The Rhiw Valley Light Railway was a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway located near to the village of Berriew in Powys, Wales. It closed on 2 October 2022.[2]
The railway is constructed to 15 in (381 mm) gauge, in an 'out and back' return loop of 1,265 metres (1,383 yd). As an 'out and back' loop, trains return to the central station facing in the opposite direction from that in which they departed.[3] The railway was privately built and operated, and its original owner is now deceased. The railway is now owned by his widow, who initially opened the line to the public just one day per year, in mid-summer. The railway is now open once a month from May to October.[4] The very attractive route runs through fields and along hedgerows, and being largely unfenced there is considerable interaction with livestock from rabbits to sheep. However the railway sadly announced that it would stop operating after the 2022 season.
Rolling Stockedit
There are two resident steam locomotives. 'Powys' is a powerful 0-6-2T engine, built in 1973 by Severn Lamb.[5] 'Jack' is a large 0-4-0 tender engine, constructed by TMA Engineering of Birmingham and Jack Woodroffe of Welshpool in 2003. An assortment of wooden passenger carriages (both bogie carriages and four-wheel vehicles) and wagons is available on the line.
Galleryedit
Powys right side view
Jack departing on loop
Jack returning on loop
RVLR - Jack
Track map (produced by GPS Utility)
Referencesedit
^"History". Rhiw Valley Light Railway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^Rhiw Valley to close for good Steam Railway issue 536 16 September 2022 page 17
^"Rhiw Valley Railway". Geoff's Rail Diaries. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^"Open Days". Rhiw Valley Light Railway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^"Rhiw Valley Light Railway". Narrow Gauge Heaven. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhiw Valley Light Railway.
rhiw, valley, light, railway, gauge, railway, located, near, village, berriew, powys, wales, closed, october, 2022, powys, arriving, stationlocalepowyscoordinates52, 6165, 2679, 6165, 2679commercial, operationsnamebuilt, byjack, woodroffe, original, gauge15, p. The Rhiw Valley Light Railway was a 15 in 381 mm gauge railway located near to the village of Berriew in Powys Wales It closed on 2 October 2022 2 Rhiw Valley Light RailwayPowys arriving at the stationLocalePowysCoordinates52 36 59 N 3 16 04 W 52 6165 N 3 2679 W 52 6165 3 2679Commercial operationsNameRhiw Valley Light RailwayBuilt byJack Woodroffe 1 Original gauge15 in 381 mm Preserved operationsStations1Length1 265 m 1 383 yd Preserved gauge15 in 381 mm Commercial historyOpened1970Closed2 October 2022 Contents 1 The Railway 2 Rolling Stock 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksThe Railway editThe railway is constructed to 15 in 381 mm gauge in an out and back return loop of 1 265 metres 1 383 yd As an out and back loop trains return to the central station facing in the opposite direction from that in which they departed 3 The railway was privately built and operated and its original owner is now deceased The railway is now owned by his widow who initially opened the line to the public just one day per year in mid summer The railway is now open once a month from May to October 4 The very attractive route runs through fields and along hedgerows and being largely unfenced there is considerable interaction with livestock from rabbits to sheep However the railway sadly announced that it would stop operating after the 2022 season Rolling Stock editThere are two resident steam locomotives Powys is a powerful 0 6 2T engine built in 1973 by Severn Lamb 5 Jack is a large 0 4 0 tender engine constructed by TMA Engineering of Birmingham and Jack Woodroffe of Welshpool in 2003 An assortment of wooden passenger carriages both bogie carriages and four wheel vehicles and wagons is available on the line Gallery edit nbsp Powys right side view nbsp Jack departing on loop nbsp Jack returning on loop nbsp RVLR Jack nbsp Track map produced by GPS Utility References edit History Rhiw Valley Light Railway Retrieved 7 February 2016 Rhiw Valley to close for good Steam Railway issue 536 16 September 2022 page 17 Rhiw Valley Railway Geoff s Rail Diaries Retrieved 7 February 2016 Open Days Rhiw Valley Light Railway Retrieved 7 February 2016 Rhiw Valley Light Railway Narrow Gauge Heaven Retrieved 7 February 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhiw Valley Light Railway Official web site Photographs of the railway permanent dead link nbsp This United Kingdom rail transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhiw Valley Light Railway amp oldid 1132054987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
