Double Fairlie Locomotives : David Lloyd George - James Spooner
Double Fairlie Locomotives : David Lloyd George - James Spooner

At Minffordd Staion are Two of Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Double Fairlie Locomotives,
both were built at the railways Boston Lodge Works.
A Double Fairlie is a steam locomotive built to the Fairlie's Patent design of Robert Francis Fairlie using two articulated power bogies, one at each end of the engine.
Top Pic : - David Lloyd George from 1992.
Lower Pic : - James Spooner , the latest Fairlie loco , from 2023 , was built over a period of eight years.

Ref: NW 4659.60

Date: 19/07/2025

Location: SH 599 385

Double Fairlie Locomotives : David Lloyd George - James Spooner

At Minffordd Staion are Two of Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Double Fairlie Locomotives,
both were built at the railways Boston Lodge Works.
A Double Fairlie is a steam locomotive built to the Fairlie's Patent design of Robert Francis Fairlie using two articulated power bogies, one at each end of the engine.
Top Pic : - David Lloyd George from 1992.
Lower Pic : - James Spooner , the latest Fairlie loco , from 2023 , was built over a period of eight years.

Ref: NW 4659.60

Date: 19/07/2025

Location: SH 599 385