 Maespoeth Junction locomotive shed in the early 1980s, members of the Corris Railway Society at work restoring the line | Corris Railway | | Stations of the original line (from south to north) Machynlleth
Ffridd Gate
Doldderwen Crossing
Lliwdy
Llwyngwern
Esgairgeiliog
Maespoeth Junction (locomotive shed only)
Corris
Garneddwen
Aberllefenni
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Machynlleth is a town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire, north Powys in Wales. ...
Corris is a village in Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. ...
Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Sir Meirionnydd/Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. ...
| The Corris Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Corris) is a narrow gauge 2'3" (686mm) preserved railway line along the Dulas Valley on the border between Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys) in Wales. For most of its existence it ran from Machynlleth north to Corris and on to Aberllefenni. Branches served the slate quarries at Corris Uchaf, Foel Grochan at Aberllefenni, the isolated quarries around Ratgoed and quarries along the length of the Dulas valley. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...
A scene on a heritage railway. ...
Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ...
Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ...
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Machynlleth is a town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire, north Powys in Wales. ...
Corris is a village in Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. ...
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History
The railway opened as a horse tramroad in 1859, connecting the slate quarries in the districts around Corris with the estuary of the Afon Dyfi at Derwenlas, south-west of Machynlleth. By 1864 an Act of Parliament was passed incorpoating the Corris Railway Company and premitting the use of locomotives on the line. The line between Machynlleth and Derwenlas was abandoned following the arrival of the standard gauge Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway. 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Slate Slate is a fine-grained, homogeneous, metamorphic rock which was derived from an original sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low grade regional metamorphism. ...
Corris is a village in Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. ...
1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...
In 1878 the Corris Railway Company was bought by the Imperial Tramways Company of London who first introduced passenger carriages and then, in 1879, steam locomotives. Although the carriages arrived in 1878 it was not until 1883 that the Act of Parliament was secured to allow the formal commencement off passenger services. The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...
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The initial passenger service ran from Machynlleth to Corris, but was extended to the line's northern terminus at Aberllefenni in 1887. In 1892 control of Imperial Tramways moved to Bristol, and in the 1900s Bristol buses were sent to run the railway's feeder services.
The line continued on through the decades, serving the quarries around Corris and Aberllefenni. As well as slate and passengers, the line hauled timber extracted from the Dyfi forest in the 1910's through 1930's. There was also a constant traffic in coal and general goods to the quarries and communities served by the railway. Corris is a village in Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. ...
Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Sir Meirionnydd/Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. ...
Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining). ...
After World War I, slate traffic began a slow, steady decline as cheaper foreign slate and alternative roofing materials became popular. The railway went into a similar slow decline. In 1930 it was purchased by the Great Western Railway and passenger service was withdrawn in 1931. In 1948 the line was nationalised along with its parent company as part of British Railways. Following a disastrous flood on the River Dyfi that year, the line finally closed. Introduction World War I is infamous for the protracted stalemate of trench warfare along the Western Front, embodied within a system of opposing manned trenches and fortifications (separated by a No mans land) running from the North Sea to the border of Switzerland. ...
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The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...
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Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
The two remaining locomotives and several goods wagons were purchased by the newly preserved Talyllyn Railway which shares the unusual 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) gauge. This stock is still in operation just over the mountain at Tywyn. Locomotive no. ...
Tywyn is a town lying on Cardigan Bay in north Wales a mile away from the mouth of the Afon Dysynni and known as a seaside resort. ...
About the railway The line had several unusual features. The 2'3" gauge is rare, shared by only three other public lines in the UK: the nearby Talyllyn Railway and Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway and the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway in Scotland. Its origins as a horse tramroad and ascent through the narrow and winding Dulas valley meant it had exceptionally tight curves. Its original passenger carriages were simple 4-wheelers derived from urban horse-drawn tramway designs with end balconies; they rode poorly and were quickly rebuilt into longer bogie carriages by placing two of the original bodies end-to-end on a longer underframe. The stations were exceptionally narrow, again because of the geography of the line, and all were on the east side of the rails, so the carriages and locomotives had doors on that side only, as on the neighbouring Talyllyn Railway. The line's vertical trestle waggons for carrying large slabs of slate from the quarries were also unique to the line. Locomotive no. ...
The Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway was a narrow gauge 2 3 (686mm) railway that ran from the village of Talybont into the foothills of Plynlimon Fawr. ...
The Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway was a 2 ft 3 in narrow gauge railway in Kintyre, Scotland, between the towns of Campbeltown and Machrihanish. ...
