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Welshpool line’s Sir Drefaldwyn rebuild now ‘on the home straight’

THE Welshpool & Llanfair Railway (WLLR) continues to make progress with the overhaul of its Franco-Belge-built 0-8-0T No. 10/ 699.01 Sir Drefaldwyn at the line’s Llanfair Caereinion workshop.

After the project was effectively restarted two years ago, the powerful 1944-built locomotive is benefitting from a thorough rebuild, following the ‘do it once, do it right’ principle.

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