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Geology and natural history

The Great Orme is run as a nature reserve, with a number of protective designations (including

, a long distance route. About half the Great Orme is in use as farmland, mostly for sheep grazing.

The

copper ores

.

The Great Orme has a very rich flora, including most notably the only known site of the critically endangered Wild Cotoneaster Cotoneaster cambricus, of which only six wild plants are known.^[1]

Many of the flowers growing in shallow lime-rich earth on the headland have developed from the

.

Spring and early summer flowers include Bloody

growing on the old copper workings.

The

rely for food solely upon this one plant.

The headland is the habitat of several endangered species of

(hipparchia ssp. semele thyone) These last two have adapted to the Great Orme by appearing earlier in the year to take advantage of the limestone flowers and grasses. Also they are smaller than in other parts of the country and are recognised as a definite sub-species.

The Great Orme is reported as the northernmost known habitat within Britain for several ‘southern’ species of spider notably: Segestria bavarica, Episinus truncatus, Micrargus laudatus, Drassyllus praeficus, Liocranum rupicola and Ozyptila scabricula.

The cliffs are host to colonies of seabirds (such as

.

Below the cliffs, the rockpools around the headland are a rich and varied habitat for aquatic plants and animals including

.

Other rolling stock

For more detailed information on current and past rolling stock, visit the Railways own Heritage Group Wikipedia

These are the existing vehicles that are owned by or are permanently housed on the Ffestiniog Railway:-

Four-wheel passenger coaches and vans

The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available.

Present Number	Date built	Builder	Compartments (from Blaenau end)	number of seats	Notes
1	1996	FR Boston Lodge Works	semi-open knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	replica incorporating some original parts
2	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard seats	10 (1st)	restored 1958, rebuilt 1992
3	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	restored 1960, rebuilt 1996
4	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	restored 1958, rebuilt 2000
5	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	restored 1958, rebuilt by Mr R.G. Jarvis 1983
(none)	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	totally open knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	Rebuilt FR Society Midland Group to original condition - used occasionally
6	1885/6	FR Boston Lodge Works	Single compartment brake 3rd.	6 (3rd)	Converted from third type quarrymen's coach (same as No. 8) circa 1930, single end balcony, fully rebuilt 1988.
7	1898	FR Boston Lodge Works	Single compartment brake 3rd.	6 (3rd)	Built as a replica of the No. 1 brake van converted from third type quarrymen's coach (same as No. 8) circa 1930, two end balconies.
8	1885/6	FR Boston Lodge Works	Quarrymen's carriage single compartment	10 (3rd)	restored 1961, overhaul 1988, fully rebuilt 1991/2
51 (No. 1 Van)	1964	Ffestiniog Railway Society Midland Area Group	Single compartment brake without balconies	8 (3rd)	Built to replace the original No. 1 van (No. 7 above), this important vehicle is understood to be the first vehicle ever constructed "entirely by volunteers" for service on any 'preserved' railway. Like the 'original' it uses parts including wheels and bearings recycled from a third type quarrymen's coach. This vehicle was refurbished in 1987 and allocated to the FR Civil Engineering Department.
59	1923	GWR Swindon Works	Covered Van	-	Built Swindon (Lot No. 914) and entered service as GWR No. 38089 on the Vale of Rheidol Railway as a steel underframed, metal strapped wooden bodied cattle wagon. Converted 1937 to 2ft 6ins gauge for service on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway rebuilt and returned to the original gauge (but a lower loading gauge) in 1968 by the Ffestiniog Railway Society East Anglian Group for FR service as a covered van. Modified doors fitted 1983.

