Tag: Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

Welshpool’s steam locomotive ‘Dougal’ is set to return to steam

WLLR has revealed that its smallest engine, 'Dougal', is to go to…

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Ex-Sierra Leone carriage returns to Welsh narrow gauge railway

Ex-Sierra Leone Government Railways carriage No.1066 has returned to The Welshpool &…

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Book Review: Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railways by Brian and Ian Reading

An intriguing insight into Britain’s narrow gauge and industrial railways, with unusual…

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Vertical boiler locomotive arrives at new home in Wales

'Nutty' is to transfer from Stonehenge Works on the the Leighton Buzzard…

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Taiwan locomotive arrives at Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

After a 9,971km journey from Alishan in Taiwan, diesel locomotive DL-34 has…

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Book Review: British Railways in the 1960s, Western Region by Geoff Plumb

A book of Western Region photos from the 1960s with captions that…

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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway announces a second visitor for its Beyer Bash

The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is commemorating the 120th birthday of…

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