Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock

The Ffestiniog Railway owns and operates a number of heritage and modern-day steam and diesel locomotives. A full list of these locomotives with details of their operational status is provided below.

Double Fairlie David Lloyd George running round its train at Blaenau Ffestiniog 2005

Locomotives

The list includes past locomotives and present locomotives that are owned by, or permanently housed at, the Ffestiniog Railway:

Steam locomotives

Number	Name	Image	Wheel arrangement	Date built	Date scrapped	Builder	Class	Notes	Available for Service
1	Princess	150px	0-4-0STT	1863	n/a	George England and Co.	Small England	Taken out of Spooner's for cosmetic restoration for the 150th anniversary of steam on the railway in 2013.	No
2	Prince	150px	0-4-0STT	1864	n/a	George England and Co.	Small England	The oldest operable Ffestiniog Railway steam locomotive. Returned to service in time for the 150th anniversary of steam on the railway in 2013.	Yes
3	Mountaineer		0-4-0TT	1863	1879	George England and Co.	Small England	The first locomotive delivered and run on the Ffestiniog railway and originally numbered 1. Delivered as a side tank locomotive and the only one of the George England locomotives never to carry a saddle tank. Dismantled in 1879 when it was considered to be worn out. Some parts were donated to the other George England locomotives.	No
4	Palmerston	150px	0-4-0STT	1864	n/a	George England and Co.	Small England	Restored to service in 1993 after many years out of use, including a period when used as a stationary boiler at Boston Lodge. Now undergoing its regular l0-yearly overhaul.	No
5	Welsh Pony	150px	0-4-0STT	1867	n/a	George England and Co.	Large England	Welsh Pony has been cosmetically restored for the Ffestiniog Railway's Steam 150 event (May 2013) and it has been decided in June 2013 to restore the locomotive to full working order. Welsh Pony will celebrate her 150th birthday in 2017.	No
6	Little Giant	150px	0-4-0STT	1867	1932	George England and Co.	Large England	Scrapped 1932.	No
7	Little Wonder	150px	0-4-4-0T	1869	1882	George England and Co.	Double Fairlie	Scrapped 1882. First Fairlie locomotive built for the Ffestiniog Railway.	No
8	James Spooner		0-4-4-0T	1872	1933	Avonside Engine Co.	Double Fairlie	Last steamed in 1931 before being scrapped in 1933.	No
9	Taliesin	150px	0-4-4T	1876/1999	1935	Vulcan Foundry/ Boston Lodge	Single Fairlie	Replica Single Fairlie locomotive built at Boston Lodge works in 1999. The original 1876-built locomotive was scrapped in 1935 after colliding with Welsh Pony. The replica used a few parts from the original (therefore making it a rebuild) but was largely built from scratch. Named after the 6th century Welsh poet Taliesin. Having been built for easy conversion between oil and coal firing, the locomotive has been coal-fired since 2007. In service and usually found on low season trains. Fitted with piston valves and boiler pressure increased to 200psi in 2011.	Yes
10	Merddin Emrys	150px	0-4-4-0T	1879	n/a	Boston Lodge	Double Fairlie	The oldest operating Double Fairlie on the railway. Named after the 6th century Welsh poet. The locomotive underwent a major rebuild in 1987/8. Returned to steam in 2005 and converted to coal firing during the winter of 2006/2007. The engine has covered more miles in 2010 than any other FR locomotive. It is now undergoing overhaul after giving ten years of reliable service.	No
