Cambrian Railway Society
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The Cambrian Railways Society (CRS) in Oswestry
, Shropshire
, England
, plans to restore the former branch line
from Blodwel to a new (Llynclys North station) at Llynclys Junction as a heritage railway
. This adjoins the former Nantmawr branch line.
Formed in 1972, the society has established a museum dedicated to the history of railways in the Oswestry area. The museum is housed in the sole-surviving Oswestry & Newtown Railway goods shed
.
A new attraction for 2006 was the recently restored Oswestry South Signal Box, which had been restored thanks to a £22,000 grant from the Oswestry Visitor Facilities Infrastructure fund, using a mixture of contract and volunteer labour from the society. A former Oswestry Works apprentice carpenter, Bill Braddick, has worked on the ornate woodwork, including the facings and bargeboards.
The town centre site includes a workshop where maintenance and restoration of the Society's exhibits, both operational and non-operational, takes place.
The Society has authority to run Light Railway operations along the short section of railway between Oswestry Railway Station and Middleton Road Bridge. As a prelude, and as part of the reinstatement scheme under the Cambrian Heritage Railways project, it is intended that diesel passenger trains will operate seasonally along this section from Oswestry Station with effect from Easter 2010.
There's hope one day both this line and the Llynclys South to Pant line could both be connected to each other within the next couple of years.
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, plans to restore the former branch line
Tanat Valley Light Railway
The Tanat Valley Light Railway was a long standard gauge light railway connecting Llangynog with Blodwel in Wales. It opened in 1903 and closed in January 1964.-History:...
from Blodwel to a new (Llynclys North station) at Llynclys Junction as a heritage railway
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
. This adjoins the former Nantmawr branch line.
Formed in 1972, the society has established a museum dedicated to the history of railways in the Oswestry area. The museum is housed in the sole-surviving Oswestry & Newtown Railway goods shed
Goods shed
A goods shed is a railway building designed for storing goods before or after carriage in a train.A typical goods shed will have a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built alongside a track with possibly just a canopy over the door...
.
A new attraction for 2006 was the recently restored Oswestry South Signal Box, which had been restored thanks to a £22,000 grant from the Oswestry Visitor Facilities Infrastructure fund, using a mixture of contract and volunteer labour from the society. A former Oswestry Works apprentice carpenter, Bill Braddick, has worked on the ornate woodwork, including the facings and bargeboards.
The town centre site includes a workshop where maintenance and restoration of the Society's exhibits, both operational and non-operational, takes place.
The Society has authority to run Light Railway operations along the short section of railway between Oswestry Railway Station and Middleton Road Bridge. As a prelude, and as part of the reinstatement scheme under the Cambrian Heritage Railways project, it is intended that diesel passenger trains will operate seasonally along this section from Oswestry Station with effect from Easter 2010.
There's hope one day both this line and the Llynclys South to Pant line could both be connected to each other within the next couple of years.
Society Section
- GobowenGobowen railway stationGobowen railway station is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line serving the village of Gobowen in Shropshire, England. It is the nearest station to the town of Oswestry., train services run on two routes;...
, (Planned Bay Platform Terminus)
- Park Hall Halt
- Oswestry,
- Weston Wharf
- Llynclys North, (Planned, located on site of old Junction)
Trust Section
- Llynclys, (Proposed)
- Llynclys SouthLlynclys South railway stationLlynclys South is one of currently only two stations on the Cambrian Railways Trust's heritage line in Shropshire. It is on the edge of the village of Llynclys, just south of the disused Llynclys station, on the other side of the B4396 road...
,
- Penygarreg Lane Halt,
- PantPant, ShropshirePant is a village in Shropshire, England. It lies near the border with Wales. Pant means 'hollow' in Welsh: it is directly below the disused mines at Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve....
, (Proposed)
- Llanymynech (Planned)
- Four Crosses (Planned)
- Pool Quay (Planned)
- Buttington (Planned)
- Welshpool (Planned)