点评:We visited for our Silver Wedding and treated ourselves to the Pullman Observation car at the top end of the train (this is important because it puts you right behind the loco when it’s working up hill, so you get the full benefit of the sights and sounds of steam hard at work). If seeing a steam lock hard at work isn’t your thing, stay put and on the way back down you have an uninterrupted view of the Vale of Ffestiniog as you head to Porthmadog. The seating is excellent, nice heavy armchairs that you can move, but aren’t going to shift as the train goes along. Being in first class, you have at seat service from a friendly and efficient steward who comes to take your order for drinks and snacks and brings them back to you. We had a slight delay at Tan y Bwlch caused by a loss of vacuum in the braking system, but that was sorted promptly and with good humour, and we were back underway soon enough. The turn around at Blaenau Ffestiniog is scheduled for 50 minutes but we were there for a bit less with the delay on the way up. It was still plenty of time for a comfort break and an ice cream. The railway really is the best way to see the scenery in the area and by taking a ride you’re helping to continue the preservation of one of the earliest railways of its type in the world, with some unique features, such as the double Fairlie locos. And for this year, they’ve got one in green, which is the colour they should all be. Any trip on the Ffestiniog is special, but upgrading to Pullman Observation seating is well worth the additional fare. There isn’t adequate vocabulary to convey just how much you should visit and ride on the train. It’s just the best thing you can do in the area, and it’s clear to anyone why they’ve won best Welsh tourist attraction of 2025. The only question is why they don’t win every year.
翻译:我们来这里庆祝银婚,并特意坐上了位于火车顶端的普尔曼观景车(这很重要,因为当火车上坡时,它正好位于火车头后方,所以你可以充分欣赏蒸汽机车辛勤工作的景象和声音)。如果你不喜欢看蒸汽闸辛勤工作,那就待在车厢里,下山途中,你可以一览无余地欣赏费斯蒂尼奥格谷的景色,欣赏前往波特马多格的风景。座位很棒,是舒适厚重的扶手椅,你可以移动,但不会随着火车行驶而移动。我们是头等舱,友好高效的乘务员会随时为你服务,为你点饮料和小吃,并把它们送回给你。由于制动系统真空度下降,我们在Tan y Bwlch稍稍晚点了,但很快就得到了及时且幽默的解决,我们很快就重新上路了。布莱奈费斯蒂尼奥格的折返预计需要50分钟,但由于上行延误,我们在那里停留的时间略短。但仍然有足够的时间休息一下,吃个冰淇淋。乘坐火车确实是欣赏该地区风景的最佳方式,搭乘火车还能为世界上最早的同类型铁路之一的保护贡献一份力量,它拥有一些独特的特色,例如双费尔利机车。今年,他们推出了绿色的机车,这也是所有机车都应该有的颜色。乘坐费斯蒂尼奥格的每一次旅程都意义非凡,但升级到普尔曼观景座位绝对物超所值。想用多少词汇来形容你都应该参观和乘坐火车。这绝对是你在该地区能做的最好的事情,而且他们赢得2025年威尔士最佳旅游景点奖的原因显而易见。唯一的问题是,为什么他们不是每年都获奖。