Steam Railway (UK)

CASH FOR CORWEN COMES FROM WELSH GOVERNMENT

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A £128,000 grant from the Welsh Government towards the Llangollen Railway’s Corwen Central station has been confirmed. It provides the lion’s share of the £161,000 needed to complete the island platform at the terminus of the 2½-mile extension from Carrog, replacing the existing temporary halt of Dwyrain Corwen East. As detailed in SR466, 2018 is the target for completion of the station, together with the reconstruc­tion of a section of embankment, allowing the re-laying of 150 yards of track to connect with the current railhead. The grant is specifical­ly for the platform, and the remaining work is to be funded by the proceeds of the LR’s £375,000 ‘Big Push’ share issue, launched on April 7 (SR466). There are also separate appeals of ‘A Tenner for a Tonne’ to infill the platform, and for the GWR-design water tower. At the end of the first month, £43,600 of shares had been purchased and a further £3,000 received in donations. Volunteers are currently adding the top layer of blocks to the Down side platform wall, and have begun laying the run-round loop. With the delivery of 40 lengths of rail, sufficient material is now on site to complete the trackwork.

 ?? GEORGE JONES ?? Volunteers laying the run-round loop at Corwen, where five track panels are now in place on the up side of the island platform.
GEORGE JONES Volunteers laying the run-round loop at Corwen, where five track panels are now in place on the up side of the island platform.

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