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Branch lines and tramways The Corris Railway had numerous branch lines, mainly built to serve the slate quarries along its route. The principal branches were: - Llwyngwern quarry tramway, at Llwyngwern
- Era Slate quarry tramway at Esgairgeiliog
- the Upper Corris Branch from Maespoeth to Corris Uchaf
- Mathew's Mill Siding near Aberllefenni serving Y Magnus slate enamelling works
- the Ratgoed Tramway north of Aberllefenni serving the Cymerau and Ratgoed quarries
None of these branches were locomotive worked, instead being powered by gravity and horses.
Quarries Served The principal reason for the existence of the Corris Railway was to serve the slate quarries of this district. This list shows the main quarries that the railway served: - Llwyngwern quarry - connected by its own tramway
- Era Slab Works - connected by its own tramway
- Abercorris quarry - connected to the Upper Corris Branch
- Braichgoch quarry - connected to the Upper Corris Branch
- Abercwmmeiddaw quarry - connected to the Upper Corris Branch
- Foel Grochan quarry - connected via internal tramway at Aberllefenni
- Cymerau quarry - connected to the Ratgoed Tramway
- Ratgoed - connected to the Ratgoed Tramway
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The Corris Railway Society In 1966 a group of dedicated enthusiasts led by Alan Meaden, formed the Corris Railway Society with the hope of reviving the original Corris Railway. Many of the founding members of the Society were volunteers on the nearby Talyllyn Railway.
All of the track of the railway had been lifted in the early 1950's, and the main buildings of Corris station were demolished in 1968 leaving only the adjacent railway stable block standing. As a result, early progress was slow as the Society had no formal base or access to the trackbed. In 1970 the stable at Corris was acquired and opened as the Corris Railway Museum. A short length of "demonstration" track was laid in 1971. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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In 1981 the line's original locomotive shed at Maespoeth was acquired and became the Society's operational base. During the 1980's track was laid between Maespoeth and Corris, a distance of just under a mile (1.6 km). The formal "first train" back to Corris ran in 1985. In the following years the track was upgraded with the aim of resuming passenger services over the line. 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Society continued to build a friendly relationship with its neighboring Talyllyn Railway, which resulted in both of the original Corris locos running on the revived Corris. In 1996 Kerr Stuart 0-4-2ST Tattoo class loco No.4 "Edward Thomas" was loaned to the Corris to celebrate its 75th anniversary. In 2003 the other surviving Corris loco, Hughes 0-4-2ST No.3 "Sir Haydn" visited the Corris on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Kerr Stuart Tatoo-type locomotive. ...
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In the summer of 2002 passenger services resumed after a break of seventy-two years. The society has also built a new steam locomotive, to a design based on the Kerr Stuart No.4. This loco arrived on the railway on May 17th 2005 and runs as No.7 (the Corris Railway never officially named its locomotives). No.7 went into service on 20th August 2005, fifty-seven years to the day since the last train on the original railway, and now hauls the regular passenger service between Corris and Maespoeth. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The society is also actively pursuing a southwards extension towards Machynlleth, with the initial aim of extending the line to Tan-y-Coed, two and a half miles south of Corris. Machynlleth is a town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire, north Powys in Wales. ...
Locomotives
Original Railway The locomotives that ran on the original Corris Railway between 1878 and 1948 | Number | Builder | Type | Works Number | Built | Notes | | 1 | Hughes | 0-4-2 ST | 324 | 1878 | Originally built as an 0-4-0 ST, scrapped 1930 | | 2 | Hughes | 0-4-2 ST | 322 | 1878 | Originally built as an 0-4-0 ST, scrapped 1930 | | 3 | Hughes | 0-4-2 ST | 323 | 1878 | Originally built as an 0-4-0 ST, now running on the Talyllyn Railway | | 4 | Kerr Stuart | 0-4-2 ST | | 1921 | Tattoo class locomotive, now running on the Talyllyn Railway | Hughes can refer to any of the following: // People Arthur Hughes (artist) (1831-1915), an American painter Arthur Hughes (actor) (1894-1982), an American actor and radio personality Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948), United States Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States Dave Hughes (born 1970), an...
Hughes can refer to any of the following: // People Arthur Hughes (artist) (1831-1915), an American painter Arthur Hughes (actor) (1894-1982), an American actor and radio personality Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948), United States Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States Dave Hughes (born 1970), an...
