Ffestiniog Railway: Operation MAV Car.

26th July 2005 to 29th July 2005

Fourth of four collections showing a week in the life of the Ffestiniog. The main task during the week was to Finish the MAV, which left the railway on Friday. This involved the following: Removing the MAV from the Carriage works and putting it into the errecting shop on Tuesday, jacking up the coach off its "rollers" and then painting the underside on the Wednesday, lowering it down on SAR bogies on Thursday, and cleaning it out before moving it Porthmadog for departure on the Friday.

How the week began - the MAV car in the Carriage works, where it had been since October.		Step 1, getting the car outside.
Step two jacking it up.	Inside.	Outside now on SAR bogies, ready for its trip to Port.
Rob and Martyn load the last bits on ready for the trip.	Ready to go.	The Jublee track at Port.
Who said they've not started laying the Welsh Highland...	Finishing touches	The join.
Okay ready!	Easy does it...
	It leaves FR metals, Fred Howes looks on.	Second bogie.
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