11	Livingston Thompson	150px	0-4-4-0T	1886	n/a	Boston Lodge	Double Fairlie	Withdrawn 1971 and restored 1988 as a static display at the National Railway Museum in York. Carried No 3 from 1887 onwards. Named Taliesin from 1932 until 1961, when it was renamed Earl of Merioneth. In 1988 its original name was restored after the new Earl of Merioneth had been built.	No
11	Earl of Merioneth	150px	0-4-4-0T	1979	n/a	Boston Lodge	Double Fairlie	The first Double Fairlie built by the restored Ffestiniog Railway, and the only one of its kind to deviate from the classic design with the cuboid side tanks. Converted to coal firing in 2006 and currently in regular service. No 11 works plates exist for the loco but it has never carried them in service.	Yes
12	David Lloyd George	150px	0-4-4-0T	1992	n/a	Boston Lodge	Double Fairlie	The most recent Double Fairlie locomotive in the world and also the most powerful locomotive on the railway. Originally built to burn oil rather than coal. Returned to service in May 2014 following overhaul and conversion to coal firing.	Yes
-	Blanche		2-4-0STT	1893	n/a	Hunslet Engine Co.	Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet	Originally an 0-4-0ST running on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway, purchased by the Festiniog Railway in 1963. Rebuilt as 2-4-0STT in 1972, her pony truck is from Moel Tryfan, an engine used on the original Welsh Highland Railway. In regular service.	Yes
-	Linda	150px	2-4-0STT	1893	n/a	Hunslet Engine Co.	Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet	Originally an 0-4-0ST running on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway, purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1962. Named after Linda Blanche Douglas-Pennant. Returned to service in 2011 after a lengthy seven-year overhaul.	Yes
-	Mountaineer	150px	2-6-2T	1917	n/a	ALCO	N/A	Built for the British Army's use in World War I; later ran on the Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury in France; purchased by a supporter of the Festiniog Railway in 1967. A regular performer for four decades, the locomotive last operated in 2006 and is currently awaiting overhaul.	No
-	Britomart	150px	0-4-0ST	1899	n/a	Hunslet Engine Co.	Alice	In service. Used as a shunting engine around Boston Lodge and Harbour station; occasionally ventures up the line for specials and footplate rides at Tan-y-bwlch and Blaenau stations during special events.	Yes
-	Lilla	150px	0-4-0ST	1891	n/a	Hunslet Engine Co.	N/A	Undergoing restoration. Previously largely restricted to use on special trains and for footplate rides during special events. Began restoration in 2014.	No
-	Hugh Napier	150px	0-4-0ST	1904	n/a	Hunslet Engine Co.	Large Hunslet	In Service. Owned by the National Trust.	Yes
14	Lyd		2-6-2T	2010	n/a	Boston Lodge	Lynton and Barnstaple Manning Wardle	Built at Boston Lodge works as a replica of the Manning Wardle locomotives built for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway between 1898 and 1925. All but one of these locomotives were scrapped in 1935 (the last was shipped to Brazil and its subsequent fate remains a mystery). Lyd entered traffic in 2010 wearing unlined black livery before being turned out in lined BR black livery in 2011. In 2012 it was repainted into a Southern Railway livery.	Yes
-	Leary		0-4-0VBT	2010	n/a	E A Foulds Ltd, Colne	De Winton	Leary Is a privately owned locomotive on the railway. It makes occasional forays to Porthmadog and Minffordd.	Yes
-	Dahuichang 4		0-8-0	1988	n/a	Harbin Locomotive Works	N/A	Privately purchased in 2006, now in purpose built storage for restoration at Boston Lodge. One of the world's last commercially built narrow gauge steam locomotive for industrial use. Current gauge is 30". This is not yet classified as an FR loco.	No

