Date: 23/03/2012

Shops and cafes are opening in a town preparing for the arrival of a heritage railway and an extra 90,000 visitors. Traders in Corwen want to make sure the town is at its best although the first passengers on the Llangollen Railway extension are not due till next summer.

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Town prepares for railway arrival

BBC News

New shops and cafes are opening in Corwen as a heritage railway extension is expected to attract an extra 90,000 visitors a year.

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The former Corwen Station, with the station building now the sales office of Ifor Williams Trailers. The platform & trackbed area are used to display new trailers and provide servicing & spares facilities. Note the large glass frontage to the former entrance / waiting area through the centre of the building.
Location: Corwen [1st]
Company: Corwen and Bala Railway
07/05/2009 David Pesterfield

Train from Llangollen approaching the present terminus at Carrog in the summer of 2007.
Location: Carrog
Company: Llangollen and Corwen Railway
22/07/2007 John Robin

The restored Llangollen station looking west in July 2006. [See image 32118]
Location: Llangollen
Company: Llangollen and Corwen Railway
10/07/2006 Ewan Crawford