Chuff, chuff, I am chuffed.

Our holiday is not all about wildlife, plants and scenery.
You cannot come to North Wales without seeing the narrow gauge steam railways.
Indeed one Blipper has been a volunteer for many years on the Talillyn railway which is south of where we are staying. Up here in the north the most famous of these railways is the Ffestiniog.
Amazingly it was established in 1836. At that time the Welsh slate industry was being developed high in the mountains of Snowdonia. But carrying the quarried slate on horseback down to the coast was very laborious. And so the railway was built over a period of years. Initially the slate was loaded on rail trucks and gravity brought it down to the coast. Horses had to haul the empty trucks back up to the mines.
The railway was closed in 1946 but enthusiasts started restoration in 1954 and the 13 miles of track were finally reopened in 1982. It is now a flourishing major tourist attraction.
My Blip shows a train crossing a long embankment from Porthmadog. We walked over alongside the track.
My extras show one of the famous engines which can move in either direction without a turntable.
And here is the view from where I stood to take the main blip.