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30th August 2009, 21:24
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Great review Pesmo. Would agree with all your comments especially the Vale of Rhiedol. Sorry you did not manage to complete the Welsh Highland. It really just get better the further you go especially from Snowdon Ranger onwards with the Aberglaslyn Pass as the climax. The last section down to Pothmadoc may be a bit of an anticlimax.
The Welshpool and Llanfairs is another gem and the Talyllyn has all the quality of a great vintage wine. The Brecon Mountain Railway is worth a trip with interesting and different steam locos. Unfortunately the opperational steam engine was producing lots of smoke but not much movement! So it was diesel power on the day of my visist. Great sceanic ride. The Corris Railway is really worth a visit and will become a great little line when they finish the extension. Very friendly and a great little line. They have competed their first new build staem loco and are now starting their second! Have built two nice replica coaches and are build at least two more. Good museum as well. Best wishes, John H-T. 
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30th August 2009, 22:24
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No one has mentioned the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in North Devon. Starting at Woody Bay station almost 1000 feet above sea level, the line is currently one-mile (1) in length and without a doubt the most scenic railway in Britain, providing passengers with a panoramic view across Exmoor and the Bristol Channel beyond.
Clicky here >>> http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/ Chris
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