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The Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Engine Shed is 5000 square feet of pure steam train goodness. Fashioned out of a converted 1938 engine shed (yep, as the name suggests), ...
Despite being one of the UK's oldest and most nostalgic industries, the team behind the Vale of Rheidol steam railway is very young. When Jack Evans, 19, tells people he works as a fireman in ...
The drivers and crew at the Vale of Rheidol railway, including Jack Evans (centre), are mostly in their teens and early 20s. Image caption, Will Smith says the workshop keeps skills in the area.
The 11-tonne Manning Wardle "Jubilee 1897" has been sold to the Vale of Rheidol Railway, which runs between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge. The line did not carry any passengers in 2020 due to the ...
A PRETTY forest with its own steam train has been named one of the UK’s ‘most magical”. Rheidol Valley is found east of the seaside town of Aberystwyth in Wales. It is no surprise… ...
The Vale of Rheidol Railway is no exception, and has unsurprisingly been crowned one of the most 'beautiful' routes in the country. Opened in 1902, the railway was originally used to transport ...