Llynclys South railway station
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Cambrian Railways Trust
The Cambrian Railways Trust is based in Suite 1 of the Old Station Building in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.Oswestry was the headquarters of the former Cambrian Railways, previous to the 1922 regrouping of UK railways to form part of The Great Western Railway , one of the "Big Four" railway...
's heritage line in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. It is on the edge of the village of Llynclys
Llynclys
Llynclys is a small village in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Llanyblodwel. It lies north of Pant at the crossroads of the A483 and B4396, where there are several houses and a pub, the White Lion....
, just south of the disused Llynclys station, on the other side of the B4396 road. During the original commercial operation of the line the site was used for goods handling.
The station was built as an alternative to the original Llynclys station, which has become a private house and the line at this point has not been restored yet. Work on the South station began in 2004 and opened to the public in 2005. The Trust currently keep the bulk of their rolling stock here, on a number of sidings, and a new carriage shed is set to be built after having gained planning permission in 2007.
Llynclys station (though currently private) is planned to be restored possibly as Llynclys North within the near future, as the Trust hope to one day reconnect to Llynclys Junction with the Society section of the CHR.