Diesel locomotives

Name	Image	Type	Built	Builder	Notes
Mary Ann		4wd	1917	Motor Rail	The first locomotive to work the revived Ffestiniog Railway in 1954. Built for British Army use in WWI and bought by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1923.
Moelwyn	150px	2-4-0d	1918	Baldwin	Another ex-WWI locomotive, purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1925.
Upnor Castle	150px	4wd	1954	F.C. Hibberd	Built for the Chattenden and Upnor Railway to 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) gauge, bought from the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in 1968. Now in use on the Welsh Highland Railway.
Moel Hebog		4wd	1955	Hunslet Engine Co.	Originally built for the National Coal Board as a flameproof mines locomotive. Purchased in 1969 and mainly used for permanent way maintenance trains.
Conway Castle/Castell Conwy	150px	4wd	1958	F.C. Hibberd	Built for the Admiralty's line at Ernesettle, purchased in 1981. Now in use at the Welsh Highland Railway. Bilingually named.
Ashover		4wd	1948	F.C. Hibberd	Built for the Ashover Light Railway and purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1981.
The Lady Diana		4wd	1957	Motor Rail	Purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1974.
The Colonel		4wd	1943	Motor Rail	Built for the St. Albans Sand and Gravel Company, purchased by Colonel Campbell of Dduallt Manor for his private use on the Ffestiniog Railway. Purchased by the railway in 1982.
Criccieth Castle/Castell Criccieth	150px	0-6-0d	1995	Boston Lodge	Built by the railway from parts supplied by Baguley-Drewry. Used on passenger services. Bilingually named.
Harlech Castle/Castell Harlech	150px	0-6-0d	1983	Baguley-Drewry	Built for service in Mozambique, but purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1988 after the order was cancelled. Used as an engineering locomotive and primarily stationed at Minffordd. Bilingually named.
Harold		4wd	1979	Hunslet Engine Co.	Built for the railway at North Bierley sewage farm and bought by the Ffestiniog in the early 1990s.
Vale of Ffestiniog	150px	B-Bd	1967	CH Funkey & Co (Pty) Ltd	Built for the Eastern Province Cement Company in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1996 and extensively rebuilt. Used for passenger services. The twin of 'Castell Caernarfon' on the Welsh Highland Railway
Moel-Y-Gest	150px	4wd	1965	Hunslet Engine Co.	Built for the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Dean Hill in Wiltshire. Purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 2004 and in use as a shunter at Boston Lodge.
Busta		4-wheel		Fairbanks Morse	A platelayers trolley originally used by U.S. Army. Used on WHR as a platelayers trolley in the 1920s and 1930s.
Monster		4-wheel		Boston Lodge	A diminutive diesel built for the Ffestiniog Railway and restored in 2010.

Other rolling stock

For more detailed information on current and past rolling stock, visit the Railways own Heritage Group Wikipedia

These are the existing vehicles that are owned by or are permanently housed on the Ffestiniog Railway:-

Four-wheel passenger coaches and vans

The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available.

