LMS Fowler Class 4F 0-6-0 no. 44422 passes Garthydwr with the 11.45 Llangollen to Carrog Santa Special. The timetable by this time was getting quite relaxed in order to allow Santa plenty of time ... (more)

With plenty of frost around, the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway's Great Western Railway 5600 Class 0-6-2T no. 5643 approaches Glyndyfrdwy with the 11.00 Llangollen to Carrog Santa Special.

The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway's GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2T no. 5643 departs Glyndyfrdwy with a return Santa Special from Carrog to Llangollen.

The signalman and “fireman” exchange tokens as the train pulls into the station on a rare day when The Llangollen Line allows diesels out to the regular services. It seems that the passengers ... (more)

"What do you want to do this weekend," I ask my four year old son. "Go to the steam train station," he replies, (every weekend)! So here we are again...LMS 5MT Black five, "Kenneth Aldcroft". Abo... (more)

Detail of the inside motion of LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 no. 4422 at Llangollen station on a cold December day in 1995.

On a crisp December day, LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 no. 4422 simmers at Llangollen station having arrived with a service from Glyndyfrdwy.

LMS 5MT Black five, "Kenneth Aldcroft"

The superb proportions of the 'Manor' class 4-6-0's are shown to good effect as 'Foxcote Manor' threads the tranquil beauty of the Dee valley. This lovely bridge is about 1 mile out of Llangollen.... (more)

Continuing the Welsh theme, here is immaculately turned out Great Western Railway 4-6-0 'Kinlet Hall' a 1929 product of Swindon. Glyndyfrdwy Station is one of two passing places on the Llangollen ... (more)

There may be more spectacular places in the world to see a steam locomotive in action, but I'd venture there are none more beautiful than Berwyn. The River Dee cascades over falls overlooked by th... (more)

This vantage point for trains departing from Berwyn Station (just behind the train) is always 'wrong side' for sunlight. However, it's is a great vantage point to capture the 'feel' of early GWR p... (more)

The Great Western Railway loved naming its principal locomotive classes. Very few castles, halls, courts, abbeys, granges and manors escaped attention. Eventually they ran out of names in their '... (more)

LMS Fowler 4F

GWR 2-8-0 arriving At Carrog not yet fully painted.