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THE new season at Llangollen Railway will get underway this weekend.

THE new season at Llangollen Railway will get underway this weekend.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help Llangollen Railway to resume operations.

LLANGOLLEN Railway could re-open as early as July or August, despite previous fears over its future. That is thanks to an online auction of the Public Limited Company's (PLC) assets on May 12. On March 1, the railway's PLC went into receivership with debts of around £350,000 and there were concerns for its future. The separate Llangollen Railway Trust, which remains completely solvent, has been battling to raise enough money to buy as many of the assets as possible and get the railway back on track. Members say the bidding at the recent auction was 'fast and furious' and that price...

THE MP for Clwyd South has praised the work being done to repair and renew the Dee Bridge in Llangollen. Following his recent visit to the site, Simon Baynes MP says Llangollen Railway volunteers are 'doing an excellent job' .To run trains over the Dee Bridge next year the railway has had to replace the timbers on the bridge. The work required purchasing new timbers costing £15,000. A successful appeal collecting the amount needed was launched in November by the Llangollen Railway Trust. Simon Baynes MP said: “Everyone at the Llangollen Railway Trust is doing an excellent job of ...