Bogie passenger coaches and vans

The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available. Updated with information from the General Appendix to the 2006 Rule Book

Present Number	Date built	Builder	Compartments (from Blaenau end)	number of seats	Notes
Van 1	2004	FR Boston Lodge Works	Guard / Luggage / Dog)	0	A replica 1873 Brown Marshall & Co. bogie van, familiarly known as the curly roofed van.
Van 2	1873	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/G (guard)	12	built as No.2 brake/luggage van, rebuilt 1920/21, fully restored to 1920/21 condition in 1991. Renumbered from Carriage 10 in 2005.
Van 4	1880	Gloster Wagon Co Gloucester	G/1/1 observation	15	built as No.4 luggage van, rebuilt 1928/29 as passenger/brake, rebuilt 1957/8 as observation car, steel underframe 1962. Renumbered from Carriage 11 in 2005.
Van 5	1880	Gloster Wagon Co Gloucester	3/saloon/guard	25	built as No.5 luggage van, rebuilt 1929/30 as passenger/brake, restored 1955, buffet counter and side corridor added 1957, buffet car and saloon reordered 1960, lengthened with steel underframe 1963, major repairs and new seat layout without buffet counter 1982. Renumbered from Carriage 12 in 2005.
14	1896	Bristol Carriage and Wagon Works, Bristol	3 saloon/buffet	26	built for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Co. as Brake 3rd No: 15 and restored, 1963 and 1998.
15	1872	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/3/1/3/3/3	48+6	designed by George Percival Spooner entered service January 1873, with No. 16, the first bogie coaches, of any gauge, to operate in Britain. Built with iron underframes and iron framing for the coachwork. Restored 1960, rebuilt 2001 with Heritage Lottery Fund backing.
16	1872	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/3/1/1c/3/3	40+9	same design, with No. 15, the first bogie coaches to operate in Britain. Restored (with a 1st coupe in place of the second class compartment) in 1969 largely by Mr R.G. Jarvis, rebuilt 2001 with Heritage Lottery Fund backing.
17	1876	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/1/3/3/3	40+6	designed by George Percival Spooner. Iron frames but conventional coach-built bodywork with bowed sides. Restored 1956 and 1990. Nos. 17 to 20 commonly known as 'bowsiders'.
18	1876	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/1/3/3/3	40+6	as No. 17 but restored 1957 and 2003.
19	1879	Gloster Wagon Co Gloucester	3/3/1/1/3/3	32+12	designed by George Percival Spooner. Wrought-iron underframes but conventional coach-built bodywork with bowed sides. Originally 1st 2nd and 3rd class. Restored 1963 and 1982.
20	1879	Gloster Wagon Co Gloucester	3/3/1/1/3/3	32+12	as No. 19 but restored 1957 and 1987.
22	1896	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56	A low-cost vehicle built for tourist traffic. fitted with wooden underframe. Restored 1958, fitted with steel underframe 1967. Rebuilt with new body 1984.
23	1894	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56	Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways became Welsh Highland Railway stock in 1923 and FR stock (in exchange for three bogie wagons) in 1936. Returned to service in 1955 and full doors fitted in 1966. Currently running on the WHR.
26	1894	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56	Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways became Welsh Highland Railway stock in 1923 and sold to a farmer for use as a hen-house. Body bought 1959. Restored to service in 1959 and full doors fitted in 1965. Rebuilt with new body 1986.
37	1971	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/3/3/	32	Semi-open tourist coach (with half-doors originally used on coaches 23 and 26) it was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe.
38	1971	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/3/3/	32	Semi-open tourist coach (with half-doors originally used on coaches 23 and 26) it was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe, which had seen similar use in the 1920's.
39	1992	Winson Engineering	3/3/3/3/	24	Replica of one of a batch of 6 semi-open toast-rack tourist coaches (without doors) that were built by the Hudson Wagon Co. in the 1920's for the FR and WHR. This replica was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe.
1000	1965	FR Boston Lodge Works	G/1 saloon /1 obs	18	First class Observation Car of the 'Centenary Stock' designed and built by FR staff and volunteers in celebration of the Ffestiniog Passenger Centenary 1865-1965. The coachwork was erected and fitted out at Boston Lodge works on a steel underframe mounted on FR built bogies using pre-fabricated wooden body panels, which were made by H.L. Watson Ltd., Birkenhead. Transferred to Welsh Highland Railway in 2003. Renumbered from 100 when transferred to departmental stock on Welsh Highland Railway and mounted on South African Bogies in 2006. Rotating seats still fitted, life expired Pullman Seats removed and replaced with benches.
100	2006	FR Boston Lodge Works	1 saloon /1 obs	20	The new "100". First class Observation Car of the 'Centenary Stock' to the similar design of 102, without guards compartment. Fitted with moveable seats and tables in the observation end which can be removed to allow wheelchairs to be accommodated. Paired with Service Carriage 121.
