Ffestiniog Railway
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Ffestiniog Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in North Wales, renowned as one of the oldest independent railway companies in the world and a popular tourist attraction through the Snowdonia landscape.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage railway
→
narrow-gauge railway → railway company → tourist attraction → |
| category |
heritage railways in Wales
→
narrow gauge railways in Wales → tourist attractions in Gwynedd → |
| connects |
Blaenau Ffestiniog
→
Porthmadog → |
| country |
Wales
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| endPoint |
Blaenau Ffestiniog Station
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| gauge |
1 ft 11 1⁄2 in
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597 mm → |
| hasHeadquarters |
Porthmadog
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| hasViewOf |
Glaslyn estuary
→
Snowdonia mountains → |
| heritageDesignation |
heritage railway
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| heritageFocus |
preservation of historic narrow-gauge railway operations
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| language |
English
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Welsh → |
| languageRegion |
Welsh-speaking area
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| locatedIn |
Gwynedd local authority area
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North Wales → Snowdonia → United Kingdom → |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest independent railway companies in the world
→
continuous operation as an independent railway company → |
| operator |
Ffestiniog Railway Company
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|
| originalPurpose |
transporting slate
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|
| owner |
Ffestiniog Railway Company
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| primaryCargoHistoric |
slate
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|
| propulsion |
diesel locomotives
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steam locomotives → |
| regionServed |
Gwynedd
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|
| scenicRoute |
Snowdonia National Park
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| serviceType |
passenger
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tourist → |
| startingPoint |
Porthmadog Harbour Station
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| status |
heritage operation
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operational → |
| terminus |
Blaenau Ffestiniog
→
Porthmadog → |
| tourismImportance |
major tourist attraction in North Wales
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| trackConfiguration |
mountain railway
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| trackGaugeCategory |
narrow gauge
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| trackType |
single track with passing loops
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| uses |
double Fairlie articulated steam locomotives
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|
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Caernarfonshire
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Gwynedd → Snowdonia → |
contains |
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Porthmadog
→
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hasHeritageRailway |
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Minffordd
→
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hasNearbyAttraction |
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Trawsfynydd
("Ffestiniog Railway (region)")
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hasNearbyTransportFeature |
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Merionethshire
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|
hasRailway |
|
Ffestiniog Railway
("Ffestiniog Railway Company")
→
|
operator |
|
Ffestiniog Railway
("Ffestiniog Railway Company")
→
|
owner |
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Minffordd
→
|
servedBy |
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Meirionnydd
→
|
tourismAttractions |