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WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR

LIGHT RAILWAY


Annual Steam Gala

30th and 31st August 2008

Earl and Countess.  Photo Tony Beardsell

A double headed train traditionally rounds off the W&L Gala.  Photo: Tony Beardsell

 

Details of Attractions

NEW ATTRACTION - 'The Wasp'

All available locomotives in steam

Mixed trains including replica W&L Pickering carriages

Double-headed Trains hauled by The Earl & The Countess on Sunday

Dougal - hauled passenger trains on Sunday.

Display of model railways and dioramas

Workshops open

Night photography at Llanfair on Saturday.

Vintage steam road vehicles

Railway bookstalls.

Garden Railway Exhibition at Llanfair Caereinion Leisure Centre

(Separate admission fee)

Mr John Beesley's railway accessories sales stand

Exhibitions by railway artists

Mr Callum Johnston's cornucopia of plants and flowers for garden and railway.

Tea room and refreshments

Licensed bar with draught ales.

All events and locomotives subject to availability.

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Provisional Timetable - Saturday 30 August

(Updated 3 August)

From Llanfair Caereinion

Train Set W&L P P P G M P PC P
  1&14 2 19 1 8 14 2 W 19
Llanfair C 07.00 08.00 08.53 09.50 10.25 10.45 11.40 12.15 12.35
Cyfronydd 07.15 08.15 09.14 10.09 10.40 11.04 11.59 12.30 12.54
Castle C 07.27 08.27 09.28 10.23 ____ 11.18 12.13 ____ 13.08
Sylfaen 07.33 08.42 09.39 10.34 11.29 12.24 13.19
Welshpool 07.55 08.59 09.56 10.51 11.50 12.41 13.36

 

Train Set P G P P PC M P P P
  1 8 14 2 W 19 1 14 2
Llanfair C 13.30 14.05 14.25 15.20 15.55 16.15 17.10 18.05 18.55
Cyfronydd 13.49 14.20 14.44 15.39 16.10 16.34 17.29 18.24 19.13
Castle C 14.03 ____ 14.58 15.53 ____ 16.48 17.43 18.36 19.25
Sylfaen 14.14 15.09 16.04 16.59 17.54 18.44 19.32
Welshpool 14.31 15.26 16.21 17.20 18.11 19.00 19.49

 

 

From Welshpool

Train Set W&L P P G P P PC P M
  1 14 2 8 19 1 W 14 2
Welshpool 08.20 09.22 10.17 11.12 12.07 13.02 13.57
Sylfaen 08.40 09.41 10.36 11.31 12.26 13.21 14.16
Castle C 08.53 09.51 10.46 ____ 11.41 12.36 ____ 13.31 14.26
Cyfronydd 09.12 10.07 11.02 11.20 11.57 12.52 13.10 13.47 14.42
Llanfair C 09.27 10.22 11.17 11.35 12.12 13.07 13.25 14.02 14.57

 

Train Set G P P PC P P P M P
  8 19 1 W 14 2 19 1&14 2
Welshpool 14.52 15.47 16.42 17.37 18.26 19.15 20.00
Sylfaen 15.11 16.06 17.01 17.56 18.46 19.33 20.15
Castle C ____ 15.21 16.16 ____ 17.11 18.06 18.55 19.40 20.22
Cyfronydd 15.00 15.37 16.32 16.50 17.27 18.22 19.12 19.52 20.34
Llanfair C 15.15 15.52 16.47 17.05 17.42 18.37 19.27 20.08 20.50

 

Provisional Timetable - Sunday 31 August

(Updated 3 August)

From Llanfair Caereinion

Train Set W&L DP P P P G M
  2&14 8 14 19 2 8 14
Llanfair C 07.40 08.20 08.40 09.30 10.20 10.55 11.15
Cyfronydd 07.55 08.35 09.00 09.49 10.39 11.10 11.34
Castle C 08.07 ____ 09.12 10.01 10.53 ____ 11.46
Sylfaen 08.13 09.21 10.11 11.04 11.56
Welshpool 08.35 09.38 10.28 11.21 12.17

 

