List of Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock

The Ffestiniog Railway owns and operates a number of heritage and modern-day steam and diesel locomotives. A full list of these locomotives with details of their operational status is provided below.

Locomotives

The list includes past locomotives and present locomotives that are owned by, or permanently housed at, the Ffestiniog Railway:

Other rolling stock

For more detailed information on current and past rolling stock, visit the Railways own
These are the existing vehicles that are owned by or are permanently housed on the Ffestiniog Railway:-

Four-wheel passenger coaches and vans

The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available.

Present Number	Date built	Builder	Compartments	Number of seats	Image	Notes
1	1996	FR Boston Lodge Works	Semi-open knifeboard bench	14		Replica incorporating some original parts
2	1863/4	Brown, Marshalls and Co. Ltd.	Single compartment knifeboard seats	10		Restored in 1958, rebuilt in 1992
3	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	Single compartment knifeboard bench	14		Restored in 1960, rebuilt in 1996
4	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	Single compartment knifeboard bench	14		Restored in 1958, rebuilt in 2000
5	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	Single compartment knifeboard bench	14		Restored in 1958, rebuilt by Mr R.G. Jarvis in 1983
8	1885/6	FR Boston Lodge Works	Quarrymen's carriage single compartment	10		Restored in 1961, overhauled in 1988, fully rebuilt between 1991 and 1992
10	2007	FR Boston Lodge Works	Two-compartment 4-wheel 3rd.	12		Replica of an 1868 Ashbury 4-wheeler. The original was built as a First Class vehicle, but was downgraded to Third Class later in life. The replica has been constructed in this form, incorporating some parts from original Ashbury 4-wheelers.
	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	Fully open knifeboard bench	14		Rebuilt by the FR Society Midland Group to original condition - currently under overhaul to Victorian condition including replica leather aprons and awning. The current FR rulebook lists this carriage as number 11 but the carriage does not carry this number. It is most commonly referred to as 'the flying bench'.
12	2012	FR Boston Lodge Works	Semi-open knifeboard bench	14		Replica incorporating some original parts.
Van 6	1885/6	FR Boston Lodge Works	Single compartment brake 3rd.	6		Converted from third type quarrymen's coach circa 1930, single end balcony, fully rebuilt 1988.
Van 7	1898	FR Boston Lodge Works	Single compartment brake 3rd.	6		Built as a replica of the No. 1 brake van converted from third type quarrymen's coach circa 1930, two end balconies.
Van 51	1964	Ffestiniog Railway Society Midland Area Group	Single compartment brake without balconies	8		Built to replace the original No. 1 van, this important vehicle is understood to be the first vehicle ever constructed "entirely by volunteers" for service on any 'preserved' railway. Like the 'original' it uses parts including wheels and bearings recycled from a third type quarrymen's coach. This vehicle was refurbished in 1987 and allocated to the FR Civil Engineering Department.
Van 59	1923	GWR Swindon Works	Covered Van	-		Built Swindon and entered service as GWR No. 38089 on the Vale of Rheidol Railway as a steel underframed, metal strapped wooden bodied cattle wagon. Converted 1937 to gauge for service on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway rebuilt and returned to the original gauge in 1968 by the Ffestiniog Railway Society East Anglian Group for FR service as a covered van. Modified doors fitted 1983. Sold to Vale of Rheidol in 2014.
n/a	2005	Boston Lodge Works	Spooner's Boat			A replica of one of the more unusual passenger vehicles to travel on the Ffestiniog Railway. The boat is a four-person, sail-powered vehicle which was built before 1864 as an inspection vehicle for the Spooner family. It travelled downhill by gravity and could be sailed across the Cob. The original was wrecked in 1886 when it crashed into a train. The modern replica is used on special occasions only.

Bogie passenger coaches and vans

The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available. Updated with information from the General Appendix to the 2006 Rule Book.

