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Announcement Following on from the submission of a Transport and Works Act Order on 20 January 2025, we are delighted to announce that our application was approved by the Welsh Ministers on Monday 19 May 2025. The decision letter can be found here 250520 Welsh Ministers’ decision letter The order provides statutory authority for the Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited to operate the Brecon Mountain Railway subject to the completion of the intended sale of the BMR to the Vale of Rheidol.    

May 28th & 29th at the Vale of Rheidol Enjoy a day of fun and activities with Dyffryn our lovable dragon in our Engine Shed at Aberystwyth Station before boarding the train, travelling in Standard Class Seating to Devil’s Bridge and back. Arrive an hour before the train departure to meet Dyffryn! What’s included Meet…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway recently played host to a special reunion of locomotive crews who had once worked on steam engines along the historic Cambrian Lines, which ran from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli, as well as the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol branch to Devil’s Bridge. Many of these railwaymen, some of whom had…

Vale of Rheidol Railway Unveils Plans for Redevelopment of Devils Bridge Station  The Vale of Rheidol Railway announces plans for a major redevelopment of its Devils Bridge Station site. Building on the success of recent improvements at the Aberystwyth station and continuing with the work already done at Devils Bridge, the Railway is now turning…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway are pleased to announce that a rare locomotive will be on display over the coming August Bank Holiday weekend.  Gwalior Pacific No.762 has out of the public gaze for over four decades, having been stored under cover in a private collection. It remains in ‘as withdrawn’ condition, and is effectively…

Visiting our Rheidol Steam Festival event….? Here are 10 top tips to make the most out of your day!   Tip #1: see all of the engines! The Steam Festival event is the only time in the year when we run all of our steam locomotives together!Extra trains will be running on all three…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway are pleased to announce that their locomotives now feature in a set of Top Trumps cards! The ‘Legendary Locomotives’ card series features engines from across the UK: players can compare the characteristics of locomotives as diverse as Terrier ‘Fenchurch’ (from the Bluebell Railway) or ‘City of Truro’ (from the National…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway are pleased to be able to stock two new books of local interest. The first is ‘End of the Line – A Railway Pictorial‘ by John ‘Abergynolwyn’ Davies. The newly published book contains previously unpublished photographs of John’s time working in Aberystwyth in steam days, when he worked as a…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) are pleased to announce that a new historic exhibit has been placed on display in their Aberystwyth museum, just in time for the summer holidays. The locomotive (KLA No.4766 / DFB 968, known as ‘the Brigadelok’) was built in Germany in 1916 for use in the First World War….

The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) recently unveiled a blue plaque in the entrance to their new museum. The plaque explains about the impressive London Bridge station offices portico, which once formed the entrance to the South Eastern Railway offices at 64-84 Tooley Street in London. The portico now forms a grand entrance to the…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway recently welcomed Ann Hatherill to Aberystwyth, to renew an acquaintance with Dukedog No.9017. Ann is no stranger to steam railways, having become the first ever volunteer female locomotive fireman at the Talyllyn Railway back in 1957. During that time, she remembers steam on the Cambrian network around West Wales,…

The Vale of Rheidol Railway are pleased to announce that their latest apprentice has completed his studies. Kian Holdsworth (19) has completed his level 3 NVQ in mechanical engineering at Dolgellau College. He has studied there whilst working at the Vale of Rheidol Railway. He has worked as an apprentice at the Vale of Rheidol…