Castles · Mid Wales
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Also known as: Rheilffordd y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion, Hyns-horn Skav an Trallonk ha Lannvari Kereynyon
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Helmut Zozmann — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) (Welsh: Rheilffordd y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion) is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales. The line is around 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long and runs westwards from the town of Welshpool (Welsh: Y Trallwng) via Castle Caereinion to the village of Llanfair Caereinion.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
In August 1896, the Light Railways Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 48) was passed, and this spurred further attempts at a railway to Llanfair Caereinion. The first of these was the Llanfair & Meifod Valley Light Railway Bill of 1896, which proposed a standard-gauge line from Arddleen about 8 miles north of Welshpool, through the Meifod Valley. In late December 1896, the mayor of Welshpool William Addie proposed a gauge railway called the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. By March 1897, Addie had contracted with noted narrow-gauge promoter Everard Calthrop to assist in preparing a case for the inquiry. An application for a Light Railway Order was submitted to the Board of Trade in May 1897.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6453, -3.2502
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Castle Caereinion
- Postcode
- SY21 9EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Sources
- wikidata: Q2558054 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway?
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY21 9EX), in the parish of Castle Caereinion.
- Does Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway charge admission?
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY21 9EX. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.