The role played by the old Ruabon to Barmouth line in connecting holidaymakers from North West England and the North West Wales coast will be celebrated at the Llangollen Railway Autumn Steam Gala this October.
2018 is Visit Wales Year of the Sea, more information available here, and the theme for October – December is Connected Coasts.
The upcoming Autumn Steam Gala will run from the 12th to 14th October 2018 will celebrate the old line, which the heritage railway runs on.
The gala is entitled Along Cambrian Lines 2 and follows on from the popular event in April 2016.
BR Ivatt 2MT No.46521 will be visiting for the event from the Great Central Railway. This locomotive was allocated to Oswestry, Brecon and Machynlleth sheds during its working life. The locomotive was a regular sight in Barmouth during the 1950s and 1960s. It worked trains along the Cambrian Coast and the regular shuttles to Dolgellau via the Mawddach Estuary.
Other visitors will be announced soon.
Attractions include:
- Interactive activities for all the family, including Make your own Luggage Labels.
- Display of entries of the railway's 2018 Steam Trains to the Seaside children's poster competition.
- Intensive timetable over all three days.
- Full line and local services to-ing and fro-ing.
- Demonstration goods and parcel loading at Berwyn station
What did the officials say?
One of the gala's voluntary organisers, Peter Dickinson, said:
“It will be a three-day feast of steam-hauled nostalgia.
“Our annual Autumn Steam Gala has become an important event on many enthusiasts' calendars as it offers a varied range of trains running along our picturesque line.
“For nearly 100 years, the railway carried many thousands of holidaymakers over its tracks to seaside resorts right along the coast.
“This October's gala will be a celebration of these much loved trains heading for the seaside during the 1950s and early 1960s.
“A great line-up of visiting locomotives will be supported by members of the Llangollen Railway's home fleet, recreating many of the authentic sights and sounds of the period.”
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