Welshpool and Llanfair Railway searches for new General Manager
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway has announced it is looking for a new general manager after the current GM, Charles Spencer, announced his re…
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Can you help steam locomotive No. 1 The Earl return to steam on the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is seeking donations to complete the overhaul on their 1902 Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd built tank engine No.1 "The…
Welshpool & Llanfair Railway celebrate Disability First project
A celebration at the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway’s Llanfair Caereinion station on Sunday 28th July marked the successful completion of the line’s ‘Disability First’…
Welshpool and Llanfair Railway to bring Austrian steam locomotive to the UK
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway has announced that they have signed a contract with the Zillertalbahn in Austria. This will see the line in…
Performers join the WLLR in a first of kind event
More than 100 local actors and performers have been confirmed for a new event on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, and the first ever…
Steam locomotive 822 The Earl is off to the Vale of Rheidol Railway
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway has announced that 822 ‘The Earl’ is to be sent to the Vale of Rheidol Railway for overhaul. This…
Welshpool railway set to benefit from £89,000 grant
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway has announced that they have been given an £89,000 grant by the Welsh Government to carry out a wide…
Welsh narrow gauge steam locomotive off to Taiwan
The Welshpool and Llanfair Railway has announced that steam locomotive ‘Dougal’ will be visiting the far east thanks to a new agreement between the WLLR…
Welshpool & Llanfair to welcome back steam locomotive ‘Superb’ for their Steam Gala
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway has announced that steam locomotive ‘Superb’ will be making a return to the railway for their Steam Gala. The locomotive…
Welshpool and Llanfair Railway celebrate Sierra Leone independence
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway will be holding a new special event on Saturday 28th April 2018 celebrating the anniversary of the small West…