RAILSCOT | Vale of Rheidol Railway

Vale of Rheidol Railway

Dates

22/12/1902	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth Smithfield opened.
31/07/1925	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth opened.
31/07/1925	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth Smithfield replaced by Aberystwyth.
31/08/1939	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth closed.
23/07/1945	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth re-opened.
17/04/1968	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth rebuilt by main station.
06/11/1988	Vale of Rheidol Railway Aberffrwd closed

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Aberystwyth [V of R] [2nd]

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Aberystwyth [V of R] [1st]

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Vale of Rheidol no. 9 'Prince of Wales', makes a lively departure from Aberystwyth with a service to Devils Bridge at the beginning of October 1979. ...
John Clark /10/1979

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V of R Shed

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Rhiwfron Halt

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When expertly handled, oil-firing should be virtually smoke-free, but fortunately for the photographer this is not always the case! No. 9 Prince of ...
Bill Jamieson 29/05/1984

During the early 1980s all three VoR locos had historic liveries applied and, in the case of No. 9 Prince of Wales, it was the original VoR ...
Bill Jamieson 02/04/1977

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Rheidol Falls

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Aberffrwd

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Scene at Aberffrwd on the Vale of Rheidol in July 1981. The passing loop had been removed at that time but seems now to have been reinstated. ...
Colin Miller /07/1981

...and you! Scene at Aberffrwd on the Vale of Rheidol line in July 1970. ...
Ian Dinmore /07/1970

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Nantyronen

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After a brief water stop No 7 departs from Nantyronen station with the 3:45pm Aberystwyth - Devils Bridge on 27th June 2023. ...
Stephen Willetts 27/06/2023

The water tank at Nantyronen on the Vale of Rheidol line, used to replenish locomotives on the very demanding rising gradient when working towards ...
David Pesterfield 30/05/2012

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Capel Bangor

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The new westbound platform at Capel Bangor in May 2012, seen from the 10.30 Vale of Rheidol service to Devils Bridge. ...
David Pesterfield 30/05/2012

No 7 approaching Capel Bangor on the Vale of Rheidol line with a train for Devils Bridge in September 1988. ...
Ian Dinmore 07/09/1988

Llywelyn was given a lined blue livery in 1978, but this only lasted three years before the decision was made to apply 'historical' liveries to ...
Bill Jamieson 02/04/1983

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Glanrafon

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Llanbadarn

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The last of the VoR locos to lose BR blue was No. 7, which reverted in 1983 to a variation on lined BR green . However the name and number plates ...
Bill Jamieson 04/11/1988

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Devils Bridge

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VoR No 8 works hard as it rounds the final harsh rising curve shortly before reaching Devils Bridge with the 10.30 ex Aberystwyth working. A vintage ...
David Pesterfield 30/05/2012

Vale of Rheidol No 8 lays over in the headshunt at Devils Bridge for some 30 minutes before running round the rake of carriages to form the 12.00 ...
David Pesterfield 30/05/2012

A view of the Vale of Rheidol Devils Bridge terminus looking towards the station throat from the buffer stops on 18th September 2016. ...
Mark Bartlett 18/09/2016