Transport and Travel
Local Transport and Travel
- Traveline Cymru provides a journey planner for the local area.
- The Official UK Public Transport Website includes bus and train travel in the area.
- The Borderlands Line runs from Wrexham to Bidston.
- Arriva Trains Wales operate services to Ruabon, the nearest station on the national network.
North Wales Railways -
The Wrexham & Shropshire Railway Company -
The Shrewsbury to Aberwystwth Rail Passengers Association
Public Service Links to Llangollen Railway -
www.irishferries.com -
Important: Inclusion of a link to another site here does not constitute any sort of endorsement by myself or Llangollen Railway.
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More About Llangollen Railway
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- The Diesel Group look after the main line diesel locomotive fleet.
- The Foxcote Manor Society restored and operate Foxcote Manor
- The 6880 Betton Grange Project is aiming to recreate a 'lost' GWR engine, the Grange.
- The GWR Loco Group are restoring GWR locos 2859 and 5532.
- The Llangollen Standard Four Project are restoring Standard 4 tank no. 80072.
- Carrog Station has its own website, maintainted by Friends of Carrog.
- The Railcar Group have their own site.
- GreatWesternRailway.com is dedicated to the Great Western Railway.
- 163 Autocoach Trust
The Great Western Archive is dedicated to the history of the Great Western Railway.
Sites which include photos of the Railway
Other Websites related to Llangollen Railway
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- Merseyside Railway Historical Society is another local group which organises speaker meetings.
- Still Steaming offers a comprehensive printed guide to all the top preserved railways in the UK
- Thomas the Tank Engine is Thomas' official website
- Wolverton Rail stock a large range of videos, a number of which include the Railway
- Link Rail is a comprehensive directory of railway-
related sites - Buffer Books is a small on-
line business selling secondhand and out- of- print railway- related books. - Mold Camera Club has close links to Llangollen Railway and members who are volunteers at Llangollen railway
- Daniel Adamson -
Website for the rebuilding of a Manchester Ship Canal Steam Ship (LR Engineering have been asked to quote for parts) - Dragonfly Hire Co -
Narrow Boat Hire on the Llangollen Canal - Carno Station on the Cambrian Line -
local people calling for the station to be reinstated - Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway -
home of some of the Eaton Hall rolling stock - The Picnic Basket -
Wrexham -Caterers to the Murder Mystery Trains - Austin Memories -
The locomotive, Austin 1, is based at Llangollen - Wirral & North Wales Model Railway Club -
members of this club are also working members on Llangollen Railway - Cheshire Railway Modellers -
an on- line virtual Model Railway Club - Menter Iaith Sir Ddinbych -
promotes the use of the Welsh Language in Denbighshire, occasionally hiring trains for Welsh Beginners outings - translations can be done. - Hope House Hospice a Charity strongly supported by Llangollen Railway
- Museum of Internal Fire -
Gas and oil engines information and manuals
Important: Inclusion of a link to another site here does not constitute any sort of endorsement by myself or Llangollen Railway.
Tourism -
- The Brenin Project produce a range of picture disc postcards includimg the local area
- Wales Directory has a wide variety of tourism info covering all of Wales.
- Wales On The Web (also available as Cymru Ar Y We) is a gateway to information about all of Wales.
- Vale of Glamorgan Railway
- Take a photo tour of NE Wales or send an e-
card from BBC Wales's free image library showing local landmarks and landscapes, including the Railway. - LDS Tourism provide Tourist information for the Chester and North Wales area
- North Wales Tourism Home Page
- Wales Tourist Board
- Castles in Wales
- The National Trust
- Railways in Wales includes more information on railways in Wales and the areas they serve.
- The Vale of Clwyd homepage has information on the local area.
- Get Out Guide has information and event listings for the North-
West of England. - DeeValley.com is a news and information site for the Dee Valley, including Llangollen.
- Search InWales is an independent Welsh based search engine for Welsh based web sites; local links for local people.
- Wales Directory -
a selection of sites about Wales. - West Wales Web
- What's on Wales
- Denbighshire County Council
- North Wales Index
- North Wales Online provides news, sport and information from the area.
- The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
Cambrian Railways Society, Oswestry
The Shropshire Steamboat Company operating the “Lady Katherine” on idyllic cruises on Ellesmere Lake in the Shropshire Lake District.
Dee Valley Walks Website, including walks from Llangollen Railway
Carrog Y Bont newspaper -
Tourism -
- Llangollen Angling Association controls fishing in and around Llangollen.
- Llangollen Wharf operate narrow boats along the canal from Llangollen.
- Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is an annual musical festival held in June.
- Llangollen.Org contains information about Llangollen, provided by the Llangollen Enterprise, including a more comprehensive list of attractions in and around the town.
- Llangollen.Com has information about Llangollen, and links to other surrounding places of interest.
- Eurapart's Llangollen info
- Destinations UK-
tourist info - Carrog Village Hall Website -
for events etc
Other Transport and Travel
Cambrian Line Steam Specials -
Snowdon Mountain Railway -
The Great Orme Tramway -
Highland Air flights from Cardiff to Anglesey
The Cambrian Line -
The Heritage Railways Association site has details of all the UK's heritage railways
Severn Valley Railway Appeal after the disastrous floods of June and July 2007
Trakkies is a website for kids who love trains
Index To Links -
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3) More about Llangollen Railway -
4) Sites which include Photos of Llangollen Railway
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