Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Part 2

Ride on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. Going from Llanfair Caereinion to Welshpool on a Sierra Leone Railways engine and matching coaches.

Opened in 1903 to link the market town of Welshpool to the rural community of Llanfair Caereinion, this 2 foot 6 inch narrow gauge steam railway now provides a tourist service for all the family and a welcome change from the rush of every day life. Built as a Light Railway to avoid some of the costs of railway construction, the narrow gauge allows for tight curves and steep gradients, enabling the line to follow the contours of the countryside. All of our trains are steam hauled, either by one of our unique original locomotives or one from abroad. The carriages too are special; those in regular use being from Hungary and Austria with access to the enclosed seating area via an open balcony - a great way to watch the world go by.

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• Welshpool
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• Llanfair
• Light
• Railway
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• railroad
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• steam
• narrow
• gauge

[4beatlefans]

This video made me realise I like this railway so much that I signed up with the W&L Society for 3 years. I hope it inspires others to do the same. I've only ridden it once but is really is a piece of bucolic brilliance. Highly recommended - and thanks for an inspirational piece of filming.

[csongorvarga]

@4beatlefans It is very nice from you to say this. I think W&L would be very happy to know that Youtube is getting them new members. Enjoy, it is indeed a lovely line.

[gtasandman]

did you have fun

[csongorvarga]

@gtasandman It was an absolutely fabolous ride. Wonderful scenery nice trains.

[gtasandman]

@csongorvarga good good we dont have stuff like the in nyc just the subway

[csongorvarga]

@gtasandman I live in London. I also had to travel around 300 miles for this piece of beauty.

[gtasandman]

@csongorvarga reminds me of stlucia