Present Number	Date built	Builder	Compartments (from Blaenau end)	Number of seats	Image	Notes
1	1996	FR Boston Lodge Works	semi-open knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	150px	replica incorporating some original parts
2	1863/4	Brown, Marshalls and Co. Ltd.	single compartment knifeboard seats	10 (1st)		restored 1958, rebuilt 1992
3	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)		restored 1960, rebuilt 1996
4	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	150px	restored 1958, rebuilt 2000
5	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	single compartment knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)	150px	restored 1958, rebuilt by Mr R.G. Jarvis 1983
8	1885/6	FR Boston Lodge Works	Quarrymen's carriage single compartment	10 (3rd)	150px	restored 1961, overhaul 1988, fully rebuilt 1991/2
10	2007	FR Boston Lodge Works	Two-compartment 4-wheel 3rd.	12 (3rd)	150px	Replica of 1868 Ashbury 4-wheeler. The original was built as a First Class vehicle, but was downgraded to Third Class later in life. The replica has been constructed in this form, incorporating some parts from original Ashbury 4-wheelers.
(11)	1863/4	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	totally open knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)		Rebuilt FR Society Midland Group to original condition - currently under overhaul to Victorian condition including replica leather aprons and awning. The current FR rulebook lists this carriage as number 11 but the carriage does not carry this number. It is most commonly referred to as 'the flying bench'.
12	2012	FR Boston Lodge Works	semi-open knifeboard bench	14 (3rd)		Replica incorporating some original parts.
Van 6	1885/6	FR Boston Lodge Works	Single compartment brake 3rd.	6 (3rd)		Converted from third type quarrymen's coach (same as No. 8) circa 1930, single end balcony, fully rebuilt 1988.
Van 7	1898	FR Boston Lodge Works	Single compartment brake 3rd.	6 (3rd)	150px	Built as a replica of the No. 1 brake van converted from third type quarrymen's coach (same as No. 8) circa 1930, two end balconies.
Van 51 (Previously No. 1 Van)	1964	Ffestiniog Railway Society Midland Area Group	Single compartment brake without balconies	8 (3rd)		Built to replace the original No. 1 van (No. 7 above), this important vehicle is understood to be the first vehicle ever constructed "entirely by volunteers" for service on any 'preserved' railway. Like the 'original' it uses parts including wheels and bearings recycled from a third type quarrymen's coach. This vehicle was refurbished in 1987 and allocated to the FR Civil Engineering Department.
Van 59	1923	GWR Swindon Works	Covered Van	-		Built Swindon (Lot No. 914) and entered service as GWR No. 38089 on the Vale of Rheidol Railway as a steel underframed, metal strapped wooden bodied cattle wagon. Converted 1937 to 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) gauge for service on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway rebuilt and returned to the original gauge (but a lower loading gauge) in 1968 by the Ffestiniog Railway Society East Anglian Group for FR service as a covered van. Modified doors fitted 1983.
n/a	2005	Boston Lodge Works	Spooner's Boat		150px	A replica of one of the more unusual passenger vehicles to travel on the Ffestiniog Railway. The boat is a four-person, sail-powered vehicle which was built before 1864 as an inspection vehicle for the Spooner family. It travelled downhill by gravity and could be sailed across the Cob. The original was wrecked in 1886 when it crashed into a train. The modern replica is used on special occasions only.

Bogie passenger coaches and vans

The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available. Updated with information from the General Appendix to the 2006 Rule Book.

