Gwendraeth Valley Railway

07/11/2024

Work is currently underway on the first phase of a project to develop options for a heritage rail terminus station and visitor reception facilities on railside land adjacent to Park Stephens in Kidwelly. Scrub removal and habitat improvement works are progressing on an overgrown area of land overlooking the Park and adjoining a larger area of rail side land alongside the Great Western Mainline. Options for future heritage rail use is part of a UK Equal Opportunities funded project. The land was once the location of the junctions with the Great Western mainline for both the Gwendraeth Valleys Railway and a spur of the former Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway. The site is ideally located with its own access and commanding views of the ancient Town of Kidwelly dominated by the Norman castle and impressive Church. Once surveys are completed by around December, options for various uses of the site to include platform location, track layouts and visitor reception facilities will be considered and consulted upon. Further options might include locating one or more historic camping coaches on the perimeter of the site. The next phase of the project will include fencing off over 550 metres of boundary with the GW Main line. More details to follow and we look forward to further consulting on this key gateway development for the project.

01/09/2024

Back to clearing overgrowth now that bird nesting season has ended :)

11/02/2024

10/02/2024

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉 Gary Walden, Raymond Phillips, Gerald Calver, Simon Evans, Dale Yonkers

01/02/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vozyovUHjMc

03170 + 03119 Thrash

30/01/2024

We visited the Severn Valley Railway on Saturday to pick up a set of 08 lifting brackets - very heavy!

Lots of locos under overhaul including some 08’s in various states of overhaul. Bob examining 08 cylinder head and liners. Very impressive depot which is something for us to aspire to, but remember 15 years ago they were still servicing locos in a field!

09/01/2024

Interesting vehicle at 01:44

Irish Traction Group 'Diesel Day' at the Downpatrick & Co.Down Railway, March 2010, featuring ITG/DCDR diesel traction including ex CIE Metrovick A Class A39...

31/12/2023

Happy New Year to all our page followers, Society Members, volunteers and everyone who's played any part in our progress so far ! :) There is always lots going on behind the scenes and plenty more to come in the new year ahead. Stay tuned, and enjoy tonight's celebrations :)

24/11/2023

We are very sorry to hear of the devastating flooding that has caused considerable damage to all aspects of their fleet and operations at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway. Please see attached appeal and give generously to help our friends in Northern Ireland.

We need your help to rebuild our railway after devastating floods.

19/11/2023

Before the bird nesting season we cleared this section, isn't nature wonderful !!!

04/11/2023

We visited the Epping Ongar Railway today!

28/10/2023

Heavy gang out today! We moved the wheelsets for our steam loco “Pontyberem” to a specialist facility for tyre turning, together with a spare wheel-set for an 03 diesel loco.

In the last two photos, checking the tyre and fl**ge wear on Pontyberem’s wheels, some better than others, but overall not too bad for a 123 year old locomotive!

29/09/2023

Many hands make light work they say, and when we're out and about with a volunteer or two it is proven to be true!

Now that bird nesting season is well and truly over we need to get back to our sessions clearing overgrowth, with a particular focus on the volunteers favourite location Pontyates :)

Please pop a message through the page if you are willing to join us for anything from an hour or two to a full day :) we don't have set days, and as the project is volunteer run the sessions can be sporadic, short notice etc. Let us know when you are available so that we can call on you to pitch in !

Tools and banter are provided, or bring your own tools. Maybe a tractor or JCB digger if you have one!

Without giving too much away at this stage, there is a heck of a lot going on behind the scenes and progress with the project is about to kick into high gear in many ways. We'd love you to be part of this :) also we need other skills which we will be posting about very soon :) this must be the most exciting, massive and important project in the Gwendraeth Valley for years and you can play a part in it ! :)

21/09/2023

We posted recently about covering the "camping coach", but what exactly is it ?? Firstly here is a link with some recent information, I will post more information, photos etc in the comments.

Toplight 3668 was built in 1909 as a compartment third to diagram C28 at Swindon and converted to an ambulance coach during the first world war. It was

09/09/2023

Got one of the big tarps on Camping coach 3668 to protect the leaky end before the autumn rains come.

More details about the coach will follow, stay tuned !

01/09/2023

Here we go again !

09/07/2023

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