Fred Howes - The Permanent Way Man - Part Two

Between 2013 and 2017 we produced five programmes featuring Fred Howes talking about his life on the Ffestiniog Railway. Starting as a starry eyed train spotter and progressing to Permanent Way supremo. The programmes were made on locations up and down the FR and Fred was in conversation with Sophie Fardell; a longtime volunteer and PW professional. Much archive material was used to accompany the stories.
Originally released as DVDs (still available) each programme covers a different area and a different era.
Episode Two continues the conversation. It starts at Campbell’s Platform and documents the deviation.
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Rhwng 2013 a 2017 fe wnaethom gynhyrchu pum rhaglen yn cynnwys Fred Howes yn sôn am ei fywyd ar Reilffordd Ffestiniog. Gan ddechrau fel gwyliwr trên â llygaid serennog a symud ymlaen i oruchafiaeth Permanent Way. Gwnaethpwyd y rhaglenni ar leoliadau i fyny ac i lawr yr FR ac roedd Fred yn sgwrsio â Sophie Fardell; gwirfoddolwr hir-amser a gweithiwr proffesiynol PW. Defnyddiwyd llawer o ddeunydd archif i gyd-fynd â'r straeon.
Wedi'i rhyddhau'n wreiddiol fel DVDs (dal ar gael) mae pob rhaglen yn cwmpasu ardal wahanol ac oes wahanol.
Mae Pennod Dau yn parhau â'r sgwrs. Mae'n dechrau yn Campbell's Platform ac yn dogfennu'r gwyriad.

[@mikebni]

The Campbells Came By Rail - a lovely documentary from around 1974, well worth a watch as a follow-on to this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSQiIWMipWeY80si=L5j4MX5Fmr13cRnp

[@tsl56]

That shot-firing explosion sounds just like one of Blaster Bates' comedy monologues.