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Welshpool & Llandfair Light Railway by Hugh Ballantyne Past & Present SoftCover
Welshpool & Llandfair Light Railway by Hugh Ballantyne
A Past and Present Companion
Railway Heritage from the Nostalgia Collection
Soft Cover
80 pages
Copyright 2001
CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Welshpool: the original terminus9
Up to the Canal17
Through the streets20
Raven Square34
Sylfaen38
Castle Caereinion42
Cyfronydd and Heniarth46
Llanfair Caereinion 55
A typical Gala Day - July 198763
`A grand day out' - July 194966
Steam locomotives and rolling-stock68
Index80
ON THE BACK COVER
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway past and present: the ideal `time travel' companion for visitors and enthusiasts!
Hugh Ballantyne has known the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, situated in the beautiful rolling hill country of Montgomeryshire, since 1945. Thus he draws upon a lifetime's knowledge in this photographic portrait of the line, a 2ft 6in-gauge railway opened in 1903 to link Welshpool with the farming communities up to Llanfair Caereinion, a distance of 9 miles. Passenger trains ceased in 1931 and British Railways closed the railway in 1956, but thanks to the valiant efforts of a preservation society this delightful unspoiled line continues to wind its way through the countryside to Llanfair.
The photographs cover scenes from the earliest days, the GWR and BR eras, and through the preservation years up to the present. Each photograph is captioned with an informative commentary by the author, pointing out significant features of the locomotives and rolling stock, buildings and landscapes. The result is an album that will appeal to all who know the railway and this lovely part of Wales.
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