Present Number	Date built	Builder	Compartments	number of seats	Image	Notes
Van 1	2004	FR Boston Lodge Works	Guard/Luggage/Dog	0		A replica of an 1873 Brown Marshall & Co. bogie van, familiarly known as the curly roofed van. The original van 1 was scrapped in 1921.
Van 2	1873	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/G	12		Built as No. 2 brake/luggage van, rebuilt between 1920 and 1921, fully restored to 1920/21 condition in 1991. Renumbered from Carriage 10 in 2005.
Van 3	1873	FR Boston Lodge Works	Guard/Luggage/Dog	0		Survived until the beginning of post-restoration in 1955, now scrapped. The 2004 replica of Van 1 was based on this vehicle.
Van 4	1880	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	G/1/1 observation	15		Built as No. 4 luggage van, rebuilt between 1928 and 1929 as a passenger/brakevan, rebuilt between 1957 and 1958 as observation car, given a steel underframe 1962. Renumbered from Carriage 11 in 2005.
Van 5	1880	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	3/saloon/guard	25		Built as No. 5 luggage van, rebuilt between 1929 and 1930 as passenger/brakevan. It was restored in 1955, had a buffet counter and side corridor added in 1957, had its buffet car and saloon reordered in 1960, was lengthened with steel underframe in 1963, and had major repairs and new seat layout without buffet counter in 1982. Renumbered from Carriage 12 in 2005.
14	1896	Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works, Bristol	3 saloon/buffet	26		Built for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Co. as Brake 3rd No. 15 and restored in 1963 and 1998.
15	1872	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/3/1/3/3/3	48+6		Designed by George Percival Spooner and entered service January 1873, with No. 16 as the first bogie coaches of any gauge to operate in Britain. Built with iron underframes and iron framing for the coachwork. Restored in 1960 and rebuilt in 2001 with Heritage Lottery Fund backing.
16	1872	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/3/1/1c/3/3	40+9		Same design as No. 15, being the first bogie coaches to operate in Britain. Restored in 1969 largely by Mr R.G. Jarvis, rebuilt in 2001 with Heritage Lottery Fund backing.
17	1876	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/1/3/3/3	40+6		Designed by George Percival Spooner. Constructed with iron frames but had a conventional coach-built bodywork with bowed sides. Restored in 1956 and 1990. Numbers 17 to 20 commonly known as 'bowsiders'.
18	1876	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/1/3/3/3	40+6		Built as No. 17 and restored in 1957 and 2003.
19	1879	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	3/3/1/1/3/3	32+12		Designed by George Percival Spooner. Constructed with wrought-iron underframes but had a conventional coach-built bodywork with bowed sides. Originally 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class. Restored in 1963, 1982 and 2008.
20	1879	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	3/3/1/1/3/3	32+12		Built as No. 19 and restored in 1957 and 1987.
22	1896	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56		A low-cost vehicle built for tourist traffic. Fitted with wooden underframe. Restored in 1958 and fitted with steel underframe 1967. Rebuilt with new body in 1984. Bears very little resemblance to its original form.
23	1894	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56		Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, became Welsh Highland Railway stock in 1923 and Ffestiniog Railway stock in 1936. Returned to service in 1955 and had full doors fitted in 1966. Currently running on the Welsh Highland Railway.
24	2002	Boston Lodge Works		42		A replica of carriage No. 23 in its original 1894 North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways form.
26	1894	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56		Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, became Welsh Highland Railway stock in 1923 and sold to a farmer for use as a hen-house. Body bought in 1959. Restored to service in 1959 and had full doors fitted in 1965. Rebuilt with a new body in 1986. Bears very little resemblance to its original form.
37	1971	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/3/3	32		Semi-open tourist coach, it was built on a [Robert Robert Hudson (company)\|Hudson (company)\|Hudson] bogie wagon underframe.
38	1971	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/3/3	32		Semi-open tourist coach, it was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe, which had seen similar use in the 1920s.
39	1992	Winson Engineering	3/3/3/3	24		Replica of one of a batch of six semi-open 'toastrack' tourist coaches that were built by the Hudson Wagon Co. in the 1920s for the Festiniog Railway and Welsh Highland Railway. This replica was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe.
100	2007	FR Boston Lodge Works	1 saloon/1 observation	20		The new "100" which replaced the 1964 'Centenary Stock' vehicle of this number in 2007. First Class Observation Car similar to the design of 102, without a guard's compartment. Fitted with moveable seats and tables in the observation end which can be removed to allow wheelchairs to be accommodated. Paired with Service Carriage 124.
102	2005	FR Boston Lodge Works	G/1 saloon/1 observation	16		First Class Observation Car similar to the original 'Centenary Stock' 100 and 101. Brought into service in August 2005 for the 50th anniversary of the start of restoration of passenger trains. Fitted with moveable seats and tables in the observation end which can be removed to allow wheelchairs to be accommodated. Provided with heating for out of season services.
103	2010	FR Boston Lodge Works	3rd saloon	35		First 'Super Saloon', luxury Third Saloon with recessed vestibules and fold away seat for wheelchair accommodation. Replaced centenary stock buffet car which carried the same number.
104	1964	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/1/3 saloon	32 + 4		Prototype for the 'Centenary Stock'. Body rebuilt in 1985 with side corridor compartment.
105	1966	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/1/3 saloon/Toilet	22 + 4		'Centenary Stock'. Toilet fitted at the bottom end of carriage.
105	Minor rebuild in 1998	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/1/3 saloon	32 + 4		'Centenary Stock'. Toilet at the bottom end of carriage removed in 1988.
