Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
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.
| Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | |
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| Rheilffordd y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion | |
823 Countess – one of the two original W&LLR engines | |
| Locale | Mid-Wales |
| Terminus | Welshpool |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway |
| Original gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Length | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Closed to passengers | 1931 |
| Closed | 1956 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1963 | Re-opened as a heritage railway |
| 1972 | Services extended to Sylfaen |
| 1981 | Opening of extension to Raven Square |
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