Present Number	Date built	Builder	Compartments (from Blaenau end)	number of seats	Image	Notes
Van 1	2004	FR Boston Lodge Works	Guard / Luggage / Dog	0		A replica 1873 Brown Marshall & Co. bogie van, familiarly known as the curly roofed van. The original van 1 was scrapped in 1921.
Van 2	1873	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/G (guard)	12	150px	built as No.2 brake/luggage van, rebuilt 1920/21, fully restored to 1920/21 condition in 1991. Renumbered from Carriage 10 in 2005.
Van 3	1873	FR Boston Lodge Works	Guard / Luggage / Dog	0		Survived until the beginning of post-restoration in 1955, now scrapped. The 2004 replica of Van 1 was based on this vehicle.
Van 4	1880	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	G/1/1 observation	15	150px	built as No.4 luggage van, rebuilt 1928/29 as passenger/brake, rebuilt 1957/8 as observation car, steel underframe 1962. Renumbered from Carriage 11 in 2005.
Van 5	1880	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	3/saloon/guard	25		built as No.5 luggage van, rebuilt 1929/30 as passenger/brake, restored 1955, buffet counter and side corridor added 1957, buffet car and saloon reordered 1960, lengthened with steel underframe 1963, major repairs and new seat layout without buffet counter 1982. Renumbered from Carriage 12 in 2005.
14	1896	Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works, Bristol	3 saloon/buffet	26		built for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Co. as Brake 3rd No: 15 and restored, 1963 and 1998.
15	1872	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/3/1/3/3/3	48+6	150px	designed by George Percival Spooner entered service January 1873, with No. 16, the first bogie coaches, of any gauge, to operate in Britain. Built with iron underframes and iron framing for the coachwork. Restored 1960, rebuilt 2001 with Heritage Lottery Fund backing.
16	1872	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/3/1/1c/3/3	40+9		same design, with No. 15, the first bogie coaches to operate in Britain. Restored (with a 1st coupe in place of the second class compartment) in 1969 largely by Mr R.G. Jarvis, rebuilt 2001 with Heritage Lottery Fund backing.
17	1876	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/1/3/3/3	40+6	150px	designed by George Percival Spooner. Iron frames but conventional coach-built bodywork with bowed sides. Restored 1956 and 1990. Nos. 17 to 20 commonly known as 'bowsiders'.
18	1876	Brown Marshalls & Co. Birmingham	3/3/1/3/3/3	40+6		as No. 17 but restored 1957 and 2003.
19	1879	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	3/3/1/1/3/3	32+12	150px	designed by George Percival Spooner. Wrought-iron underframes but conventional coach-built bodywork with bowed sides. Originally 1st 2nd and 3rd class. Restored 1963, 1982 and 2008.
20	1879	Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company	3/3/1/1/3/3	32+12	150px	as No. 19 but restored 1957 and 1987.
22	1896	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56		A low-cost vehicle built for tourist traffic. fitted with wooden underframe. Restored 1958, fitted with steel underframe 1967. Rebuilt with new body 1984. Bears little or no resemblance to its original form.
23	1894	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56		Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways became Welsh Highland Railway stock in 1923 and FR stock (in exchange for three bogie wagons) in 1936. Returned to service in 1955 and full doors fitted in 1966. Currently running on the WHR.
24	2002	Boston Lodge Works		42	150px	A replica of carriage 23 in its original 1894 North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
26	1894	Ashbury Carriage and Wagon Co Manchester	3/3/3/3/3/3/3	56	150px	Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways became Welsh Highland Railway stock in 1923 and sold to a farmer for use as a hen-house. Body bought 1959. Restored to service in 1959 and full doors fitted in 1965. Rebuilt with new body 1986. Bears little or no resemblance to its original form.
37	1971	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/3/3/	32	150px	Semi-open tourist coach (with half-doors originally used on coaches 23 and 26) it was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe.
38	1971	FR Boston Lodge Works	3/3/3/3/	32		Semi-open tourist coach (with half-doors originally used on coaches 23 and 26) it was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe, which had seen similar use in the 1920s.
39	1992	Winson Engineering	3/3/3/3/	24	150px	Replica of one of a batch of six semi-open 'toastrack' tourist coaches (without doors) that were built by the Hudson Wagon Co. in the 1920s for the FR and WHR. This replica was built on a Hudson bogie wagon underframe.
100	2007	FR Boston Lodge Works	1 saloon /1 obs	20		The new "100" which replaced the 1964-build 'Centenary Stock' vehicle of this number in 2007. First class Observation Car similar to the design of 102, without guards compartment. Fitted with moveable seats and tables in the observation end which can be removed to allow wheelchairs to be accommodated. Paired with Service Carriage 124.