105	Major rebuild in 2005	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/Toilet/3 saloon	32		'Centenary Stock'. Rebuilt with a toilet replacing the first class compartment and wheelchair space with tip-up seats.
106	1968	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/1/3 saloon	32 + 4		Rebodied 2002 - 'Centenary Stock'.
107	2004	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/1/3 saloon	32 + 4		New build to the 'Centenary Stock' design.
110	1975	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	42		Given the number 30 when new and fitted with auto control and driving compartment first used on the Dduallt-Gelliwiog shuttle service on 26 May 1975. This is the first all-steel coach to be built at Boston Lodge, with a semi-stressed skin and centre spine underframe. Provided with diesel heating for out of season service. Nominated as historic carriage to be retained in original form representing steel bodied stock from the 1970s and 1980s.
111	1990	FR Boston Lodge Works	G/lavatory/1 saloon/driving compartment	11		Driving trailer for diesel push/pull off peak service. Steel body mounted on ex-Isle of Man Railway underframe R5 and pattern 88 bogies. Provided with diesel-fired heating for out of season services. Transferred to departmental service on 1 January, 2016
112	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/1/1	17 + 8		Diesel-fired heating for out of season service. Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies.
113	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/1/1	17 + 8		Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies. Transferred to Welsh Highland Railway from 2003 to 2009. Diesel-fired heating for out of season service.
114	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/Buffet	19		Diesel-fired heating for out of season service. Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies.
116	1972	Edmund Crow and FR Boston Lodge	'Enhanced' 3 saloon	36		Prototype aluminium body mounted on running gear at Boston Lodge. Rebuilt in 1982 and again in 2008 when the first class compartment was removed and the carriage was fitted with diesel-fired heating. Window spacing was changed at this time to permit improved seat spacing.
117	1977	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	32		Diesel-fired heating for out of season service. Steel body mounted on ex-Isle of Man Railway underframe R8 and pattern 88 bogies. Vehicle reframed and rebodied to Super Saloon standards in the spring of 2016. Old body and frame sold to Apedale.
118	1977	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	39		Steel body mounted on ex-Isle of Man Railway underframe R6 and pattern 88 bogies. Vehicle reframed and rebodied to Super Saloon standards in the spring of 2017. Old body and frame sold to Golden Valley Railway Butterley.
119	1980	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/lavatory	32		Steel body mounted on ex-Isle of Man Railway underframe R10 and pattern 88 bogies. Reframed and rebodied to Super Saloon standards between 2014 and 2015. Old body sold to Golden Valley Railway Butterley.
120	1980	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	36		Steel body mounted on ex-Isle of Man Railway underframe R11 and pattern 88 bogies. Scheduled for reframing and rebodying to Super Saloon standards.
121	2012	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	35		Second wooden-bodied 'Super Saloon' carriage with diesel heating and collapsible seat for wheelchair use. Replaced the steel-bodied carriage of the same number whose underframe was used for 124.
122	2002	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	36		A prototype design using monocoque construction which remained a 'one off'. Diesel-fueled heating for out of season service.
123	1970	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	30		Built as the railway's second Observation Car, 101 saw service on the Festiniog Railway until 2006 when it was transferred to the Welsh Highland Railway. Downgraded to 3rd Class in 2008, 101 became surplus to requirements in 2009; in 2011, this carriage was transferred back to the FR, extensively rebuilt, renumbered, and reentered service as Carriage 123, leaving the number 101 available for a new-build carriage. This carriage is a 'wrong way round' observation 3rd Saloon, with the former Guard's compartment doors providing a perfect boarding point for wheelchairs.
124	2007	FR Boston Lodge Works	Service Vehicle	0		Isle of Man underframe R7 from carriage 121 reused, with a 'Barn' style wooden body. The first of the new service vehicles, it was provided with a generator for on-board catering equipment and heating.
125	2016	FR Boston Lodge Works	Service Vehicle	0		High-spec service vehicle specifically designed to run paired with Observation Car No. 150 as part of 'New Train' launched in spring of 2016. Full Saloon Body size, fitted with high capacity generator.
150	2015	FR Boston Lodge Works	Luxury Art Deco inspired Observation Car.	24		New generation Pullman Observation carriage for the 'New Train', designed to complement the Super Saloons. Art Deco inspired hand crafted hardwood interior featuring Birds Eye Maple roof panels. Paired with Service Car No. 125. Diesel-fueled heating for out of season service. Named "Gwynedd" in April 2019.
152	2018	FR Boston Lodge Works	Luxury Art Deco inspired Observation Car.	22		New generation Pullman Observation carriage, designed to complement the Super Saloons. Art Deco inspired hand crafted hardwood interior featuring Birds Eye Maple roof panels. Diesel-fueled heating for out of season service. Very similar to 150, but with a few minor differences.
1111	1997	Bloomfield Steel Construction Co, Tipton and FR Boston Lodge Works	Saloon/kitchen/lavatory	-		Body shell fitted out at Boston Lodge as a service and mess car for the Permanent Way department staff and volunteers. The vehicle is long and the Ffestiniog Railway's longest, but quite narrow to enable staff to walk alongside on embankments and elsewhere within the confines of the FR's very limited clearances. Not fitted with Norwegian "Chopper" couplings. Although it is fitted with vacuum brakes, they are not used as FR works trains do not use continuous brakes and 1111 often functions as a brakevan.