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    Rails to the ales: Cambrian opens its Weston extension

    Apr 11, 2022 3 minutes
    Words and pictures by Gareth Evans

    THERE were smiles all round at Oswestry on the afternoon of Friday, April 1 when Cambrian Heritage Railways formally opened its extension from the centre of the Welsh border market town to Weston Wharf, home of Stonehouse Brewery.

    In addition to being a keen supporter of CHR, the microbrewery provides an attraction with a difference and is believed to be the sole example of its kind adjacent to a heritage railway terminus in the UK.

    Originally opened solely for freight, Weston

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