Ffestiniog Railway: Fairlie Duplex Engine

A video, very much inspired by another on here, of footage taken on the Ffestiniog Railway of their iconic Double Fairlie Locomotives, set to the song “Fairlie Duplex Engine” by Hughie Jones. For a video featuring the footage, with full length clips and without the music, please see • Double Fairlies of the...
The footage is filmed in 2017 & 2018, featuring Merddin Emrys (1879), Earl of Merioneth (1979) and David Lloyd George (1992).
Next year (2020) is the 150th anniversary of the trials referred to in the song, and the Ffestiniog are putting on a major event in June to celebrate.

[@eliotreader8220]

three years ago me and my Dad visited the Ffestiniog railway in Wales and the passenger train we traveled on was pulled by one of these Fairlie Duplex engines which turned out to be a great adventure as the events 150 years ago

[@TrainGuyGeth]

Crazy how these locomotives still run and that they still know how to build one

[@eliotreader8220]

sadly due to Covid 19 the Ffestiniog railway where unable to put on their special event about their Fairlie Duplex engines in 2020 but at least they got this lovely song

[@ilikeussr7264]

I love double Fairlie's and that song

[@Blossom2097]

I love that place

[@jaloncola8805]

It’s mightymac’s family members

[@SodorFan15]

Can I use this footage in a video with credit to you?

[@CustomiZe_]

I think all of Ffestiniog and WHR locos are quite cool and quirky 😃👍🚂🚃🚃

[@eliotreader8220]

its a shame they couldn't put on that special event last year but at least we got this song

[@traindudesink1804]

Hell yeah nice vid mate

[@ilikeussr7264]

I feel like they should get more respect

[@samuelvillaroel2414]

Isn't a Duplex a engine with no articulation?

[@vehicleandanimalcrossovers]

Where did you find the song ?

[@ilikeussr7264]

Robert fairlie thought that tenders extra wheels and one front was bad so = double fairlie

[@ukaszwalczak1154]

I know that it's just a song title, but these really ain't duplexes, duplexes have one 1 sided boiler, and 2 sets of driving wheels facing forwards-

[@peter_kitsune]

🤓Technically🤓, a duplex just refers to any locomotive with two seperate sets of drivers and cylinders
The term "duplex" is also used in a stricter sense to mean "rigid-frame duplex" (i.e. not articulated), which a Fairlie doesn't meet that requirement (due to being articulated). However, many rigid-frame duplexes have opposing cylinders, and there is nothing *inherently* preventing a rigid-frame duplex from being double-ended - just that a double-ended rigid-frame duplex would have no purpose and therefore be stupid (rigid-frame duplexes are mostly stupid anyway, there's a reason the US mainly uses articulated duplexes and the UK doesn't use duplexes much at all (other than the Fairlies - oh and early things like the Midland Compounds))