Date: 02/07/2017

A new stretch of track at a Carmarthenshire railway will be officially opened following a £350,000 project. The new 1.75 mile (2.8km) line at the Gwili Steam Railway will see the original length of the track doubled. Sylvie Davies, whose late husband Geler Davies drove the line's last passenger train in February 1965, will open Abergwili Junction on Saturday. Peter Nicholas, from the project, said he hoped it would draw more visitors. The Gwili Railway was established by enthusiasts in 1974, with a view to re-opening a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway that closed to passenger traffic in 1965. The original track was lifted in 1977.

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A new stretch of track is being officially opened at the Gwili Steam Railway after a £350,000 project.

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Yorkshire Engine Company 0-4-0DE D2875 (2779/1960) photographed at Bronwydd Arms on the Gwili Railway in April 1988.
Location: Bronwydd Arms
Company: Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
/04/1988 Peter Todd

Looking north over the level crossing at Bronwydd Arms station on the Gwili Railway in May 1988.
Location: Bronwydd Arms
Company: Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
/05/1988 Ian Dinmore

Platform scene at Llwyfan Cerrig on the heritage Gwili Railway in May 1988.
Location: Llwyfan Cerrig
Company: Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
/05/1988 Ian Dinmore