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:The Ffestiniog Railway’s 1' 11½" gauge 1863 locomotive No 2 ‘Prince’ was on display in The Engine House.
'''Summer 2010''': The locomotive fleet was again ‘one short’ for the summer peak service, resulting in the hire of GRW GR 2-8-0 freight engine No 3802 from Llangollen, utilising 7822 'Foxcote Manor's' tender to save transport costs.
'''September 2010''': The Autumn ‘Anniversary’ Gala saw three former resident locomotives revisiting; 3205 (which hauled the first train on opening day 40 years earlier), 45690 Leander and 3717 City of Truro. GWR ‘Small Prairie’ 5542 and SR Bullied un-rebuilt West Country Class No 34070 Manston also took part.
'''December 2010''': Exceptionally cold weather up to and over Christmas caused difficulties for Boxing Day re-opening. Despite engines having remained lit up over the fortnight and heated where possible, brakes jammed on and cylinder drains and steam heat pipes were frozen solid. 46443 was in the shed for two weeks and actually became stuck to the ground by icicles, while 43106 suffered a shattered piston and broken cylinder cover attributed to the cold weather.
==2011==