TommyD
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I know there are lots of problems associated with extending the Llangollen Railway back to Ruabon, not least the fact that some of the trackbed is built over (I can't believe that the local council didn't protect the track when they could), but it would be an excellent way to reach the railway without driving or by local bus. However, a man named Peter Dickinson has set up an on-line petition to the Government supporting the idea. He writes:
"Reinstatement of these 6.25 miles would have many positive benefits for Llangollen. Llangollen is a tourist destination with associated traffic problems. The valley location offers little scope for a by-pass road and, in the summer season, traffic clogs the surrounding roads and car parks. The reinstated railway would help to alleviate many of these problems, providing an effective, efficient and eco-friendly method of accessing Llangollen and the World Heritage Sites around the Dee Valley."
If you think the Department for Transport should do something about this,
then follow http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/27408 to sign the petition.
Anyone know what the Llangollen Railway's position (official or unofficial) is on this?
"Reinstatement of these 6.25 miles would have many positive benefits for Llangollen. Llangollen is a tourist destination with associated traffic problems. The valley location offers little scope for a by-pass road and, in the summer season, traffic clogs the surrounding roads and car parks. The reinstated railway would help to alleviate many of these problems, providing an effective, efficient and eco-friendly method of accessing Llangollen and the World Heritage Sites around the Dee Valley."
If you think the Department for Transport should do something about this,
then follow http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/27408 to sign the petition.
Anyone know what the Llangollen Railway's position (official or unofficial) is on this?