Fascinating archive footage of a historic narrow gauge railway's early days of preservation have emerged.
The Ffestiniog Railway was first opened in the 1830s to carry slate from the quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog to the wharves of Porthmadog for export to all four corners of the world.
The 13-mile railway was an innovator being amongst the first to introduce steam locomotives which were especially built to haul heavy trains on the line's tight corners.
But when the slate industry declined the line fell into disuse officially closing in 1946