Normal fares apply on all trains, and well be running our yellow timetable. In light of covid19, please make sure you check with your travel and activity or attraction providers before travelling. This involved the narrow gauge rails weaving along the roadside and between buildings which made for a fascinating sight. Every effort will be made to maintain the services shown. A 16 mile return journey by narrow gauge steam train through beautiful mid wales countryside. The welshpool and llanfair light railway did not open until 1903, which was after the death of queen victoria 1901. In 1901 work started on a narrow gauge railway the unusual gauge of 2ft 6ins was chosen to reduce costs from welshpool main line station to llanfair.
Car parking is available at both ends of the railway welshpool raven square and llanfair caereinion. Y trallwng is a town and community in wales, historically in the county of montgomeryshire, but currently administered as part of the unitary authority of powys. Find all the transport options for your trip from welshpool to llanfair caereinion right here. The line was originally laid at the start of the 20 th century to transport agricultural produce out of. But the project was greatly helped by the light railways act of 1896, which made government money available for local lines to be built in poorer rural areas. The welshpool and llanfair light railway preservation company limited was set up in 1960 and leased the line from br at the end of 1962. The 2 ft 6 in 762 mm gauge welshpool and llanfair light railway was opened on 4 april 1903 to aid economic development in a remote area, never making a profit.
Welshpool and llanfair light railway 2020 all you need. The history of the welshpool and llanfair light railway and its. Railway preservation company, the station, pool road, llanfair caereinion. A group of nine plus a dog arrived for a trip along the welshpool and llanfair light railway. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. From welshpool station the llanfair branch wound its way through the streets of the town until it reached the outskirts and ran into open countryside. An unusual feature of the line was the welshpool town section where the line crossed the town to connect with the standard gauge railway at welshpool station. Operated at first by the cambrian railways, the line was taken over by the great western and then british railways. Unlike the talyilyn and ffestiniog, that line was owned by british railways, inherited from cambrian railways days. Welshpool and llanfair railway photos, maps, books, memories.
The recommencement of ffestiniog services was followed a year later in november by the closure of the welshpool and llanfair railway. This document was published in may 2010 by rail accident investigation branch. The railway run by volunteers was welcoming and the staff were. A popular narrow gauge steam railway could return to a powys town centre for the first time in nearly 50 years under plans to boost tourism. Some are much adapted kits, others are scratch built. Rome2rio makes travelling from welshpool to llanfair caereinion easy. Summit on the welshpool and llanfair light railway. Its route, taking passengers from welshpool to llanfair, is one of the british isles most historic rail journeys having been in operation for over a hundred years. By coincidence the wllr was the same gauge 2ft 6 ins as the sierra.
The history of the welshpool and llanfair light railway and its preservation 19032002. The welshpool and llanfair light railway was built in 1903 to link farming communities with the market town of welshpool and provide them with an outlet for their produce. To avoid manual handling of heavy objects such as sleepers, the addition of a. I had traveled past the railway by car many times over the years, but this was the first that i had taken a ride on it. Welshpool raven square station is at the west end of the town follow the brown signs or a458 machynlleth dolgellau.
Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. The first proposal to connect llanfair caerinion and welshpool by. In late december 1896, the mayor of welshpool william addie proposed a 2 ft 6 in 762 mm gauge railway called the welshpool and llanfair light railway. Cotton tree station now houses the national museum of sierra leone. Limited, the station, llanfair caereinion welshpool powys sy21 0sf telephone. The report on the collision of a runaway inspection vehicle with wagons on the welshpool and llanfair light railway in 2010.
Runaway and collision on the welshpool and llanfair light railway 3 march 2010 published 10 december 2014 from. We then take our first ride on the railway using motive power in theform of a home built trolley using an austin seven engine. Big train little train guidebook ffestiniog railway. Definitions of welshpool and llanfair light railway, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of welshpool and llanfair light railway, analogical dictionary of welshpool and llanfair light railway english. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Both of the main stations are located adjacent to the a458 main road. Welshpool to llanfair caereinion 2 ways to travel via. Day trip on the welshpool and llanfair light railway. Llanfair caereinion station and the train will be spookily decorated and the last train will return to llanfair in eerie dusk. An illustrated history of the great western narrow gauge. Opened in 1903 to link the market town of welshpool to the rural community of llanfair caereinion, this 2 foot 6 inch narrow gauge steam railway now provides a tourist service for all the family and a welcome change from the rush of every day life. The light railway runs between llanfair caereinion and the outskirts of welshpool, but proposals are to extend the track into the town itself. The history of the welshpool and llanfair light railway and its preservation.
The film starts with scenes of early working parties in 1960 which wereoften family affairs, as seen here, with mothers, fathers, aunts anduncles all having a go. Spot the ghosts and creatures haunting the railway line for a prize. The railway is a twofoot sixinch gauge and has been owned by various companies over the years, first by cambrian railways, then the great western and. Welshpool steam welsh narrow gauge railway history.
It was originally operated by the cambrian railways, connecting with it at the former oswestry and newtown railway station in the town of welshpool. Going from welshpool to llanfair caereinion on a sierra leone railways engine, hungarian railways bogie coaches and austrian zillertalbahn coaches. Welshpool and llanfair railway near sylfaen station. The charming old carriages and green steam engine run on a narrow gauge railway, recalling the halcyon days of train travel. A delightful journey through the stunning welsh countryside. Welshpool and llanfair light railway part 1 youtube. It was written by rail accident investigation branch. All vehicles are hand built in our workshops and constructed to represent the cambrian railways period. The welshpool and llanfair light railway is a 2 foot 6 narrow gauge line that runs for 8 miles from the town of welshpool though open countryside to the town of llanfair.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of welshpool and llanfair railway francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The welshpool llanfair light railway early preservation. This steamhauled, narrow gauge railway links welshpool with the village of llanfair caereinion, 8. The welshpool and llanfair light railway website is well worth a visit, especially the information page which provides an interesting history of the line. After several failed attempts to connect the market town at welshpool with the rural community around llanfair caereinion, the 1896 light railways act paved the way for the railway which opened in 1902. The sierra leone railway a remarkable story of survival. Note thestate of the track and the famous kink due to tree felling on thebanks of the banwy. Media in category welshpool and llanfair light railway 2 countess the following 51 files are in this category, out of 51 total. The original terminus at welshpool was located alongside the main line station and trains wound their way through the town, using the locomotive bell as a. Download pdf moods of the welshpool and llanfair railway. Pdf the cambrian railways a new history download full. The railway staff pose with a mixed train at llanfair caereinion, circa 1903 photo.