Vale of Rheidol Railway

The Lasting Legacy of Preservation’s ‘Mystery’ Man

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2023

Peter Rampton – a man who spent a lifetime saving locomotives and reviving railways, but who remained an enigma to many.
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New carriage shed construction under way at Aberystwyth

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2020

WORK began at the end of October on the foundations for Vale of Rheidol Railway’s (VoR) new carriage shed at Aberystwyth. This next phase of the major reconstruction of VoR’s terminus will produce a 400ft-long three-road building. Completion of the new carriage shed will be followed by construction of a new ticket office and reinstatement…
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‘Forgotten Engines’ at Vale of Rheidol

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Sam Hewitt

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4th December 2019

THE Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has tended not to hold major gala events, its last being a steam festival in September 2015, centred on two locos that had not steamed for many years.But when they happen, they are special! With all three of its classic 2-6-2Ts now in main line operation, along with Hunslet…
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Austrian Zillertalbahn engine to visit Welshpool for 2 years!

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Gareth Evans

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14th July 2019

The Zillertalbahn’s U-class 0-6-2T No. 2 Zillertal is expected to star in the mid Wales 2ft 6in gauge line’s August 30-September 1 steam gala
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Three Welsh narrow gauge stations open in a week

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd July 2019

By Cliff Thomas and Chris Milner THE Vale of Rheidol Railway’s (VoR) new Aberystwyth station was the first of three narrow gauge stations to be formally opened in the province during June. On June 6, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, officially opened the first phase of the £2.2million Wales…
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Coach and car parking enhancement at the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Devil’s Bridge station

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Gareth Evans

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2nd July 2019

The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has announced its latest improvement project – the enhancement of the car and coach park at the line’s Devil’s Bridge terminus. The new facility will allow the existing car park area to be opened up as a pedestrian area for visitors, with a separate coach park and will also…
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THE IVO PETERS COLLECTION – VOLUME 4 RAILWAY ARCHIVE: NORTH WALES NARROW GAUGE STEAM 1959-1960

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Sam Hewitt

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21st June 2019

THIS is the latest DVD from the Ivo Peters Railway Archive Collection. Volume 4 features North Wales Narrow Gauge Steam, recorded on high quality 16mm colour film, from nearly 60 years ago. Though the programme was originally released on VHS in 1988 the material has been totally re-mastered for DVD. And what a fascinating feast…
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Trio of VoR tanks as No. 7 returns to steam

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Sam Hewitt

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16th December 2018

VALE of Rheidol Railway’s (VoR) 2-6-2T No. 7 (nee Owain Glyndŵr) has returned to steam following a four-year £370,000 overhaul. The project amounted to restoration of a loco, which last ran in 1998. No. 7, built at Swindon in 1923, holds the distinction of hauling the last steam-hauled train operated by British Rail prior to the…
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