In September 2009, we took the most famous of all the Little
Trains of Wales, from the former slate quarries of Snowdonia down to the coast
on Cardigan Bay. Originally, the trains carrying slate for export through the
port were gravity operated down to Porthmadog. Horses then hauled the empties
back inland.
I had obviously thought long and hard about my garb for the
day before settling on baggy pants. My Pal Baggy Pants was a comic strip
character in the Dandy. I think it would be considered very un-PC today, but it
would hardly be alone. It was of its time.
Rescued by Alan Pegler in 1951, the Ffestiniog Railway has
since become a major tourist attraction. The Welsh Highland Railway, owned by
the same company and operating trains to Caernarfon, has reconnected with the
FR to create a steam railway hub on the quayside at Porthmadog.
My baggy walking trousers are still available to me in my
wardrobe should the occasion demand it.
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