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The Vintage Carriages Trust
The Vintage Carriages Trust owns and maintains a fleet of nine historic railway carriages, three interesting small steam locomotives, and a unique collection of railway posters and other railway relics. The Trust owns the Railway Carriage Museum and Workshop at the Ingrow Railway Centre on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, in which it displays the majority of its collection, other items being found elsewhere on the Railway or occasionally at different railway venues around the country.
Info: URL: http://www.vintagecarriagestrust.org (Added: 18-Jul-2000)
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Trainspotting in Wales
Ed Pick
Trainspotting in Wales is a multimedia
journey on the great narrow-gauge steam trains of Wales. Ride the Talyllyn Railway, Vale
of Rheidol Light Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, and Snowdon Mountain Railway, as well as the
historic standard-gauge Cambrian Coast Line. You'll climb twisting mountain grades behind
panting narrow-guage steam locomotives, and pass through some of the lovliest mountain
scenery in all Britain.
Info: URL: http://www.steamsafari.com/wales/ (Added: 19-Jul-2000)
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Vale of Rheidol Railway
Aberystwyth, Wales - The Vale of Rheidol Railway opened in 1902, to serve the lead mines and timber traffic of the Rhiedol Valley. To save money, and in deference to the hostile terrain through which the line was forged, the railway was built to a narrower track gauge than the norm, with many sharp curves and steep gradients.
Yet despite the fact the rails are only 1ft 11.75in apart, the three steam locomotives weigh just over 25 tons each and are more than eight feet wide! They are named Owain Glyndwr, Llwelyn and Prince of Wales. The locomotives and coaches were built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon between 1923 & 1938.
Info: URL: http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/vor.html (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Welsh Highland Railway
Porthmadog to Caernarfon, North Wales - Welcome to the official website of the Welsh Highland Railway. This is where you can find out all about the project to rebuild and operate the Welsh Highland Railway, a line running through the mountains of Wales which closed in the 1930s. Approval has been granted to rebuild the whole line. The first sections of the line, from Porthmadog to Pen-y-Mount, and from Caernarfon to Rhyd Ddu are now open, and work is now underway on the missing link to join them together!
Info: URL: http://www.whr.co.uk/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Welsh Highland Railway Project
North Wales - Welcome to the official website of the Welsh Highland Railway Project. This is where you can find out all about the project led by the Ffestiniog Railway to rebuild and operate the Welsh Highland Railway, a neighbouring line running through the mountains of Wales which closed in the 1930s. Approval has been granted to rebuild the whole line. Half of the total length is now open, from Caernarfon to Rhyd Ddu, at the foot of Snowdon, and funding is now in place to proceed with the remaining half through to Porthmadog. This site includes information on the present operations and future plans of Rheilffordd Eryri (Welsh title for the rebuilt WHR), the developments that have led up to the rebuilding now under way, and lots of pictures. This is the railway project that everyone is talking about - check back often for developments as they happen.
Info: URL: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/whr.htm (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Welsh Highland Railway Society
Welcome to the official Welsh Highland Railway Society homepage on the World Wide Web. This is the page to read for information regarding the rebuilding of the Welsh Highland Railway which was closed to passenger traffic over 60 years ago. There is information about the project, the locomotives, volunteering and more.
Info: URL: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/whrsoc/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
Welshpool, England - A narrow gauge steam train ride through the delightful Banwy Valley...
Just Imagine...
leisurely journey through Powis estates and its colourful woodlands. A chance to see deer and birds of prey, heron, kingfisher and even otters.
Travel behind locomotives from Finland, Antigua, Sierra Leone, Austria and Manchester!
Come and experience our open balconied Austrian carriages dating from the turn of the century, and other historic vehicles from Austria, Sierra Leone and Hungary.
Info: URL: http://www.wllr.org.uk/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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West Clare Railway (WCR) Preservation Page
West Clare, Ireland - in a group which is restoring a section of the WCR permanent way and preserving any locos, carriages, wagons, documentation etc., which relate to the infamous little railway. The group, with the assistance of the European Union's LEADER programme have acvquired the old stationhouse at Moyasta, together with 3 miles of track bed. The only remaining locomotive - the No 5, built by Dubs & Co has been moved to Moyasta.
Info: URL: http://www.iol.ie/~killeen/stevemnd/westclar.htm (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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