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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Recollections (Paperback)
Loot Price: R197
Discovery Miles 1 970
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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Recollections (Paperback)
Series: Recollections, 62
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Loot Price R197
Discovery Miles 1 970
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The W&LLR opened in 1903 to link the rural community of
Llanfair Caereinion with the historic market town of Welshpool. A
2ft. 6in. gauge light railway had been chosen to keep the costs of
construction much lower than those associated with a standard gauge
line. Furthermore, it was more suitable for the tight curves and
steep gradients of the route and allowed the line to follow the
contours of the countryside. Passenger services struggled to
operate economically from day one and only lasted until 1931.
However this sturdy little railway continued to help the
communities of the Banwy Valley transport their goods, sheep and
cattle to market until competition from the motor lorry won out and
goods services ceased in November 1956. The preservation movement,
although in its infancy, had already taken steps to preserve the
Talyllyn Railway and an equally ambitious band of W&LLR
enthusiasts embarked on saving their own local line. Their efforts
were rewarded when the 1962 formed Welshpool & Llanfair Light
Railway Preservation Society reopened the first section of railway
from Llanfair Caereinion as far as Castle Caereinion. With the
section of the line that ran through Welshpool Town centre lost to
preservation, the group redeveloped the area at Raven Square to
create a new terminus. Services reached there in 1981. From that
time visitors have been treated to a gentle steam hauled 8 mile
journey through some of the most picturesque scenery in Wales. The
railway's unique locomotive collection has developed and now
embraces examples from three continents including the W&LLR's
two original locos built for the line's 1903 opening, by Beyer,
Peacock & Co. Ltd. Their coaching stock comprises turn of the
century balcony ended saloons from Austria, 1950s built bogies from
Hungary and 1960's stock from Sierra Leone. They have also invested
in the construction of three replica coaches built to the
specification and details of those that operated on the original
line. This photographic album captures the essence of the Welshpool
& Llanfair Railway which whilst having a decidedly foreign feel
to it, continues to retain the traditional atmosphere of a Welsh
rural light railway.
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