Back in 1863 the Ffestiniog Railway took delivery of the first of four engines from leading builder George England & Co. The first was Mountaineer with its three siblings, The Prince, The Princess and Palmerston. The last three were substantially modified out of recognition so much so that the original design has been lost. They amazingly still exist, but Mountaineer was worn out and was dismantled in 1879.

Our task is to build an accurate replica of the original design and allow Mountaineer to live again. The painting below is an artists impression of what, with your help, we will create.