to have happened yesterday afternoon.
Huge boulders shut railway line
Its most extraordinary feature is that the Ffestiniog narrow-gauge railway crosses the land just below the main house, offering keen train spotters the opportunity to watch its steam engines and carriages puff past from time to time loaded with tourists.
DREAM HOME FOR RAIL FANS
The new Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog, health and social care centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog has today been officially opened by Health Secretary Vaughan Gething.
United Kingdom : Health Secretary opens new 4 million health and social care centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Celebrate 150 years of Welsh steam by travelling on the Ffestiniog Railway in Snowdonia this half term.
Steam back in time to 1860s
His boyhood love of trains led him to save the Ffestiniog Railway and the Flying Scotsman.
Memorial events for line restorer; ALAN'S pounds 3,000 PUT RAILWAY BACK ON TRACK
Stretches of the line between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno Junction were completely swept away in the floods.
Flood line opened
BLAENAU FFESTINIOG sydd nesaf ar y rhestr o leoliadau godidog bydd Geraint Hardy yn ymweld a hi yn ystod y gyfres ddiweddaraf o Codi Pac.
Codi Pac yn ymweld a 'Stiniog
ZIPWORLD g te YOU can't leave Blaenau Ffestiniog without having visited ZipWorld.
48 HOURS IN BLAENAU FFESTINIOG; Surrounded by the magnificent backdrop of Snowdonia, ZARA WHELAN looks at what's on offer in the often overlooked destination
Project Description : Construction of the Ffestiniog power station in North Wales, United Kingdom
Ffestiniog power station in North Wales
AN historic steam loco, heading for the scrapheap and rescued by the Ffestiniog Railway (FR), will celebrate a half century of unbroken service on the scenic narrow gauge line this weekend.
Our 50 years with the steamy Linda
Crowds lined the streets of Blaenau Ffestiniog, in Gwynedd, yesterday to get a glimpse of the Olympic flame as it made its way through Wales.
Torch takes the train
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