Glyn Valley Tramway Trust

03/10/2026

Yesterday during our regular Friday working party, we added a short section of track beyond the points on the running line to allow us to both test the regauged points and to access the siding.

We have added an extra section of track to extend the siding itself,and installed a number of rail clips to the siding’s sleepers which we didn’t have time to do the previous week. We also continued to clear and sort the materials in our shed area, and in addition we have continued to paint the frame of our small corrugated shed, which will become the first building to house our rolling stock.

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22/09/2026

Whilst we have been working on the yard siding at Chirk, C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd and one of our volunteers, have continued working on the coach pictured below.

It is one of two that were purchased from the Blatchford Light Railway earlier this year. Work undertaken so far includes regauging from 2ft 6in to 2ft 3in, installing air brakes, and new bodywork.

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21/09/2026

Following on from the recent installation and regauging of our RH point, we have started the process of levelling the yard area. This has allowed us to lay a siding consisting of three panels of track, which will provide access to our initial rolling stock building.

There is still much to do, including ballasting, levelling and aligning the track. In the near future, we hope to install a short head-shunt to allow us to test the points and to access the siding.

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16/08/2026

Over the last two days, Ellis and John from Ffenics Creations (assisted by our own volunteers) have regauged our right hand point, which will provide access to our rolling stock siding. The work was carried out to a high standard, and we are very pleased with the result. The point will be positioned slightly further to the south to allow the siding to reach a full length of around 50 yards/metres.

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20/06/2026

Recent weeks have seen a steady influx of rolling stock at Chirk. This has happened thanks to the incredible generosity of our members, which has resulted in a number of items of rolling stock now being on loan to the Trust.

First to arrive, were two ex-Monkton Farleigh drop-side wagons which have been re-gauged and extensively restored for use on the Tramway. Secondly a 2ft bogie coach has arrived and is now located at the north-end of the platform on a length of mixed gauge rail. This will initially be used as a temporary booking office, cafe and waiting room, whilst the reconstruction of the station continues. Phil and Adam have continued the work of refitting RNAD couplers to Van No.5 so that it will be compatible with our other ex-RNAD vehicles.

Today part of the buffer-beam fitted when the van was converted to look more like an original GVT van, was cut away to allow the test fitting of the refurbished couplers. Further restoration work will be carried out over to the frame over the next few weeks, so that the couplers can be reinstalled.

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05/06/2026

We will be at Chirk Carnival tomorrow providing miniature train rides. 🚂

Hope to see you there, with decent weather! ⛅️

🎉 Chirk Carnival is back this Saturday 6th June! 🎉

Join us at Chirk Recreation Ground for a fun-filled day packed with stunt shows, live music, an artisan market, street food, fairground rides for all ages, performances from local groups and so much more!

🎟️ Save by buying in advance!
Advance family tickets are currently 50% off — a family of 4 is just £5 in advance, but will be £10 on the gate on the day. Tickets can be found here https://bit.ly/ChirkTix26

📍 Chirk Recreation Ground
Just a short walk from the train station, with the bus stop right outside the gates, making it easy to get here and enjoy the day.

📅 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 10am – 5pm

Grab your advance tickets now and make a saving before the big day! 🎡🎶🍔

12/05/2026

The Glyn Valley Tramway Trust are delighted to be attending the Talyllyn Railway's 75th Anniversary Gala at Tywyn, on the 15th-17th May.

Please come and say 'hi' to our amazing sales team.

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28/04/2026

Today we travelled up the M6 motorway to C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd in Wigan to inspect the Hunslet locomotive which was recently purchased from the Blatchford Light Railway by one of our board members.

The locomotive appears to be in good overall condition, it has benefited from being quite a recent build, and from having being stored under cover. A plan of work to both re-gauge, and restore the locomotive to full working order has been agreed; and all being well, work is scheduled to start next week.

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25/04/2026

Yesterday in warm spring sunshine we continued working on the Tramway. We have moved most of our new rail down to our PW storage area and stacked it neatly for future use along the 'Chirk Straight'. This allowed us to add one further track panel in the 'mainline', and we also added fishplates to the three track panels that will form the line into the rolling stock building.

Our next track related project will be to re-gauge and install our RH set of points, which we will do as soon as funds allow.

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