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* Railway visitors watch the departure of the first Poppy Special at 11am on Saturday. |
LLANGOLLEN
Railway played its part in remembering the war dead at the weekend.
On Saturday and
Sunday, it ran a series of Poppy Special trains, each hauled by a vintage steam
locomotive and proudly wearing its own large poppy on the front of the engine.
The service
departed Llangollen Station at 11am, 1pm and 3pm on both days for a period of
quiet reflection.
Visitors over
the weekend also had the chance to find out about the LMS Patriot Group’s new
steam engine, The Unknown Warrior, currently built in the heritage railway’s
own engineering works.
Adopted by The
Royal British Legion, the aim is to have it ready to steam into London on
November 11, 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the
First World War.
The Poppy Specials
were pulled by loco number 3802, a Great Western heavy freight engine dating
from 1938, which was restored at Llangollen a few years ago for a group based
in Plymouth and is now back there to delight steam enthusiasts.
Members of Llangollen’s army cadet contingent
sold poppies aboard the train and on the platform and attrated good support from passengers.
Among visitors on Sunday were a family from Perth in Western Australia who landed early at Heathrow and drove straight up to Llangollen to see a steam train.
* A short video film of the departure of the first Poppy Special of the day on Saturday can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVvpKK4RoZg
Among visitors on Sunday were a family from Perth in Western Australia who landed early at Heathrow and drove straight up to Llangollen to see a steam train.
* Army cadets with the Poppy train.
* A short video film of the departure of the first Poppy Special of the day on Saturday can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVvpKK4RoZg
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