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The Vale of Rheidol Railway.

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Sandstone Heritage Trust has an ongoing dialogue with this famous narrow gauge railway in Wales.

It was the last steam operated portion of British Rail before being privatised in 1989. We were sad to hear of the passing of one of the original owners recently, Peter Rampton.

A somewhat controversial character in preservation circles, he built up a massive collection of narrow gauge locomotives and equipment over the years, much of which was never open to the public.

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