A second fire has broken out on farm land near the tracks of a steam train, a month after a previous incident.
 
The first fire is thought to have been caused by a piece of hot ash falling onto the land.
 
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service arrived at the farm near Beddgelert, in Gwynedd, at 17:30 BST on Sunday, 24 May 2009.
 
Welsh Highland Railway said it found nothing wrong with the locomotive.
 
It has proposed "controlled burning of bog grass near the tracks".
 
The rail firm had opened a new steam rail track, between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, in April 2009.
 
The tourist train runs six times a day, from March till October.
 
But two weeks after its launch, farmer Philip Hughes 61, reported a fire at his farm.
 
He said that it had left pastures and 3 kilometres of fencing damaged, at an estimated cost of £20,000, for which he is now seeking compensation.
 
Smoke Damage
 
On Sunday afternoon, the fire services were called for the second time, in less than two months, after another fire on the farm.
 
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it sent one fire engine, from Caernarfon, to the scene.
 
A spokesperson said 20 square metres of gorse were involved in the fire, and that the rescue operation took 35 minutes.
 
Mr. Hughes said he moved the ewes and lambs on the land near the fire to safety, but there was smoke damage to fencing.
 
Paul Lewin, general manager of Ffestiniog " Welsh Highland Railway, arrived at the scene shortly after the fire broke out.
 
He said, "The ash pan (which collects hot cinders) was redesigned after the last fire. After the recent one we carried out a detailed inspection of the locomotive, and found nothing wrong. I'm convinced it is fine."
 
Mr. Lewin added that the rail track that runs through the farm is close to bog grass. While the bog had been drained during construction of the track, he said, some of the remaining grass was very dry.
 
The company will propose controlled burning, with the fire service, of bog grass near the tracks, and will operate the locomotive at reduced power and speed.
 
The Office of Rail Regulation is also looking into the incident.
 
A spokesman said that after the first fire it had been reassured the ash pan had been redesigned and that the company had updated its safety management system.
 
But Mr. Hughes, who has lived on the farm with his wife and five children for the last two years, is concerned.
 
He said, "It's worrying that the second fire has taken place.
 
"The damage isn't as severe this time, but I can't keep having fires, I want this problem sorted out before I lose some stock."
 
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