This years Super Power was a vast improvement on last year - see collection! The sun shone, the trains ran according to plan, and sight of a Bug Box on the WHR was witnesed for the first time since 1937.
K1 back from Crewe
Upnor's new paint... not sure I like it!
Elidir and Bugbox No.1 arrive.
The sunset that evening - the weather was about to change for the better
Test steaming K1 the following morning
Prince arrives
Prince at Caernarfon, ready to take the Charter
Prince at Caernarfon with Tim Goodspeed filling to the tank.
The bugbox - in Caernarfon for the first time
The vintage train at Caernarfon
Prince couples on
Driver Paul Ingham oiling round
Past Tryfan
A few of Salem from Bugbox No.1 - nothing changes!
Snowdon from a Bugbox
Arrival at Rhyd Ddu
Running round
Back at Dinas - where we had to leave the train
Tim in the tender, Paul driving, Stewart Macfarlane gaurding
K1 now damped down.
All ready for Super Power
The sunset
138 arrives at Rhyd Ddu having worked non-stop from Caernarfon
Nigel Castledine acting as Waunfawr Station Master - as the wagons are shunted to the former non-stop train for return to Dinas