12-07-2022, 08:19 AM
Splendid picture, and an illustration of the fact that this year sees a couple of the most significant centenaries in the entire history of the world. There is the Austin Seven, and 1922 is being recognised as the opening of the Welsh Highland Railway. The Welsh Highland was preceded by North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway, and the full opening to the Harbourside station shared with the Ffestiniog needed the level crossing over the Cambrian, about to become the GWR, to be sorted out. But this year has seen numerous celebrations and gatherings of historic locos. All of which is a bit of a problem for those of us who have been busier than usual with Sevens. The next big event will be the WHR Weekend, featuring "Russel" and the loco in the picture "Palmerston." Perhaps unfortunately this will be Friday 29th - Sun 31st July, when a good many of us will still be lying down in darkened rooms or still unloading machines after Moreton, Prescott etc. I have no soshal meeja skills, maybe someone can send this image to the relevant FR or WHR sites. The WHR terminated at Dinas, then a junction with the LMS. It is in more recent times that there has been a works established, famous for Beyer Peacock locos and Austin Seven gearboxes.