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thb17 replied to the thread 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...
Nov 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM -
Alan Kebby replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
The NRM certainly do seem to have a lot of faith in the Swanage Railway. Long may that relationship continue and we’ll hopefully see the T9 stay at Swanage for many years to come.
Nov 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM -
Matt78 replied to the thread 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...
Nov 6, 2026 at 7:38 AM -
acorb replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Wow, I am going to have to post a bit of a defence of the area here... Having holdayed quite a bit in West Wales and Pembrokeshire there is certainly a huge amount to do around Carmarthen, not least the jaw dropping beauty of the national park...
Nov 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM -
acorb liked 35B's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Thank you for sharing - it's always interesting to understand how the necessary balances are struck
Nov 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM -
acorb liked thb17's post in the thread 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,...
Nov 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM -
UP13 liked Steam Valley Productions's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Footage from Jon Bowers Photo Charter with Beachy Head on Monday & Tuesday. Fantastic 2 days and thank you to everyone involved [MEDIA] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Nov 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM -
The_Rail_WAy replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As somebody who, in the last year whom has moved close to the line (close enough to hear the trains), given the delays opening this season, is the organisation learning lessons from this year and moving fast on fixing issues with bridge 42 to...
Nov 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM -
Gareth liked Matt78's post in the thread 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...
Nov 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
