- The Return to Welshpool, Day two - 822 The Earl on a BR Local Goods Service, 18th October 2016
The Return to Welshpool, Day two - 822 The Earl on a BR Local Goods Service, 18th October 2016
We’re delighted to be returning to the charming Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway in October for some Western Region and Great Western Railway narrow steam action. Today (1 of 3) 822 will be in charge of the local goods.
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About this event
We are delighted to be able to offer a return visit to the charming Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway in October 2016 for three days of Western Region and Great Western Railway narrow gauge branch line steam action featuring the line's two original locomotives on goods (BR) and mixed (GWR) trains.
The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway passed into the ownership of British Railways (Western Region) in January 1948 upon Nationalisation and the line survived for a further eight years of BR operation until closure on 3rd November 1956, when the two surviving locomotives were moved to Oswestry Works for storage. It is this period between 1948 and 1956 that the first two days of our charters seek to recreate, with No.822 in weathered black livery and a short goods train comprising the line's original rolling stock. The line was goods only from the close of 1931, the passenger coaches being scrapped around 1934. Those who attended the 2015 charters will readily appreciate how ideal this formation looked and this is always the most popular charter we run at the WLLR.
On Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th October we will run with No.822 The Earl in British Railways black livery with the Railway's authentic goods train. The locomotive looked stunning in mildly weathered condition in Autumn 2015 and we are delighted that the Railway has again agreed to let us weather 822 for the first two days of our charters. We also hope that the loco will carry the BR-era smoke shield at the front of the cab to add to the authenticity of the scene.
Each day will start and finish at Llanfair Caereinion station and we will aim for an early enough start to make best use of any available light in the section to Cyfronydd first thing in the morning. We expect the prime locations to have been cleared prior to the charters and we hope to do one or two new locations as well as the more traditional favourites. Those who have been before will know of the exceptional hospitality and enthusiasm displayed by the staff and volunteers of the Railway which make this line well worth supporting - not to mention the beautiful rolling countryside through which the line wends its eight-mile route.
Event cost £55.00 per person per day.