Train Set P PC P P P DP P
  1 W 2 19 14 8 1&2
Llanfair C 12.10 12.45 13.05 14.00 14.55 15.45 17.00
Cyfronydd 12.29 13.00 13.24 14.19 15.14 16.00 17.15
Castle C 12.43 ____ 13.38 14.33 15.28 ____ 17.27
Sylfaen 12.54 13.49 14.44 15.39 17.33
Welshpool 13.11 14.06 15.01 15.56 17.50

 

 

From Welshpool

Train Set DP W&L P P G P P
  8 2 14 1 8 2 19
Welshpool 09.04 09.54 10.47 11.40 12.37
Sylfaen 09.23 10.13 11.06 12.00 12.56
Castle C ____ 09.31 10.21 11.16 ____ 12.10 13.06
Cyfronydd 08.55 09.47 10.37 11.32 11.50 12.27 13.22
Llanfair C 09.10 10.02 10.52 11.47 12.05 12.42 13.37

 

Train Set PC P M P DP P P
  W 14 1 2 8 19 1&2
Welshpool 13.32 14.27 15.22 16.37 18.15
Sylfaen 13.51 14.46 15.41 16.52 18.30
Castle C ____ 14.01 14.56 15.49 ____ 17.01 18.38
Cyfronydd 13.40 14.17 15.12 16.01 16.20 17.17 18.50
Llanfair C 13.55 14.32 15.27 16.16 16.35 17.32 19.05

 

TRAIN DETAILS

W&L:   W&L mixed train featuring the Pickering replica carriages
P: Passenger train
M: Mixed train
G: Goods Train with no passenger accommodation
DP: Passenger train hauled by 'Dougal' with limited seating capacity
PC: Ex-MoD personnel carrier 'THE WASP' with limited seating.  Separate ticket required

 

LOCOMOTIVES

No.1   The Earl - Beyer Peacock 0-6-0, built 1902
No.2 The Countess - Beyer Peacock 0-6-0, built 1902
No.8 Dougal - Andrew Barclay 0-4-0, built 1946
No.14 Sierra Leone Railways No.85 - Hunslet 2-6-2, built 1954
No.19 Romanian No.764.425 - Resita 0-8-0, built 1954
W 'The Wasp' - Ex-MoD personnel carrier

 

 

New Attraction

Be one of the first to ride 'THE WASP'

The Wasp - Photo:  Dave Billmore

Photo:  D Billmore

For unparalleled driver's-eye views of the railway as it runs through the scenic Banwy Valley

Llanfair - Cyfronydd round trips leave Llanfair at:

Saturday - 12.15 & 15.55    Sunday - 12.45

Journey approximately 1 hour with time to see steam trains crossing at Cyfronydd

 

BOOK AT LLANFAIR  £5.00

(Limited accommodation - first come, first served - other tickets not valid)

 

 

No.8 Dougal departing Llanfair Caereinion.  Photo John Forman

No.8 'Dougal' always has his fans, both on and off the footplate.  Photo John Forman

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PRINCIPAL FARES

Children under 3 travel free

 

BARGAIN ALL DAY ROVER

Adult / Senior Citizen £18.00
Children, 3 to 15 years old, first child per adult / senior FREE
All other children £9.00

 

Our normal fares are also available:

Return Journey
Adult £11.20
Children, 3 to 15 years old.  First child per adult FREE
All other children, 3 to 15 years old. £5.60
Senior Citizen £10.20

Member's Free Travel, Great Little Trains of Wales Discount Cards and Heritage Railway's Association tickets not valid.

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Seat reservations are not available.

Some trains are expected to run at or near full capacity

Site admission at Llanfair, £2.00 per vehicle

which includes car park toll.

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For all enquiries and further details contact:

The Station

Llanfair Caereinion

Welshpool

Powys

SY21 0SF

Telephone : 01938 810441

Fax : 01938 810861

E-mail : info@wllr.org.uk

 

 

Whilst every effort will be made to maintain the advertised service, the Company does not guarantee that the trains will arrive at the times stated and reserves the right to cancel, alter or suspend any train without notice and accepts no liability for any loss, inconvenience or delay.