Heritage Traction on the Llangollen Railway

Happy new year Folks! Although 2011 is only a few days old, our Type 2 workhorse D5310 is already busy, hauling several works trains on the LR this week. Showing how technology makes communication so quick these days, D5310 is seen today in Col Cooper’s photo waiting patiently near Carrog with a DCE consist including the LR’s 30 tonne self-propelled crane. Note the embankment stablisation work taking place in the background.

Remember D5310 is on tour in the spring – visiting the Wensleydale Railway for their spring diesel gala on 8th-10th April and then operating again the following weekend, 16th & 17th April.

Elsewhere in the Group, plans for our 1960’s weekend on July 30th & 31st are already taking shape nicely and news about our Spring Diesel Day on 26th of March will follow soon – watch this space!

And if you’ve still got Christmas pressie money burning a hole in your threadbare pockets, we’ve still got some of our superb range of merchandise on offer. Have a look here to see what’s on offer – we do mail order!

Cheers

Tez Pickthall

The Group would like to wish all our supporters a very Merry Christmas and thank you all for your support in 2010. Here’s to another great year of heritage traction at work in the Dee Valley in 2011. What better image to accompany this post than D1566 back in March 2006, seen in the usual blizzard conditions of the ‘Spring’ diesel gala! Photo by Marcus Wheeler.

We are very pleased to announce that Class 26 No D5310 will be visiting the Wensleydale Railway next April for their Spring diesel gala on April 8th-10th. The loco is also expected to be used on the following weekend.  More details to follow in due course, but we hope the prospect of new track for the Class (unless anyone knows different) will see many folk turn out to bag the haulage. 

We would like to thank the Wensleydale Railway and the owner of 25313 for the kind invitation.

A photo from our travelling sales team of our stand in the main hall at Crewe Heritage centre last weekend, where we were exhibiting as part of the Class 37 50th anniversary event. The 47 cab wasn’t ours to sell, but I’m sure Bryn would have flogged it to someone if he’d been given chance!

Our thanks go to the organisers for inviting us and to Col, Bryn and Dave (who also took the phot) for manning the stand.

We have this rather fine new polo shirt featuring an embroidered image of 6940 on offer at £17 including P&P. Please see our merchandise page to find out how to order one in time for Christmas. 

We’re pleased to be able to confirm our 2011 operating dates. This information is also available in our running dates page here 

26th March & 24th September 2011: Spring & Autumn Diesel Days. All diesel operation 

8 Mileage Accumulation Days (4 full round trips), 16th April, 30th April, 14th May, 28th May, 5th June, 18th June, 9th July, 23rd July.

1960’s Gala: 30th & 31^st July 201 – steam, diesel, railcars, beer, music, vintage vehicles and more!

Bus Rally – 27th & 28th August 2011  – a new event, details TBC

Driver Experiences: 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July and 3rd September 2011

David and Bryn peddling our new range of merchandise, photos and other assorted highly rateable railway-related goods at Carrog station this weekend during TTTE. Many thanks to Jan for keeping the tea flowing and putting up with us!

You can purchase items from our superb range of clothing, mugs, pens and key rings by visiting our Merchandise page via the menu above or clicking here:

See the boys in action at the Class 37 50 event being held at Crewe Heritage Centre on November 27th-28th.

Today’s charter was a success with all 6 trips being completed and lots of happy faces. The GG and LDG would like to say a huge thank you to all those who supported the event.

Below we see 6940 taking a quick breather at Glyn, the charter’s namesake. Thanks to Dave Bramley for the phot.