Work is now well underway on our new Museum Collection and Heritage Rolling Stock Protection Shed, it will feature three roads and is over 400ft long! The ground works have all been prepared and work has begun to erect the supporting framework of the building. Once...

A project this winter has been to tidy up the exterior and re-varnish 3 closed carriages (No.’s 1, 3 & 5) and 1 summer car by Christmas. So far it’s two down, one and a half to go.

Work has commenced on our new carriage shed building. The westernside foundations have been laid and allowed to set first, as the buildings framework will be constructed from West to East. Each of the foundations has wooden framework holding in place a stud for the...

The station project has been a little quiet since the completion of our new platform, whilst drawings and contracts for the next stage of the project have been getting agreed.  One job that has been completing is the rebuilding of the boundary wall and fence, a...

Archive Conservator Jeff Cargill Honoured by All Party Parliamentary Group on Archives and HistoryAn Outstanding Career in ConservationNominated by his peers in the conservation community and the ARA Board, Jeff Cargill (photo below, right) is the first...

It is with great sadness the Vale of Rheidol Railway announces the death of the company’s founder and Chairman Mr Peter Rampton. The railway would like to pass on its condolences to Peter's Family at this difficult time. "Peter was the driving force behind...