Project Updates

Phase 4 of our project, the construction of our new booking office is now complete with just a few finishing touches to go. Our new booking office was ready to move into in March of this year. Small jobs have been ongoing since opening to add the finishing touches but we think it looks pretty…

Phase 3 of our project, the construction of our Multi Function Display Space is rapidly approaching completion. The interior is largely complete with just the glass atrium to be built around the entranceway that will protect the ornate entrance from the weather. It will provide a unique backdrop for many events in its future with…

Phase 4 of our project, the construction of our new booking office has also continued at a reasonable pace with completion of the building exterior on the horizon. As soon as the concrete floor slab had set, work commenced with the blockwork for the walls of the building and the steel support posts for the…

Phase 3 of our Wales to the World project has been progressing since our last update with lots to share. The end steels of the building, centre and door posts, were sadly condemned and have been replaced with new metalwork. The brickwork was removed from four of the side bays of the building facing our…

Phase 4 of our project, the building of a brand new booking office, has also started simultaneously as phase 3. The overall look of the building is designed to match the style of our workshop built in 2012 with various features from our history as well as that of the Great Western Railway, including original…

Phase 3 of our Wales to the World project has begun. It is the overhaul of the former standard gauge engine shed to turn it into a display space suitable for the display of engines from our collection. After emptying the building and removing the track, the interior was sandblasted to clean it and remove…