1) Join Llangollen Railway Trust Ltd

Llangollen Railway Trust exists to raise funds to further the development of the Railway. It produces a quarterly magazine, Steam at Llangollen, which is despatched to all its members, who also receive half price travel on the Railway (Not including special events).

Membership of the Trust also provides insurance cover for those who wish to volunteer on the Railway.

Click this link for a PDF version of the Membership Form

Other ways to help include covenanting money to the Trust; income tax can be reclaimed on donations made in this way. Please also consider making the Trust a beneficiary of your will - this has been very successful in raising funds. For details of all these, please e-mail the Trust or write to the Llangollen Railway Trust's Financial Director at the address on the contacts page on the main website.

2) Volunteer on the Railway

For those who wish to be more actively involved in rebuilding and operating the Railway, there are many opportunities to take part in both. A huge variety of jobs can be tackled, at a frequency to suit yourself, with training given as needed. Typical jobs include signalmen, platform staff, guards and ticket inspectors, engine fitters and drivers, permanent way maintenance and renewal, and signal and telecomms technicians. Volunteers receive free travel on the Railway, and on several others who take part in an exchange scheme with us, plus discounted prices at the cafes. For more details, have a look at The Volunteering Pages, or write to the Trust Secretary at the address on the contacts page.

3) Buy Shares in Llangollen Railway plc

To fund the extension of the Railway, a share issue for 500,000 £1 shares was promoted in 1993, followed by a second issue of a further 500,000 shares. Of these approximately 520,000 are sold; the sale of the remaining shares would be a welcome boost towards funding the development projects underway on the line. Any shareholder wishing to apply for additional shares should contact the Llangollen Railway plc by e-mail or at the address given on the contacts page on the Main Website. There is a facility to buy shares by monthly instalments available for existing shareholders, either by standing order or even by cash!

Whilst stocks of the 1993 Share Prospectus are exhausted, a plc share application package is available for issue to would-be new shareholders. If you know of anyone who would be interested in acquiring shares in Llangollen Railway plc, a package can be sent to them on request. A Llangollen Railway share certificate and the annual travel benefits the shares bring can make a very nice and unusual present for a birthday, anniversary, retirement or prize. The minimum application to provide annual travel benefits is £50. Please suggest this as an idea if you know of someone having difficulty in finding a present for those who seem to have everything!

You can also purchase shares for children or grandchildren. Such application is made in the name of the adult funding the shares, with details of the minor's name, address and date of birth added as a supplement to the application form. Please ask for more details.

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Please complete the Membership form

and send it to: The Membership Secretary,

C/o Llys-y-Ffron,

4 Fford Tan’r Allt, Abergele LL22 7DQ.

Working Members doing things on the Railway:

L to R Relaying Track; Training to be Guards; Playing parts on “Days out with Thomas” (TM) events; Firing the Locomotives in the Shed yard; Moving materials in Pentrefelyn Yard; Repairing wooden bodied coaches in Pentrefelyn Yard

Last updated 27th January 2012 by John Rutter- email webmaster

More working members doing more things:

Left to Right: Elves helping Santa; Llangollen Station Staff dressed for the Santa Specials; A brushwood cutting gang at Berwyn Tunnel; Firing a service loco; Running repairs in Llangollen Loco Shed; Train Crew; Signal & Telegraph at rest; Helping Thomas (TM)

On 27th August 2010, after 4 years of intense work, the railway was granted the Transport and Works Order (T&WO) for the 2.25 mile extension of the railway to Corwen. This is only the beginning. Due to the late approval of the T&WO, the railway lost the possibility of a grant of £1.2M from the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). A grant of £500,000 has now been offered on the basis that the railway match funds with another £500,000. This is a huge sum to raise in a short period of time so we are appealing to all our supporters to help as much as they are able.

Please give generously to the Corwen Appeal, and/or purchase shares in Llangollen Railway PLC, both sources of funding will count towards the £500,000 we have to raise.

Information on both the above ways of supporting us are available through the railway office, 01978 860979