It was on the Isle of Sodor that two small engines couldn’t wait to tell their friends of their secret makeover… no wait… it was at the Talyllyn Railway in the Snowdonia National Park and No.1 Talyllyn and No.2 Dolgoch engines (both nearly 150 yea
Wales is fortunate to still have rural railways such as the Cambrian Line and the Heart of Wales lines but there is still a great deal of interest in tracing the routes that closed in the 1960s.
At the end of the 1950s, there was much discussion about plans to restore the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway. The Talyllyn and the Ffestiniog had already been reopened - was there enough interest to sustain another line in Wales?
The Easter Bunny will be waving off the trains all day from Tywyn Wharf station on the Talyllyn Railway on the Sunday. A fun day for all the family including an Easter Egg hunt with the winner receiving a special prize!
Royal Mail has today issued four stamps in its Classic Locomotives series featuring steam engines at work in Wales (Agerbeiriannau Clasurol Cymru) and two of them feature now preserved narrow gauge lines - see Wales Cottage Holidays Heritage Railw
Wales Holidays visitors to Mid Wales and the Brecon Beacons may well be familiar with Powis Castle, a 700 year-old stately home (still occupied) and magnificent gardens standing impressively just south of Welshpool.