
[[Image:Rheidol_Railway.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway]] The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge (Wales) (Welsh language Pontarfynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line to be operated as part of the nationalised British Railways network. Construction was begun in 1901 following an Act of Parliament in 1897 and the line opened for mineral traffic in August 1902; for passengers on 22 December 1902. The primary purpose of the line was to serve the mines in the River Rheidol, carrying ore, especially lead, and timber (for pit props etc) to the sea and the main line railway at Aberystwth. It was unusual in that it developed its tourist potential by carried passengers from its opening. On 1 July 1913 the line was absorbed by Cambrian Railways and subsequently grouped into the Great Western Railway (GWR) network in 1923 and incorporated into the nationalised network in 1948. The line was finally privatised in 1989 and still operates as a tourist railway offering an hour-long journey through spectacular mountain scenery, much of it at a gradient of 1 in 50. The headquarters of the railway are at Aberystwyth, where it shares a terminus with the standard gauge main line, trains leaving from a bay platform. The three locomotives originally built for the line were: * two 2-6-2 side tanks built by Davies and Metcalfe of Manchester, No 1 ''Edward VII'' and No 2 ''Prince of Wales'' * a later addition, but second-hand, a smaller 2-4-0 side tank, built by Bagnall, No 3 ''Rheidol'' When the GWR took over the line, it built at Swindon works between 1923 and 1938 and to the VoR design, three new locomotives to replace the original stock: they are still working today. They are: No 7 ''Owain Glyndwr''; No 8 ''Llwelyn''; and No 9 ''Prince of Wales''. The rolloing stock has also been replaced. There are seven intermediate stations, all request stops: Llanbadard, Glanrafon, Capel Bangor, Nantyronen, Aberffrwd, Rheidol Falls and Rhiwfron. When the lead mines were being worked there was an aerial cableway linking them with Rhiwfron. == External link == *[http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk/ Vale of Rheidol Railway website] Pre-grouping British railway companies Ceredigion
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[[Image:Rheidol_Railway.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway]] The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge (Wales) (Welsh language Pontarfynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line to be operated as part of the nationalised British Railways network. Construction was begun in 1901 following an Act of Parliament in 1897 and the line opened for mineral traffic in August 1902; for passengers on 22 December 1902. The primary purpose of the line was to serve the mines in the River Rheidol, carrying ore, especially lead, and timber (for pit props etc) to the sea and the main line railway at Aberystwth. It was unusual in that it developed its tourist potential by carried passengers from its opening. On 1 July 1913 the line was absorbed by Cambrian Railways and subsequently grouped into the Great Western Railway (GWR) network in 1923 and incorporated into the nationalised network in 1948. The line was finally privatised in 1989 and still operates as a tourist railway offering an hour-long journey through spectacular mountain scenery, much of it at a gradient of 1 in 50. The headquarters of the railway are at Aberystwyth, where it shares a terminus with the standard gauge main line, trains leaving from a bay platform. The three locomotives originally built for the line were: * two 2-6-2 side tanks built by Davies and Metcalfe of Manchester, No 1 ''Edward VII'' and No 2 ''Prince of Wales'' * a later addition, but second-hand, a smaller 2-4-0 side tank, built by Bagnall, No 3 ''Rheidol'' When the GWR took over the line, it built at Swindon works between 1923 and 1938 and to the VoR design, three new locomotives to replace the original stock: they are still working today. They are: No 7 ''Owain Glyndwr''; No 8 ''Llwelyn''; and No 9 ''Prince of Wales''. The rolloing stock has also been replaced. There are seven intermediate stations, all request stops: Llanbadard, Glanrafon, Capel Bangor, Nantyronen, Aberffrwd, Rheidol Falls and Rhiwfron. When the lead mines were being worked there was an aerial cableway linking them with Rhiwfron. == External link == *[http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk/ Vale of Rheidol Railway website] Pre-grouping British railway companies Ceredigion
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