The Llangollen Railway is the only preserved standard-gauge railway in Mid and North Wales. The eight mile route runs along the Dee Valley from Llangollen to Carrog, and is part of the former Great Western Railway's line from Ruabon to Barmouth (see also the Bala Lake Railway). Work is ongoing to extend the line to Corwen in time for the Steam, Steel and Stars event in April.
The stations on the Llangollen Railway are:
Llangollen, which has a cafe, shop and riverside picnic area. There is also the
Railway's main locomotive area.
Nearby are the Dr Who exhibition and ECTARC - the European Centre for Traditional and
Regional Cultures.
From the Wharf there are boat rides on the Llangollen canal. Combined boat/rail trips are available.
At Berwyn the cafe, shop and toilets are open at weekends, and during bank and
school holidays.
From Berwyn the railway passes through Berwyn Tunnel before approaching Deeside Halt.
A request stop only, the Halt provides footpath access to the riverside.
Over the level crossing and the next station is Glyndyfrdwy. Again there is a shop,
cafe and toilets (including a toilet for the disabled), and also a children's play area.
In the village is a Post Office and Public House.
Carrog, the terminus of the railway, has the same facilities as Glyndyfrdwy, as
well as coach and car parks and a camp site.
February 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Day out with
Thomas
March 17th Real Ale Train
March 31st Diesel Day
April 21st to 29th Steam, Steel and Stars III
May 5th Murder Mystery: Garrotting for Gold
May 19th Real Ale Train
June 2nd to 5th Day out with Thomas
June 9th Real Ale
train
June 23rd and 24th Heritage Railcar Gala
July 14th Murder Mystery: Jack the Ripper and the
Den of Iniquity
July 28th and 29th 1960s Weekend
August 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Day out
with Thomas
August 18th Murder Mystery: Murder at the Speakeasy
August 25th and 26th Classic Transport Weekend
August 31st, September 1st and 2nd Autumn Steam
Gala
September 22nd Diesel Day
September 29th Real Ale Train
October 20th, 21st, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Day
out with Thomas
November 2nd Ride the Rocket Firework train
November
3rd Murder Mystery: Guy Fawkes and the Fireworks Plot
November 3rd
and 4th Poppy Train
December 1st Real Ale Train
Timings and fares for Christmas Specials are advertised closer to
the event. Contact the railway for details.
Fares 2012
Fares for Yellow, light blue and Orange dates are: Adults £12.00, Seniors £10.00; Children £6.00; Family £30.00; Dogs/Bicycles £1.00
Contact the railway for details of Special Event and other colour-coded timetable fares.
Party Fares
Parties of ten or more attract a discount of 20% on the day, but seats cannot be reserved.
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The Llangollen Canal runs along the northern slopes of the Dee Valley, and the wharf is
a few hundred yards from Llangollen station.
On the canal is one of the most spectacular structures on the waterways of Britain: the
Pontcysyllte aqueduct, reopened in March 2005 after a major refurbishment. Engineered by Thomas Telford, nineteen graceful arches carry a
1000ft section of the canal soaring 121ft above the River Dee. Canal boats may be hired
for the week or longer for holidays along the canal, which is part of the extensive
Shropshire waterways.
Every summer, Llangollen attracts professional and amateur singers and dancers from around the world for the week-long International Eisteddfod. This colourful cultural event takes place in July.
Llangollen is overlooked by the mysterious ruin of Dinas Bran Castle, an early Welsh fortification with links to the Arthurian legend. Also from the 12th century, Valle Crucis Abbey stands two miles from the town. In early-English style, it was the last abbey to built in Wales by monks of the Cistercian Order.
Plas Newydd was the home of the famed Ladies of Llangollen who scandalised and
intrigued society in the late 18th/early 19th century.
The daughters of two wealthy Irish families - one Protestant and one Irish - the ladies
eloped and for fifty years made their home together in Llangollen. Almost as much an
attraction on the Grand Tour of Europe as the scenery, the canal and castle ruins, the
ladies received a steady stream of visitors intrigued by their eccentric and daring
lifestyle. Plas Newydd is now a museum of the artefacts collected by the Ladies through
their many and varied interests.
Llangollen is located at the junction of the A5 Corwen-Oswestry road and the A539 road
from Ruthin. It is five miles away from the national railway network station at Ruabon
from where an hourly (two hourly on Sundays) bus service operates.
There is also a half-hourly bus shuttle and other services from Wrexham.
Bus times are available from Bryn Melyn Coaches on +44 (0)1978 860701.
For details of connecting services, including travel planner and timetables, visit the Traveline Cymru website.
Select the link to visit the Llangollen Railway's official Web Site.
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2012
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