Steam railway awarded £410,000 grant for building repairs
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway has been awarded a grant of £410,000 to enable it to repair three endangered buildings at Llanfair Caerein…
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Welsh railway says goodbye to Austrian guest steam locomotive
After five years of service on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR), Zillertalbahn No.2 Zillertal has returned to its home base in A…
Welshpool’s steam locomotive ‘Dougal’ is set to return to steam
WLLR has revealed that its smallest engine, 'Dougal', is to go to SKLR on a four-year loan during which it will return to steam.
Ex-Sierra Leone carriage returns to Welsh narrow gauge railway
Ex-Sierra Leone Government Railways carriage No.1066 has returned to The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway after being completely refurbished.
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 locomotives and on lines often lost in vegetation.
Vertical boiler locomotive arrives at new home in Wales
'Nutty' is to transfer from Stonehenge Works on the the Leighton Buzzard Railway to its new long-term home at Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Taiwan locomotive arrives at Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
After a 9,971km journey from Alishan in Taiwan, diesel locomotive DL-34 has finally arrived safely at the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway.
Book Review: British Railways in the 1960s, Western Region by Geoff Plumb
A book of Western Region photos from the 1960s with captions that provide more than just a ‘what’ and ‘where’ but tell the story of each photo…
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway announces a second visitor for its Beyer Bash
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is commemorating the 120th birthday of Earl and Countess with "The Beyer Bash",