Carriage No.11 – First Class
Friday 20th May 2022 saw the official launch into service of our new first class carriage. The carriage has cost £120,000 to rebuild. The work has included the manufacture of custom designed and produced seating with a moquette chosen by our late chairman Mr. Peter Rampton. The woodwork in the carriage has all been completed…
Hanomag 1927 built NG/G13 Garratt No.60 – Drakensberg
The Vale of Rheidol Railway has completed the commissioning of Hanomag 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt NG/G13 works number 10551 built in 1927. The ex-South African Railway’s locomotive No. 60, named Drakensberg, will be available to haul VoR passenger trains in 2022 in addition to the line’s iconic 2-6-2Ts. The German-built NG/G13 ceased work in South Africa in…
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway’s No.822 – The Earl
The heavy overhaul of No.822, The Earl, from the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was completed during 2021 within our workshop at Aberystwyth and it has now returned to its home railway and begun to haul passenger trains, upon completion of testing. During May, June and July 2021 there was a big push within our…