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 | 2-4-0d | 1918 | Baldwin | Another ex-WWI locomotive, purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway in 1925. | |
| Upnor Castle | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. |
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