VISIT BY THE ALL-PARTY RAIL HERITAGE GROU TO THE WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY
| 16th July 2021 On Friday 16th July, I was delighted to be invited to the The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway who hosted a historic event for the All-Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail by running a historic ‘Parliamentary Train’ to Llanfair Caereinion ‘Parliamentary Trains’ came into service after the Regulation of Railways Act in 1844 which demanded that each train company run a minimum of one train during each weekday on every line which would carry third-class passengers in a covered carriage at a fare which was never more than one penny per mile, as a way to give everybody the chance to use the railway not just the wealthy. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail was created as a centre for discussion by parliamentarians to focus on heritage railways and the impressive contribution they make to their local and regional economies alongside the opportunity to offer skills training.  |