Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
2010
 
The spiky form of Cnicht dominates the background as the works train pauses to collect scrap left over from the main line relaying.
Fri 1st Jan 2010
Snow!
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2009
 
The volunteers of the WHHR staged their annual Christmas Day working party, with up to ten people on site doing various things during the morning...... one of the tasks was to lay out track components ready for relaying the main line next week. The orange Simplex stands by the storage area being loaded up.
Fri 25th Dec 2009
Christmas 2009 		PICTURE: Ken Farrance
Wed 2nd Dec 2009
Russell Update
Sat 28th Nov 2009 to Sat 3rd Jan 2009
December 2009
 
The new display panels add a splash of colour to the building, and tell the story of Porthmadog's narrow gauge railways from gravity slate trains and steam locomotives......
Mon 2nd Nov 2009 to Mon 30th Nov 2009
November 2009 		Gelert has acquired a pumpkin headboard for the evening. PICTURE: Michael Chapman
Sat 31st Oct 2009
Hallowe'en 2009 		Work has begun on restoring Baldwin 794 at Alan Keef Ltd in Herefordshire. Here, one side of the frames is machined to the correct shape.
Thu 1st Oct 2009 to Sun 1st Nov 2009
October 2009
 
One of the axleboxes has been trial fitted to the frames...... and it fits fine! PICTURE: Ken Farrance
Tue 1st Sep 2009 to Wed 30th Sep 2009
September 2009 		Big and small steam with the new Quarry Hunslet in the foreground and two foot gauge Gelert behind. PICTURE: Michael Chapman
Sat 29th Aug 2009 to Mon 31st Aug 2009
August Bank Holiday 2009 		PICTURE: Robin Formstone/Freelance Photos North Wales - http://www.fpnw.co.uk
Sat 25th Jul 2009
High Summer 2009 - 2
 
Photographer and track gang member, Tony Statham has been taking pictures of this railway since before we opened in 1980, and has an extensive Fotopic site of his own. He's always on the search for new angles...... PICTURE: Dave Hill
Sat 25th Jul 2009 to Sun 2nd Aug 2009
Civils Week 2009 		Gelert is surrounded by flower displays as it couples up to the train at Pen-y-Mount. PICTURE: Graham Symms
Fri 24th Jul 2009 to Fri 28th Aug 2009
High Summer 2009 		Goodbye for now: the chassis of Baldwin 794 is gently lowered onto a wagon to be transported off site for restoration. PICTURE: Graham Symms
Wed 1st Jul 2009 to Fri 24th Jul 2009
July 2009
 
The weedkiller train, featuring
Fri 15th May 2009 to Tue 30th Jun 2009
May and June 2009 		Baldwin 778 powers the WHR heritage train towards Porthmadog. In the background are the old cliffs, a reminder that the whole area was reclaimed from the sea. PICTURE: Michael Chapman
Sat 2nd May 2009 to Tue 5th May 2009
Spirit of the Welsh Highland Gala 		The visiting Baldwin is the star of the gala weekend at the start of May, when it will help recreate scenes of the WHR of the 1920s, when sister locomotive No.590 operated on the line. PICTURE: Stuart McNair
Sat 4th Apr 2009 to Thu 30th Apr 2009
April 2009
 
The new museum has plenty of space compared to the old displays. PICTURE: Andy Goodwin
Sat 28th Mar 2009
Museum
Sat 21st Mar 2009 to Sat 2nd May 2009
Ashbury Carriage Number 25 		Looking along the carriage through the first class section. The Buffet Car is a carriage of two halves; the other half consists of a small third class section and the buffet counter and preparation area. The high standard of the work can be seen here in the turned seat legs and period upholstery.
Sun 8th Mar 2009
The Buffet Car
 
It's the banana-shaped museum again...... and things have moved on from last month. The blockwork for the entrance annexe is finished, display boards have been mounted on the walls and electrics are starting to appear in the roof. PICTURE: Andy Goodwin
Sat 28th Feb 2009 to Tue 31st Mar 2009
March 2009 		Panoramic view of the entrance ramp to the new museum. The photographer is standing at the point where the ramp turns through 90 degrees. The new paving was laid by WHHR volunteers, but impressed the contractors working inside the building. PICTURE: Andy Goodwin
Sat 31st Jan 2009 to Fri 27th Feb 2009
February 2009 		The tracks in Porthmadog (WHR) station are waiting patiently for a train to knock the rust off......
Tue 6th Jan 2009 to Fri 30th Jan 2009
January 2009
 
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2008
 
The new wheels for the 1924 Hudson toastrack carriage are now on site, and being painted in primer and undercoat of various colours.
Mon 1st Dec 2008 to Mon 5th Jan 2009
December 2008 		The volunteers of the WHR Ltd at the bufferstop for a final time. Despite loosing access to the section of track they'd built, the moment was not a sad occasion. WHR Ltd continues to develop the new museum at Gelerts Farm and restore original WHR locos and carriages. PICTURE: Michael Chapman
Fri 31st Oct 2008 to Sun 30th Nov 2008
November 2008 		Museum Staff 1: Ian Magrath shows off the traditional costume style worn by some of the shedmasters in the museum
Wed 1st Oct 2008 to Fri 31st Oct 2008
October 2008
 
This dog is far too big for the miniature railway carriage, but that didn't stop him having a ride! PHOTO: Geoff & Marilyn Clifford
Mon 1st Sep 2008 to Tue 30th Sep 2008
September 2008 		The Welsh Assembly Government's Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones AM, visited the WHR(P) on Monday 28th July, to launch the new museum building. He's in good company here, travelling in the carriage used by Prime Minister Gladstone in the 1890s. PICTURE: Mike Dean/Eye Imagery
Sun 20th Jul 2008 to Sun 31st Aug 2008
High Summer 2008 		A close up of the weighbar shaft, which connects the motion on both sides of the locomotive, and the reversing screw control in the cab. Fitting this proved harder than anticipated, as it turned out that the bearing housings that hold it in place had been fitted wrongly when the locomotive was built in 1906!
Tue 1st Jul 2008
Russell Latest
 
WHR Ltd Chairman James Hewett gets the red carpet treatment at Buckingham Palace, where he'd been invited for the Queen's garden party.
Tue 1st Jul 2008 to Thu 31st Jul 2008
July 2008 		1st June: The hanging baskets at Porthmadog (WHR) station are starting to show their full summer finery. In the background, steam locomotive Gelert enjoys a rare quiet moment over the weekend.
Sun 1st Jun 2008 to Mon 30th Jun 2008
June 2008 		Copyright Nick Brabner
Sat 3rd May 2008 to Mon 5th May 2008
Hunslet: Generations Gala
 
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2000
 

Wed 5th Apr 2000 to Thu 6th Apr 2000
Museum Admin
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1922
 

Sun 1st Jan 1922 to Sat 31st Dec 1960
Old Photos and Things
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