101	1970	FR Boston Lodge Works	G/1 saloon /1 obs	18	First class Observation Car of the 'Centenary Stock'. Fitted with rotating seats in the Observation End. Working on the Welsh Highland Railway from 2006 season, when the life expired Pullman Seats were fitted with first class seats removed from Carriage 113.
102	2005	FR Boston Lodge Works	G / 1 saloon /1 obs	16	First class Observation Car of the 'Centenary Stock', similar to the original 100 (now 1000) and 101. Brought into service in August 2005 for the 50th anniversary of the start of restoration of passenger trains. Fitted with moveable seats and tables in the observation end which can be removed to allow wheelchairs to be accommodated. Provided with heating for out of season services.
103	1968	FR Boston Lodge Works	Buffet /3 saloon	17	Buffet Car of the 'Centenary Stock'.
104	1964	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon /1/3 saloon	32 + 4	Prototype for the 'Centenary Stock'. Body rebuilt 1985 with side corridor compartment.
105	1966	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon / Toilet /3 saloon	32	'Centenary Stock'. Toilet at bottom end of carriage removed in 1988. Rebuilt in 2005 with a toilet replacing the first class compartment and wheelchair space with tip-up seats.
106	1968	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon /1/3 saloon	32 + 4	'Centenary Stock'.
107	2004	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon /1/3 saloon	32 + 4	'Centenary Stock'.
110	1975	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	42	Given the No. 30 when new and fitted with auto control (now removed) and driving compartment first used on the Dduallt-Gelliwiog shuttle service on 26 May 1975 . This is the first all-steel coach to be built at Boston Lodge, with a semi-stressed skin and centre spine underframe. Provided with diesel heating for out of season services.
111	1990	FR Boston Lodge Works	G/lavatory/1 saloon/driving compartment	11	Driving trailer for diesel push/pull off peak service. Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R5 and pattern 88 bogies. Provided with diesel heating for out of season services.
112	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/1/1	19 + 8	Gas fired heating for out of season service. Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies.
113	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon / 3 / buffet store	23	Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies. Transferred to Welsh Highland Railway in 2003. First Class seats fitted into Carriage 101 in place of Pullman seats. Gas fired heating taken out of service on transfer to Welsh Highland Railway
114	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/Buffet	19	Gas fired heating for out of season service. Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies.
116	1972	Edmund Crow and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/1	32 + 4	Prototype aluminium body mounted on running gear at Boston Lodge. Rebuilt 1982.
117	1977	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	35	Gas fired heating for out of season service. Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R8 and pattern 88 bogies.
118	1977	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	35	Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R6 and pattern 88 bogies.
119	1980	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/ lavatory	32	Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R10 and pattern 88 bogies.
120	1980	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/ lavatory	32	Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R0 and pattern 88 bogies.
121	1981	FR Boston Lodge Works	Guard / Toilet / Buffet	0	Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R7 and pattern 88 bogies. Gas fired heating removed in 2003. Life expired body removed in early 2006, and replaced with a "Centenary Stock" style body when rebuilt as the first of the new service vehicles.
122	2001	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	36	Diesel fueled heating for out of season service.
1111	1997	Bloomfield Steel Construction Co,, Tipton and FR Boston Lodge Works	Saloon/kitchen/lavatory	-	Body shell fitted out at Boston Lodge as a service and mess car for the Permanent Way department staff and volunteers. The vehicle is 40ft. long and the FR's longest, but quite narrow to enable staff to walk along side on embankments and elsewhere within the confines of the FR’s very limited clearances.

Goods Vehicles

The principal source of information for these tables is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company supplemented by later information from the FR Heritage Group Chronology and the FR Heritage Group Wiki.

Bogie goods vehicles

Present Number	Date built	Builder	type	Notes
56	1970	Boston Lodge	flat wagon	ex Isle of Man Railway steel underframe R4 fitted with South African bogies 2001.
57	1970	Boston Lodge	flat wagon	ex Isle of Man Railway steel underframe R2 fitted with Polish plate frame bogies.