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2025 sees the Railway celebrate 50 years since the Flint & Deeside Railway Society rented an empty, derelict Llangollen station from Denbighshire County Council, moving their small collection of locomotives and rolling stock to the station yard, which was being used as a car park. It is also the 200th Anniversary of public railway transport….

Photo – Richard Walliker After what has been an extraordinary weekend here at Llangollen Railway, we want to extend a heartfelt Thank You to each and every visitor who joined us. Phil Coles, Chairman of Llangollen Railway Trust said “I would like to thank all the volunteers and staff who made this great weekend happen,…

Interested in volunteering for Llangollen Railway but want to find out more? Then join us for our Volunteer Recruitment Open Day on Saturday 2nd March at Llangollen Railway Station. Find out about our history, take a tour behind the scenes, and ride the Berwyn Shuttle. We have all kinds of volunteer roles, both customer-facing and…

On the 10th February 2024 Llangollen & Corwen Railway were delighted to win the Infrastructure Award at the Heritage Railway Association Awards held in Brighton. The long-running awards recognise excellence or innovation in almost every aspect of heritage railway and tramway restoration, preservation and operation. A recent addition to the honours was the Infrastructure Award,…

On the 23rd November 2023, at the prestigious Go North Wales Tourism Awards, Llangollen Railway won Attraction of the Year for 2023. The glittering annual event organised by North Wales Tourism celebrates the dedication, skill and achievements of the region’s tourism and hospitality industry. Tom Taylor, General Manager, said: “We had to work with the…

Llangollen Railway Trust is currently recruiting for the following positions: Volunteer Coordinator Training & Quality Manager For more information please visit our website here. Closing Date for both vacancies: Monday 16th October at 9am. Interviews are planned for week commencing 23rd October.