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John,

As far as I have heard, there were no dandy wagons on the Corris - the
horses were walked down the road rather than riding the train.

I'm sure that RSG will be able to provide historical references for this.

There is a nice condition dandy wagon in the museum of the Porthmadog
branch of the Welsh Highland, or was when we were there a couple of
years ago - I believe that might have been on loan from the Ffestiniog.

Richard


--- In corris-discuss@..., "John Mudd" <jlsmudd@...> wrote:
>
> With celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the railway's
foundation incorporating horse drawn trains and gravity trains,
presumably there must have been Dandy Wagons? Has anyone any pictures
or drawings of these? I know the group is very busy with preparations
for this event; but any assistance will be welcome. I do have a model
of the one in the Ffestiniog Museum and which though similar in
design, is bound to have differences. For the record, I model in 009
and am hoping to model a working (simulated) model of a horse drawn train.
> Your kind assistance will be much appreciated.
> John Mudd
>





Fri May 11, 2007 1:59 pm

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On 1st April 1859 the first horse-and-gravity train rolled down the Dulas valley to Machynlleth, so in just under two years time we have a major anniversary to...
rgcorris
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May 10, 2007
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 22:05:47 -0000 ... A sandwiches and gravity descent with guide of the whole route ? Even better would be the orders to permit the extension...
Alan Cox
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May 10, 2007
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With celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the railway's foundation incorporating horse drawn trains and gravity trains, presumably there must have been...
John Mudd
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May 11, 2007
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John, As far as I have heard, there were no dandy wagons on the Corris - the horses were walked down the road rather than riding the train. I'm sure that RSG...
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May 11, 2007
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Thank you Richard for that information. It makes sense when one realises that the walk back was relatively short compared to the 13 mile journey from Blaenau...
John Mudd
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May 11, 2007
3:51 pm

From "Railway Through Talerddig" page 69 - "No evidence has yet emerged that the Corris ever operate 'dandy cars', as did the Festiniog, so it would appear...
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May 11, 2007
11:36 pm

Re: Dandy waggons on other railways: The Stockton and Darlington Railway used them: see ...
Dan Crow
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May 12, 2007
10:40 am

... Northern England I believe but not Wales....
Alan Cox
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May 12, 2007
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Alan, Yes, Dandy wagons were used in other places as per the attached Drawing. Please don't ask me where I got it from! I don't know. John Mudd ... From: Alan...
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