Hughes can refer to any of the following: // People Arthur Hughes (artist) (1831-1915), an American painter Arthur Hughes (actor) (1894-1982), an American actor and radio personality Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948), United States Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States Dave Hughes (born 1970), an...
Kerr Stuart Tatoo-type locomotive. ...
Preserved Railway The locomotives that have run regularly on the restored Corris Railway since 1967: | Number | Builder | Type | Works Number | Built | Notes | | 5 | Motor Rail | Simplex 4wd | 22258 | | "Alan Meaden" - the only Corris locomotive to be named, in honor of the Society's founder | | 6 | Ruston Hornsby | 4wd | 518493 | | | 7 | Winson Engineering | 0-4-2 ST | | 2005 | Built for the railway as a replica of No. 4 | | 8 | Hunslet | 4wd | 7274 | | On long term loan from the National Coal Mining Museum | Motor Rail was a British locomotive-building company, based in Bedford. ...
Irish Mail is typical of many small engines builf for use in quarries Much rebuilt Hunslet Blanche is always popular on the Ffestiniog Railway Hunslet build several hundred 0-6-0STs for the War Department and National Coal Board A typical Hunslet diesel mechanical shunter from the 1950s A typical...
The National Coal Mining Museum is situated near Overton, in the City of Wakefield district of Yorkshire. ...
See also This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. ...
This is a list of the narrow gauge railways of Great Britain. ...
External links
References - The Corris Railway, Lewis Cozens 1949
- Map sources for Corris Railway
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Bitton railway station and yards. ...
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Sheffield Park Station Exterior The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ...
GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ...
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The current Wallingford end of the line, with locomotive 701 The Cholsey end of the line, with main line platforms to left and the Wallingford platform to right The Cholsey & Wallingford Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in the English county of Oxfordshire. ...
The Churnet Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway located to the west of Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire. ...
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15 (0. ...
Description The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham station, near Halstead in Essex, United Kingdom. ...
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The Derwent Valley Light Railway is a heritage railway link based at Murton to the east of the city of York. ...
General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ...
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// Description The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a microscopic heritage railway in Kent, England. ...
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The East Somerset Railway operates a 2. ...
Stations Wirksworth Idridgehay (proposed) Shottle (proposed) Duffield (proposed) - Transfer to main line services. ...
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The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ...
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The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ...
GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ...
The GCR is the only heritage railway in the country with double track The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire. ...
Hythe Pier from the Hythe shore The pier with the pier train The landward station, with depot and spare locomotive More detail on the spare locomotive The pier head station Contrasting forms of the two ferries Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry together provide a transport...
Vintage carriage and O2 Class 0-4-4T no. ...
Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England, that runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. ...
The Kent & East Sussex Railway was opened by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer, in 1900. ...
Kirklees light railway is a Narrow gauge railway in Kirklees, consisting of 8 miles (13 km) of 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line running along an old branch line which used to connect Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with the main Sheffield-Huddersfield line. ...
Fairburn tank 42085 at Lakeside station. ...
The Lappa Valley Steam Railway is of 15 (375mm) gauge. ...
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The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ...
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The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a narrow-gauge railway through Exmoor in North Devon, England which operated between 1898 and 1935. ...
The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ...
Taken at Alton station. ...
Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ...
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway is a reconstruction of a rural railway station at Brockford, Suffolk. ...
The Middleton Railway is the worlds oldest working railway. ...
Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ...
Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ...
The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough and Yarwell Junction. ...
The North Norfolk Railway -- also known as the Poppy Line -- is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland. ...
The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association operates this 2-mile standard gauge preserved railway between the Stephenson Railway Museum and near to Percy Main metro station in North Shields. ...
A diesel train on the NYMR Goathland station. ...
Steam Locomotive 7646 Northampton officially named by the Mayor of Northampton The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire England, and is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Northampton. ...
The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1½ mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, SW of Northampton. ...
Situated in Devon and arguably one of the most picturesque lines in England, the standard gauge Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates from Paignton to Kingswear along the former Great Western Railway branch line. ...
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The terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway at Dalegarth Station near Boot. ...
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Two 15in trians Preparing train in Hythe The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ...
The Rutland Railway Museum occupies an area of nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²) on part of the former Midland Railway mineral branch line in Rutland. ...
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LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ...
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South Tynedale Ralway is a heritage railway in Cumbria and Englands highest narrow gauge railway. ...
Jinty 47493. ...
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Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ...
