One of the joy's of retirement is being able to go anywhere at anytime and so last week we once again travelled to Mid-Wales to get away from it all. On our last visit to this lovely area we called at Welshpool in the hope of catching a glimpse of steam on The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway at Raven Square station. Unfortunately the place was crowded and so we decided to visit Llanfair instead, see............
http://thechroniclesofpenhydd.blogspot.com/2011/08/welsh-interlude-pt-2.html
http://www.wllr.org.uk/information.htm#The%20Preservation%20Era
On our return visit to Welshpool we planned our arrival just before the first train of the day was due and were lucky that not many people were around, so photography was unhindered.
I particularly wanted to explore the station building which is of Midland Railway parentage and once stood at Eardisley on the Hereford and Brecon Railway. There is a plaque on the main entrance wall which states that the building was only a temporary affair because of the Crimea War, being erected at Eardisley in 1903 !
Anyway time for some photos.....
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| Station Approach |
The following photo sequence shows the arrival of a train from Llanfair and it's departure.
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| After taking water and a quick brew up The Earl ran around it's train ready for departure. |
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| As you can see it's a rather steep climb for departing trains. |
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| The train had arrived over twenty minutes late and there was talk of technical problems ? |
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| With a whistle and in a cloud of steam The Earl departed |
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| I was really surprised just how easily The Earl lifted it's train out of the station and up the bank ! |
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| The End |
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