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Dave - couldn´t agree more! Both the Ffestiniog Railway and the Welsh Highland Railway are my personal favorites. The Ffestiniog Railway is famous for its Double-Fairlie locos, twin-boilered "contraptions" servicing the line since 1869, and its quarry engine rebuilts "Linda" and Blanche" who have a distinct "British" look to them (i.e. so ugly that they are now beautiful). The Welsh Highland Railway is a fascinosum of its own, being built along a line closed down in the 1930´s. The Beyer-Garratts operating this line are an unusual sight in northern Europe. Here is a video with some spectacular footage of both lines: [View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FuMysCToIyM] Gee, I had hoped to spend my retirement somewhere along this line ...
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