Slightly east of Penrhyn Station the Ffestiniog right-of-way crosses the A4085 protected by wooden gates that must be manually opened and closed by a volunteer. Here "Blanche" is heading towards Porthmadog with a down train as she crosses the roadway. In Britain, up trains lead to London, down trains away from London, but that may not apply here. However, from Blaenau Ffestiniog the grade is "down" to Porthmadog.