Llangollen Railway

Llangollen diesel highs and lows

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Sam Hewitt

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31st August 2019

A1A Locomotives’ Class 31 No. 31271 Stratford 1840-2001 made a successful debut on the Llangollen Railway (LR) on June 16. This follows its eviction from the Nene Valley Railway and May 4-6 gala appearance on the Churnet Valley Railway (RM March, p91). The Brush Type 2 is due to stay on the LR for at least…
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Corwen opening on target as Llangollen fills embankment ‘Gap’ to complete trackbed

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Sam Hewitt

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25th June 2019

THE Llangollen Railway is another step closer having trains able to run into its new Corwen Central station following the filling of the ‘Gap’ in the embankment immediately east of the station site. After six solid days’ effort by contractor and volunteers, the northern batter (boundary) of the embankment was completed on May 14. About…
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Restoration of former Barry Prairie continuing at Barry

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

The project originally began at Llangollen, but the loco moved with Mr Pearce when he relocated to South Wales.
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Final push for Llangollen Railway’s £10,000 appeal to fill the Corwen ‘gap’

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

THE Llangollen Railway’s appeal to raise £10,000 to help fund the infilling of the ‘Gap’ in the embankment at its new Corwen Central station site had reached the £7,800 mark by mid-March. Support has come from all over the country as promotion of the appeal has spread, helped by a BBC news item on the…
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1501 and Barclay heading to west country for golden celebration gala

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

Outside-cylindered Hawksworth pannier No. 1501 is making its first visit to the South Devon Railway.
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Llangollen line launches ‘infill’ appeal

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Sam Hewitt

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16th January 2019

A TARGETED appeal to infill a 150-yard gap in an embankment just east of the new Corwen Central station has been launched by the Llangollen Railway (LR). The section of embankment was originally bulldozed to provide an alternative access point to the neighbouring sewage farm, but was subsequently widened in 2013 by contractors for the…
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Llangollen Railway works last train to temporary Corwen East terminus

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

SERVICES into the Llangollen Railway’s temporary western terminus at Corwen East came to an end on November 4 as the railway prepares for the opening of the new station at Corwen Central next year. The final train to depart Corwen East was the 15.50 to Llangollen hauled by ‘2884’ 2-8-0 No. 3802, which carried a special…
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