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Offline Merddin Emrys

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« Reply #75 on: October 13, 2014, 03:47:10 pm »
We went to the Festiniog Railway event yesterday, very good with perfect weather!
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« Reply #76 on: October 13, 2014, 03:49:31 pm »
A couple more.
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« Reply #77 on: October 13, 2014, 09:18:52 pm »
So pleased you were able to go and see that ME. When I saw it was on I thought it would be just up your street.
Some super photos there, looks like a great event.

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« Reply #78 on: October 19, 2014, 10:08:08 am »
LOOK: Nostalgic pictures show North Wales railways through the 20th century

These nostalgic pictures show the railways and train stations of North Wales from the early 1900s right up until 1992.
Some of the stations, such as the one in Llysfaen and the original Wrexham Central, are no longer there meanwhile others have changed their appearances dramatically.
You can see a sleepy station master at Dolgoch Falls, the rail link at Foryd Harbour and 'The Welshman' which transported passengers from North Wales to London Euston.
So take a journey back through the decades where trains ran on steam by clicking through our gallery above.
If you liked this article then you can also have a look at our pictures of North Wales transport through the 1900s.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/look-nostalgic-pictures-show-north-7947121

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« Reply #79 on: October 19, 2014, 10:24:44 am »
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“The UK Government is also investing over £10m in the improvement of the Halton Curve in Cheshire which is a major bottleneck for trains travelling from North Wales.”

North Wales News

Does anyone have any idea whether this is bringing the much-mooted direct run from Llandudno to Liverpool any closer?
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« Reply #80 on: October 22, 2014, 04:30:37 pm »
WATCH: Steam trains run on Llangollen Railway line to Corwen for the first time since 1964

A 1.5 mile stretch of heritage railway line, which shut in November 1964, has been lovingly rebuilt by a team of volunteers, fundraisers and enthusiasts.
The first Express service left Llangollen at 11am, taking six carriages of volunteers, donors and invited guests, in the first of three special services today, marking the reopening of a new stretch.
The Corwen Special service, pulled by the 76-year-old 3802 engine arrived in billowing clouds of steam and coal smoke to whistles and cheers from the small crowd gathered on the temporary platform at the station in Dwyrain Corwen East, bang on time at 11.35am.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/watch-steam-trains-run-llangollen-7980412

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« Reply #81 on: November 03, 2014, 03:29:37 pm »
Talyllyn Railway pioneer Sonia Rolt dies aged 94

David Mitchell, President of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society said: “With Sonia’s death we have lost another link to those early pioneering days of the preserved railway.

Photos/video Talyllyn....http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/talyllyn-railway-pioneer-sonia-rolt-8040837

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« Reply #82 on: November 10, 2014, 06:01:49 pm »
WATCH: Remembrance steam train in Llangollen

The Llangollen Railway ran special Remembrance trains to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War I.
It was carried by a restored Black Five loco in memory of all those railwaymen who fell in conflicts.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/watch-remembrance-steam-train-llangollen-8084155

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« Reply #84 on: March 05, 2016, 08:16:05 pm »
My sister was in York yesterday and she went to see the Flying Scotsman.
Here are a few of her photos and she says she touched the bumpers!

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« Reply #85 on: June 15, 2016, 11:51:06 am »
Where you can see the Flying Scotsman today as it steams through North Wales

A STAND-out and famed locomotive is set to give residents a day to remember when it passes through North Wales today.

The Flying Scotsman will steam into Crewe this afternoon on its way to Holyhead. The masterpiece is expected to pass through Rhyl at about 2.04pm, it will then journey through Colwyn Bay at about 2.16pm before arriving at Llandudno Junction at 2.25pm and stopping for around 20 minutes.

The Journal then understands that the Flying Scotsman will stop at Bangor between 3.07pm and 3.11pm before chugging through Menai Bridge, Llanfairpwll and Gaerwen. It is due to arrive at Holyhead at 3.50pm.

Details of the Flying Scotsman's journey have not be readily available; the masterpiece returned to the East Coast Main Line, an electrified line, after a 10-year, £4.2million refurbishment by the National Railway Museum in February with an inaugural journey from London King’s Cross to York.

The locomotive was greeted by thousands of people lining the route but the day was marred in parts by several dangerous incidents of trespass – where members of the public were seen walking along the tracks and taking photographs of the locomotive while other trains continued to pass on opposing lines.

Phil Hufton, Network Rail managing director, England and Wales, said: “I cannot stress enough how dangerous it is to go onto the railway without any formal training and without permission, as well as being illegal.

”I am urging those who plan to enjoy seeing Flying Scotsman to do so from a safe position and do not go onto the railway under any circumstances. I’d like to thank those who have observed safe practices during the Scotsman’s runs so far and ask others to follow that example.”   ref Pioneer

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« Reply #86 on: June 15, 2016, 08:40:35 pm »
"Thanks to everyone who sent us their amazing photos of the iconic locomotive as it steamed through the region"

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/your-photos-flying-scotsman-north-11478414

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« Reply #87 on: June 16, 2016, 12:59:03 pm »
Tellytubby sent me a photo from the Anglesey forum and it shows the Flying Scotsman crossing the viaduct at Malltraeth in Anglesey.
He enjoyed watching the train going by in Denbighshire  but wasn't pleased with his own photos as they had people's heads in, as the people all jumped up when the train came past

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« Reply #88 on: July 27, 2016, 10:27:20 am »
Just in case you missed it M.E...............

Historic steam engine the Welsh Mountaineer visits North Wales.
A steam-hauled special train chugged along scenic North Wales earlier today.

With hundreds of passengers on board, the Welsh Mountaineer and its vintage coaches also attracted a number of spectators who lined the way at stations along the line, including Llandudno Junction and Chester.

The day trip from Preston to Blaenau Ffestiniog and back was organised by heritage rail operator The Railway Touring Company.
The visit comes just a month after The Flying Scotsman, one of the world’s most famous railway locomotives, made a special excursion from Crewe to Holyhead.

Video... http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/historic-steam-engine-welsh-mountaineer-11666584

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« Reply #89 on: March 04, 2017, 02:54:27 pm »
There is a Steam Railway Gala at Llangollen for 3 days from the 3rd March 2017 to 5th March 2017 and it promises to be a good weekend.
If ME has gone there I hope he'll post some photos on the forum.      $good$


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