1980:Katie cleaned, polished and ready for a days work copyright Bill Hyde

1980:Katie is gently moved from the loco works copyright Bill Hyde

1980:Guard Bill Hyde has collected the fares, checked tickets, given signals to the driver & now chats to passengers while waiting for Katie & the train to depart to the ferry copyright Bill Hyde

1980:Katie departs with another loaded train to the ferry. The train set was repained mainly blue because we had an awful lot of blue paint to hand & virtually no Fairbourne green paint! copyright Bill Hyde

1980:Summer gala, Count Louis & Ernest W Twining have been fitted with faces for the weekend copyright G W Hyde

1980:Rachel sits and waits on road four at Fairbourne copyright Bill Hyde

1980: Ernest W. Twining with typical train leave Fairbourne copyright unknown

1980: Summer gala, Ernest W Twining has been fitted with a face for the weekend copyright G W Hyde

1981:Sian and train head towards Penrhyn Bridge from the ferry on way to Fairbourne, trainee driver John Burman with David Black piloting copyright LDP

1981:Volunteer Mrs Alice Hyde "mans" the mobile cafe/shop at the Ferry copyright LDP

1981:from left to right - Bill Hyde (guard/conductor), Chris Scott (volunteer driver), Sian (the loco), David Black (manager/engineer/driver), John Burman (trainee driver), Gilbert Hyde (volunteer painter etc) at the Ferry with Barmouth in background copyright LDP

1981:Katie and train arrived back at Fairbourne on a dull summer's day copyright Bill Hyde

1981:John Burman inches Katie up to the train at the "new" Ferry - as with most of Fairbourne, this was not simple as the ferry platform road was on a rising grade! copyright Bill Hyde

1981:Rachel is offering "cab rides" up and down the roadside siding, August Enthusiasts weekend copyright G W Hyde

1981: A train picks its way past the old Ferry station over sand covered rails - a regualr problem copyright Bill Hyde

1981: Sian heads back towards the loop with a reasonable load of passengers copyright Bill Hyde

1981: Sian & train easing into the platform at Fairbourne on a damp day copyright Bill Hyde

1981: Sian and down train enter loop on way to Fairbourne copyright Bill Hyde

1982: Enthusiasts weekend and 7.25 gauge steam runs alongside the stream with Rachel giving cab rides on roadside track copyright Bill Hyde

1982:John Burman on Katie prepares to exchange tokens with David Black on Ernest W Twining at the loop copyright Bill Hyde

1982:John Burman pilots Sian into the main platform at Fairbourne copyright Bill Hyde

1982: Ernest W Twining approaches the loop with a Ferry-bound train copyright Bill Hyde

1983:Enthusiasts weekend & a small collection of models adds interest copyright Bill Hyde

1983:Katie and train about to cross Penrhyn Bridge on way to the Ferry copyright Bill Hyde