We had an unexpected new item of rolling stock to play with - The Boat!For those who are not familiar with Festiniog Railway heritage this is, indeed, a genuine vehicle, and at special events you can still see it being used - or at least a modern replica.The original 'Boat' was a whimsical inspection car designed by, and for, the Spooner family's use.Mostly it gravitated down the FR line in the same was as its famous slate trains, but it also had a sail and a mast so it could travel independently along the flat 1-mile embankment known as 'The Cob' at the bottom end of the line.This model is a 3D print which was gifted to us last week by one of our operating team at the Porthmadog show.Himself has replaced the printed axles and wheels with metal ones so it is able to run, and fitted a coupling at the back - or should I say aft? - so it can be attached to the end of trains, which is how the real one is taken up the FR line on its rare outings.The original vehicle met is end - the the…
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