Howard Wilson is the Chairman of the Ffestiniog Railway Society and will be talking to the club on 1 March. The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways of North Wales have fascinating industrial and social history. Whilst the Ffestiniog is one of the oldest railways in the world, last year it was reconnected with the restored Welsh Highland Railway connecting Caernarfon with Blaenau Ffestiniog via Portmadoc (where the trains now run through the streets of the town.) Both railways fell into disuse but have been restored, to create one of Britain’s premier tourist attractions in this beautiful part of the world.
