Cambrian Railway Society

For recent progress as part of the heritage railways project, see Cambrian Railways Trust.

Coordinates: 52°51′37″N 3°03′05″W / 52.8604°N 3.0515°W / 52.8604; -3.0515

The Cambrian Railways Society (CRS) in Oswestry, Shropshire, England, plans to restore the former branch line from Blodwel to a new (Llynclys North station) at Llynclys Junction as a heritage railway. This adjoins the former Nantmawr branch line.

Formed in 1972, the society has established a museum dedicated to the history of railways in the Oswestry area. The museum is housed in the sole-surviving Oswestry & Newtown Railway goods shed.

A new attraction for 2006 was the recently restored Oswestry South Signal Box, which had been restored thanks to a £22,000 grant from the Oswestry Visitor Facilities Infrastructure fund, using a mixture of contract and volunteer labour from the society. A former Oswestry Works apprentice carpenter, Bill Braddick, has worked on the ornate woodwork, including the facings and bargeboards.

The town centre site includes a workshop where maintenance and restoration of the Society's exhibits, both operational and non-operational, takes place.

The Society has authority to run Light Railway operations along the short section of railway between Oswestry Railway Station and Middleton Road Bridge. As a prelude, and as part of the reinstatement scheme under the Cambrian Heritage Railways project, it is intended that diesel passenger trains will operate seasonally along this section from Oswestry Station with effect from Easter 2010.

There's hope one day both this line and the Llynclys South to Pant line could both be connected to each other within the next couple of years.

Stations of the Cambrian Heritage Railway

Society Section

• Gobowen, (Planned Bay Platform Terminus)

• Park Hall Halt

• Oswestry,

• Weston Wharf

• Llynclys North, (Planned, located on site of old Junction)

Trust Section

• Llynclys, (Proposed)

• Llynclys South,

• Penygarreg Lane Halt,

• Pant, (Proposed)

• Llanymynech (Planned)

• Four Crosses (Planned)

• Pool Quay (Planned)

• Buttington (Planned)

• Welshpool (Planned)

See also

Cambrian Heritage Railways

External links

• Cambrian Railways Society website

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