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Classic Transport Weekend

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

Traction for the upcoming Classic Transport Weekend should be D5310 on Saturday 2nd and 6940 on Sunday 3rd of July. The diesel diagram for both days is a Llangollen-Glyndyfrdwy shuttle departing Llangollen at 10:15, 12:30 & 14:45 (with two steam … Continue reading →

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6940 for Sunday 5th June Running Day

Posted on June 2, 2016 by admin

6940 will handle our 3 trip running day this weekend, working the 10:00, 12:15 and 14:30 trains from Llangollen. The 37 is seen below on at Glyndyfrdwy on Saturday 21st May with a driver experience working, which went very well. More … Continue reading →

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Battery Appeal & Successful Working Weekend

Posted on March 14, 2016 by admin

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Sponsor a Cell Appeal. Batteries have now been ordered for D5310, 6940 & 1566, bringing the prospect of seeing 3 working locomotives at Llangollen next year a big step closer. This … Continue reading →

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D5310 to Visit Spa Valley Railway & Headcode Blinds in 1566

Posted on January 28, 2016 by admin

We are very pleased to announce that D5310 is off on a summer holiday to the Spa Valley Railway to take part in their summer diesel gala on 4th to 7th of August. The Type 2 will head for Kent straight after … Continue reading →

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News for the New Year – All the Best for 2016!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by admin

All the very best for 2016 from the LDG to all our supporters. 2015 was a pretty good year for us, with 6940 back in business, D5310 continuing to be a solid and dependable machine and considerable progress made on 1566 … Continue reading →

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D1566 Goes Undercover

Posted on October 26, 2015 by admin

We are delighted to announce that overhaul work on D1566 has resumed and the locomotive has moved into Llangollen shed for the winter to allow more rapid progress to be made. We are very grateful to the LR Engineering Team … Continue reading →

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6 Years on and it’s still a 26 on the 26th!

Posted on September 8, 2015 by admin

BRCW Type 2 D5310 will mark the 6th anniversary of her first public working on the Llangollen Railway by being the booked diesel traction on the 26th September, our last running day of the year. Whilst we are unable to field two locos on this … Continue reading →

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A big thanks to everyone who supported our locos running at both Classic Transport and 1960’s weekend, which are both events organised by members of the Diesel Group but run for the Railway. Both were a success and we were also very pleased … Continue reading →

Posted on August 1, 2015 by admin | Comments Off on A good month!

A big thank you to all those who supported 6940’s triumphant return to traffic on the 14th of June. The loco performed very well and worked all 3 trips. An air leak developed during the day, which did not hamper … Continue reading →

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6940 Haulage for June 14th

Posted on May 6, 2015 by admin

We are delighted to announce that 6940 is confirmed as fit for traffic following a successful solo test run last night. We now plan to use 6940 on the next scheduled running day on Sunday the 14th June. This is a brilliant result of … Continue reading →

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