102	2005	FR Boston Lodge Works	G / 1 saloon /1 obs	16	150px	First class Observation Car similar to the original 'Centenary Stock' 100 and 101. Brought into service in August 2005 for the 50th anniversary of the start of restoration of passenger trains. Fitted with moveable seats and tables in the observation end which can be removed to allow wheelchairs to be accommodated. Provided with heating for out of season services.
103	2010	FR Boston Lodge Works	3rd saloon	35		First 'Super Barn', luxury Third Saloon with recessed vestibules and fold away seat for wheelchair accommodation.
104	1964	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon /1/3 saloon	32 + 4	150px	Prototype for the 'Centenary Stock'. Body rebuilt 1985 with side corridor compartment.
105	1966	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon / 1 / 3 saloon / Toilet	22 + 4	150px	'Centenary Stock'. Toilet fitted at bottom end of carriage.
	Minor rebuild 1998		3 saloon / 1 /3 saloon	32 + 4		'Centenary Stock'. Toilet at bottom end of carriage removed in 1988.
	Major rebuild 2005		3 saloon / Toilet /3 saloon	32		'Centenary Stock'. Rebuilt with a toilet replacing the first class compartment and wheelchair space with tip-up seats.
106	1968	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon /1/3 saloon	32 + 4		Rebodied 2002 - 'Centenary Stock'.
107	2004	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon /1/3 saloon	32 + 4		New build to the 'Centenary Stock' design.
110	1975	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	42	150px	Given the No. 30 when new and fitted with auto control (now removed) and driving compartment first used on the Dduallt-Gelliwiog shuttle service on 26 May 1975. This is the first all-steel coach to be built at Boston Lodge, with a semi-stressed skin and centre spine underframe. Provided with diesel heating for out of season services.
111	1990	FR Boston Lodge Works	G/lavatory/1 saloon/driving compartment	11		Driving trailer for diesel push/pull off peak service. Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R5 and pattern 88 bogies. Provided with diesel heating for out of season services.
112	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/1/1	17 + 8		Diesel fired heating for out of season service. Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies.
113	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon /1/1	17 + 8		Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies. Transferred to Welsh Highland Railway 2003 - 2009. Diesel fired heating
114	1991	Carnforth Railway restoration and FR Boston Lodge	3 saloon/Buffet	19		Diesel fired heating for out of season service. Aluminium body mounted on steel underframe and pattern 88 bogies.
116	1972	Edmund Crow and FR Boston Lodge	'Enhanced' 3 saloon	36	150px	Prototype aluminium body mounted on running gear at Boston Lodge. Rebuilt 1982 and again in 2008 when the first class compartment was removed and the carriage was fitted with diesel fired heating.
117	1977	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	32	150px	Diesel fired heating for out of season service. Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R8 and pattern 88 bogies.
118	1977	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	39	150px	Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R6 and pattern 88 bogies.
119	1980	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon/ lavatory	32	150px	Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R10 and pattern 88 bogies.
120	1980	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	36		Steel body mounted on ex Isle of Man Railway underframe R11 and pattern 88 bogies.
121	2012	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	35		Second wooden bodied 'Super Barn' carriage with diesel heating and collapsible seat for wheelchair use. Replaced steel-bodied carriage of the same number whose underframe was used for 124.
122	2002	FR Boston Lodge Works	3 saloon	36	150px	Prototype 'disabled friendly' design. Diesel fueled heating for out of season service.
123	1970	FR Boston Lodge Works	3rd Saloon	30		Built as the railway's second Observation Car, 101 saw service on the FR until 2006 when it was transferred to the Welsh Highland Railway. Downgraded to 3rd Class in 2008, 101 became surplus to requirements in 2009; in 2011, this carriage was transferred back to the FR, turned end for end, renumbered and given a new lease of life as Carriage 123, leaving the number 101 available for a new-build carriage. This carriage is a 'wrong way round' observation 3rd saloon, with the former Guard's compartment doors providing a perfect boarding point for wheelchairs.
124	2007	FR Boston Lodge Works	Service Vehicle (Guard / Toilet / Buffet)	0		Isle of Man underframe R7 from carriage 121 reused, with a 'Barn' style wooden body. The first of the new service vehicles. Provided with a generator for on-board catering equipment and heating.
1111	1997	Bloomfield Steel Construction Co, Tipton and FR Boston Lodge Works	Saloon/kitchen/lavatory	-	150px	Body shell fitted out at Boston Lodge as a service and mess car for the Permanent Way department staff and volunteers. The vehicle is 40 ft (12 m). long and the FR's longest, but quite narrow to enable staff to walk alongside on embankments and elsewhere within the confines of the FR’s very limited clearances. Not fitted with Norwegian "Chopper" couplings. Although it is fitted with vacuum brakes, they are not used as all FR works trains do not use continuous brakes and 1111 often functions as a brake van.