It is with great pleasure that The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway Company Ltd.
wishes to announce a significant development in the progress of the heritage project
currently being undertaken at the former colliery site at Cynheidre, near Llanelli. The
company is now in a position to announce that it has been awarded a grant from
Welsh Assembly Government Aggregates Levy Sustainability fund, which totals
£73.501. This grant will ensure that the laying of ballast, track, pointwork and the
construction of a steam locomotive shed is now just a matter of time. The company
hopes to be in a position to operate a passenger carrying service in the early part of
next year, with Easter as an initial target. By this time we will have received our 0-4-0
Avonside Saddle Tank no. 1498 'Desmond' from overhaul at the Llangollen Railway
as a result of an earlier grant totaling £50,000 for the locomotives restoration,
awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
As a result of the development the company has opened a fotopic account at
lmmrcoltd.fotopic.net to provide people with the opportunity to view the steady
progress that has been made over the many years of hard work and this site will
continue to be updated in due course. We also now take this opportunity to give
readers the opportunity to become involved in the project in any way possible,
whether it is as a voluntary labourer, or indeed as a distant contributor.
Any help available is vital to the growth of this exciting project. Please see the
'Become Involved' section for more information.
wishes to announce a significant development in the progress of the heritage project
currently being undertaken at the former colliery site at Cynheidre, near Llanelli. The
company is now in a position to announce that it has been awarded a grant from
Welsh Assembly Government Aggregates Levy Sustainability fund, which totals
£73.501. This grant will ensure that the laying of ballast, track, pointwork and the
construction of a steam locomotive shed is now just a matter of time. The company
hopes to be in a position to operate a passenger carrying service in the early part of
next year, with Easter as an initial target. By this time we will have received our 0-4-0
Avonside Saddle Tank no. 1498 'Desmond' from overhaul at the Llangollen Railway
as a result of an earlier grant totaling £50,000 for the locomotives restoration,
awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
As a result of the development the company has opened a fotopic account at
lmmrcoltd.fotopic.net to provide people with the opportunity to view the steady
progress that has been made over the many years of hard work and this site will
continue to be updated in due course. We also now take this opportunity to give
readers the opportunity to become involved in the project in any way possible,
whether it is as a voluntary labourer, or indeed as a distant contributor.
Any help available is vital to the growth of this exciting project. Please see the
'Become Involved' section for more information.
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August 2010
We were fortunate enough to be invited to the Llanelli Festival at the Selwyn Samuel
Centre on Saturday 21st August. Many thanks to Carmarthenshire Council and the
Llanelli Historical Society for the organisation of the event.
We organised a raffle on our popular stall and the lucky winners were as follows: -
1st Prize - Coal Locomotive Model - Mr. Rees
2nd Prize - Coal Dram model - Mr.Lyons
3rd Prize - Coal miner model - Mr. Hallen
We were fortunate enough to be invited to the Llanelli Festival at the Selwyn Samuel
Centre on Saturday 21st August. Many thanks to Carmarthenshire Council and the
Llanelli Historical Society for the organisation of the event.
We organised a raffle on our popular stall and the lucky winners were as follows: -
1st Prize - Coal Locomotive Model - Mr. Rees
2nd Prize - Coal Dram model - Mr.Lyons
3rd Prize - Coal miner model - Mr. Hallen