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Llangollen Railway says it is looking forward to welcoming an army of Evels to the Dee Valley as they tour Wales to commemorate the 50th anniversary of stunt bike legend Evel Knievel’s jump at Wembley Stadium.
They also aim to raise funds for the NSPCC. The group have already collected an incredible £30,000 for the children’s charity this year.
The Evel Express will leave Corwen station at 11.05 am tomorrow (Thursday) and arrive at Llangollen at 11.49.
It see around 60 of the Ride Cymru Knievels travel aboard the railway's Class 109 Wickham railcar.
They will all be wearing Evel’s distinctive jumpsuits, capes and boots and will be accompanied by some of his family, including Kelly his eldest son.
The Knievel posse will return from Llangollen to Corwen, where they have been staying, at 3.15pm.
Railway press officer Terry Pickthall said: “We are really looking forward to the Ride Cymru Knievel’s visit and supporting them raising funds for the NSPCC.
"As a child of the 70s I was the proud owner of one of the legendary Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle toys, which was one of the bestsellers of the decade.
"I think this toy did nearly as much damage to my parent’s house as the real Evel did at Wembley!
"We promise that the Evel Express won’t be attempting to recreate any of Evel’s legendary stunts and will cross the River Dee in the usual manner, using the beautiful Dee Bridge, at a sedate 10mph."
The following day (Friday) the 14th annual Ride Cymru Knievels event will be starting from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct with the Telford Inn as its morning HQ.
The Knievel family will be attending and organisers say as supporters are welcome from 8am with the ride beginning at 9.15am.
The event is in aid of children’s charity NSPCC and the aim is to be raise over £20,000.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/ridecymru/?locale=en_GB
* Llangollen Railway is celebrating its own 50th anniversary this year.
Whilst Evel Knievel was attempting to jump over 13 single decker buses at Wembley Stadium on his Harley Davidson, volunteers of the Flint & Deeside Railway Preservation Society were just taking possession of a derelict Llangollen Station and taking their first steps to try and reopen 10 miles of the Ruabon to Barmouth line between Llangollen and Corwen.
The railway started this special anniversary year in fine style with a very successful steam gala in April and more events are planned through the year, including a 50th birthday party weekend on the weekend of September 12-14.
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