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Half-way station VER Carriages Detail of the tracks in front of the carriage shed showing the electrified third rail. ...
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| | Scotland: | Bo'ness & Kinneil - Caledonian - Keith & Dufftown - Leadhills & Wanlockhead - Isle of Mull - Royal Deeside - Scottish Industrial Rly. Centre - Strathspey - Vale of Alford The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Bo’ness branch of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth. ...
Description The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line between Brechin and Montrose. ...
Class 108 diesel multiple unit Spirit of Speyside. The Keith & Dufftown Railway (“The Whisky Lineâ€) is a Heritage railway running for 11 miles from Keith Town railway station to Dufftown via Drummuir. ...
The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, a 2ft (610mm) gauge line in Lanarkshire, is laid on the trackbed of a former Caledonian Railway branch which lead off the main line between Carlisle and Edinburgh at Elvanfoot. ...
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| | Wales: | Bala Lake - Brecon Mountain - Bridgend Valley - Cambrian Rly. Soc. - Cambrian Rly. Trust - Corris - Fairbourne - Ffestiniog - Gwili - Llanberis Lake - Llangollen - Narrow Gauge Rly. Mus. - Pontypool & Blaenavon - Rhyl - Snowdon Mountain - Swansea Vale - Talyllyn - Vale of Glamorgan - Vale of Rheidol - Welsh Highland - Welshpool & Llanfair The Bala Lake Railway operates at Bala Lake, Gwynedd for a distance of 4. ...
One of the locomotives on the Brecon Mountain Railway Brecon Mountain Railway is a rail line that runs through the Brecon Beacons along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir. ...
The Bridgend Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway located in South Wales. ...
The Cambrian Railway Society (not to be confused with the nearby Cambrian Railway Trust) is located at Oswestry, and plans to restore the branch line from Blodwell to Nantmawr as a heritage railway. ...
The Cambrian Railways Trust (not to be confused with the nearby Cambrian Railway Society) is a heritage railway based at Llynclys near Oswestry, Shropshire. ...
The Corris Railway was a narrow gauge (686 mm, 2 ft 3 in ) railway line running along the Dulas Valley, in Mid-Wales, UK. It began as a horse tramroad in the 1850s, connecting the slate quarries in the districts around Corris with the estuary of the Dyfi river at...
Beddgelert, a smaller version of an engine from the Welsh Highland Railway. ...
Double fairlie Merddyn Emrys with train Double Fairlie Earl of Merionedd at Tanybwlch At Blaenau Ffestiniog Minffordd Station Historic coaches, including 1897-built ex-Lynton and Barnstaple Railway no 14 (centre) at Tanybwlch. ...
The Gwili Steam Railway (in Welsh, Rheilffordd Ager Y Gwili) operates a preserved railway from Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway closed for passenger traffic in 1965 and lifted in 1973. ...
The loco “Dolbadarn” pulls into the Llanberis station which was opened in June 2003. ...
Llangollen railways station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ...
The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. ...
The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway was founded in 1866 in Torfaen, southern Wales. ...
The Rhyl Miniature Railway is a 15 inch gauge line located in North Wales ...
A train at Llanberis station The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack and pinion mountain railway in Wales. ...
The Swansea Vale Railway is a heritage railway following a section of the old Midland Railway line between Swansea and Brecon. ...
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The Vale of Glamorgan Railway is a heritage railway based at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. ...
Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devils Bridge (Pont yr Fynach (Welsh) - Bridge over the Mynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line...
ex-South African Railways Garratt no 138 Millennium/Mileniwm hauling a train out of Caernarfon station December 28, 2004 Sister engine, no 143 in the countryside. ...
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Wales. ...
| | Northern Ireland: | Donegal - Downpatrick - Giant's Causeway The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two narrow gauge railways in County Donegal from 1863 until 1959. ...
The Downpatrick & Co Down Railway is a heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. ...
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| | Isle of Man: | Douglas Bay Horse Tram - Groudle Glen - IoM Railway - Manx Electric - Snaefell The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is a horse-drawn tramway located in the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man. ...
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The Isle of Man Railway The Isle of Man Railway (IOMR) is a steam-operated heritage railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin. ...
The Manx Electric Railway is an electric interurban tramway connecting the towns of Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey on the Isle of Man. ...
The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway connecting the town of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell Mountain which is, at 2036 feet (620. ...
| | Channel Islands: | Alderney Railway The Alderney Railway in Alderney is the only working railway in the Channel Islands. ...
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