Great Little Trains of Wales (2) Vale of Rheidol Steam Railway

The Vale of Rheidol Railway is one of the Great Little Trains of Wales and was the last steam railway owned by British Rail until it was privatised in 1989.

Trains depart from the centre of the resort town of Aberystwyth on the Cambrian coast.

The 11¾ mile journey between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge takes approximately one hour in each direction as the train overcomes a height difference of over 600ft, affording superb views of the Rheidol Valley.

We visited in July 2009 and brought back these pictures; even the damp weather couldn't detract from the beauty of this line.

Like most of these preserved railways, it is run almost entirely by volunteers, without whom, this and many railways like it, would not exist for our pleasure and education.

This is No. 2 in the "Great Little Trains of Wales" series. Please do comment if you wish.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• vale
• Rheidol
• steam
• railway
• great
• little
• trains
• Wales
• summer
• 2009

[makiser72]

Fantastic video. Greetings from Catalunya.

[OldVideoPro]

@makiser72  Thank you for you kind words. I am gad you enjoyed the video.

[ammoguy5]

Wow what memories, I rode that in 1988 while living in the U.K.

I was a U.S.A.F. Airman living in Banbury Oxfordshire at the time. I spent 4 years in the U.K. and Loved it there!

[OldVideoPro]

@ammoguy5 I am Soo pleased to have brought back good memories for you. I am glad you enjoyed it. :)

[wernvilla]

Typical welsh weather!

[OldVideoPro]

'Fraid so! It was still a good day though.

[DLW194921]

Thanks for showing my favourite welsh railway,I first travelled on the Rheidol in 1962 when it was owned by BR, but was lucky enough to visit it again in 2010, must go back for another visit...

[Poopaloo55]

Takes me back to a great camping trip in my early teens.  Riding the narrow-gauge railway was an unforgettable experience!

[JacSGWR]

Good Vid! 5*. Typical weather for wales aye?!

Thanks for sharing

[SteffanLlwyd]

Thanks. Neat railway huh?