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  1. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui Pete Thornhill în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    To expand on that point slightly, I do sometimes spend some time in Pembrokeshire which has plenty of family attractions to keep my children entertained. From my part of the world it’s around 2hrs to Carmarthen, and roughly another 45 minutes...

    7 Noi 2026 la 09:48

  2. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    Yes and no I think. As a local, if I want to visit the Museum of Army Flying (about 20 minutes from me) than basically it just needs to stand or fall on its own merits, and it is irrelevant that, e.g. the similar Boscombe Down Aviation Museum is...

    7 Noi 2026 la 09:47

  3. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui Chris M Jones în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    Quite Right Matt. The Gwili has made MAGNIFICENT improvements in the last 20 years and I am in AWE of everyone who has made this possible. I'm certainly NOT criticising the Gwili in any way because I know that the Gwili has had to change as...

    6 Noi 2026 la 20:57

  4. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    i am slightly curious about this this point. Is it necessary for a railway to be surrounded by other attractions, or is it enough that the railway is an attraction in itself? I appreciate there is an element of each to their own.

    6 Noi 2026 la 18:35

  5. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui Chris M Jones în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    My "probably wouldn't join the Gwili now" is that MY interest was in the HISTORICAL aspects of running an old time country branch line and there are now too many "extracurricular" activities to interest me - but this DOESN'T mean that I don't...

    6 Noi 2026 la 13:11

  6. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    Can only say that the railway has certainly changed from the time that @Chris M Jones was volunteering (I was around too at the time). Longer length, longer trains. More passengers, bigger motive power. Perhaps it is true that some of the charm...

    6 Noi 2026 la 13:00

  7. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui thb17 în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    Also Carmarthen is a destination in itself, some great restaurants! I think it is unfair to call the extension a distraction. It will improve the enthusiast offering as Dan Y coed has always been a bit of a bottle neck for long trains etc. If...

    6 Noi 2026 la 08:58

  8. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    All I can say to this is if you have a look back on this thread it does chart the progress on the carriage shed, which is not yet open to the public but will be by Easter. We have several vintage carriages such as Barry 163, GWR 216 and Taff 220...

    6 Noi 2026 la 07:38

  9. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui thb17 în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    I think you have to consider where the Gwili is. It is out on a limb in west wales and there are not a huge amount of enthusiasts queuing up to ride. From an enthusiasts perspective the railway is in a much better place now. They have a prairie,...

    5 Noi 2026 la 20:26

  10. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    It had been noticeable that since we started operating more GWR engines a few years ago there has been an upturn in “enthusiast” type visitors be they volunteers on other railways or more generally. However this still accounts for only a small...

    5 Noi 2026 la 20:26

  11. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui alexl102 în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    I know the income from Coach parties is a welcome one, but please can I urge you not to fall into the trap of another railway I'm aware of who appear to have largely sold their soul to Coach parties at the expense of walk-up and enthusiast...

    3 Noi 2026 la 18:56

  12. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    correct

    2 Noi 2026 la 18:58

  13. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    quote a few aspects, as follows - many of our passengers have said they would like a longer ride ; - for coach companies which is an increasing line of business for us there is the prospect of a “drop off, pick up” one way trip, - The GR as...

    2 Noi 2026 la 18:44

  14. Matt78 a răspuns la subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    the track geometry will need to be realigned to allow operations north of Bridge 10 so therefore it’s likely that the line will not open fully until the rails reach Conwil. Danycoed would no longer be required so will be closed. We may retain...

    1 Noi 2026 la 19:22

  15. Matt78 a plăcut postul lui Tommy Williams în subiectul The Gwili Railway thread.

    Fantastic to see work beginning on extending! can I ask what the plan is for Danycoed going forwards? Will the loop be removed and the station closed when you reach Conwil? Is there also going to be propelling for passenger services past bridge...

    1 Noi 2026 la 19:17
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