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Life in the 21st century is hectic. We seem to spend most of our time rushing from one place to another just as fast as we can in cars, express trains and aeroplanes. So relax and slow down so that you are travelling at no more than 15mph. Then you will be able to appreciate your surroundings and actually enjoy the journey.

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15 mph speed limit sign

The name for this web site derives from the maximum speed permitted on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - 15 miles per hour.

Please bookmark this page now so that you can make a repeat visit in the near future.

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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway pages

Featuring what goes on "behind the scenes" to keep a preserved railway running

Llanfair workshops .......Updated 2/10/07
The passenger trains run for just a part of the year. But throughout the year work goes on to keep the wheels turning.
The
railway’s workshops are situated at Llanfair Caereinion. These pages show some of the activities that take place in and around the workshops in order to keep the wheels turning.

New locomotive Resita 764.425...New 15/7/07

Llanfair Caereinion Station....... Updated 4/10/07
Activities taking place in and around the station

The Engine Shed.............................New 14/2/08

Fetching firewood............................New 4/10/07

Aftermath of storms on 18th January 2007

 

W&LLR Events
Each year, in late summer, the W&LLR holds a gala. The normal relaxed timetable is replaced by a manic extravaganza of train operating. These pages capture a few glimpses of the Gala in 2006

Other Subjects

Sierra Leone Railway pictures taken by Phil Cole in 1974-76 New 25/4/07
Model Railway Page Updated 4/10/07
Links Page Updated 14/3/07
   

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Copyright © Geoff Gauntlett 2007
Last revised: February 14, 2008.