On this day in 1974, a huge win for preservation! 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was officially purchased from British Railways for £8,000, securing its future as one of Wales' most beloved narrow gauge lines.

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Bowaters loco Conqueror has been given by the Vale of Rheidol (from the Rampton collection) to the Welshpool and Llanfair www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/04/vale-of-rheidol-... #NarrowGauge #WLLR