Llangollen
The picturesque setting of Llangollen station, so close to the river Dee if it was any nearer it would be in it, on 21st March 2015. The station originally opened on 2nd June 1862 and closed on 18th January 1965 when BR, in all their worldly wisdom, axed the entire Ruabon to Barmouth route, meaning passengers from cities like Liverpool and Manchester to the Cambrian Coast Line north of Barmouth then had to take a much longer route via Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. The Llangollen Railway Preservation Society took over the derelict station in 1975 and the line reopened as a heritage railway west from Llangollen in stages from 1981.
Location: Llangollen
Original line: Llangollen and Corwen Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Welsh stations, National and Heritage Lines 1980-2022 Station nameboards, National and Heritage lines 1974-2023
Date: 21/03/2015
Image number: 71278
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