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ANOTHER REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM Neil Evans for the Corwen New Station works.

Does anyone know of the whereabouts of GWR Spear Top Fencing - in any condition? We are going to need a lot for the new station and finding it early will give us the time to renovate it before it is needed.

Please contact Neil via the Railway Office on 01978 860 979, for further information

Graham Hoyland has asked if volunteers can contact him to form a Permanent Way Track Gang to work one day per week on whatever needs doing, from brushwood clearing to scrap recovery to track maintenance.  The day can be fixed to suit the volunteers coming forward

Volunteers will need to have or take the PTS test to ensure that they are safe when working trackside.

This will appeal to anyone who has a day a week free (or even the odd day free) and would like to spend the day in the fresh air, away from road traffic noise, doing light (or heavy) physical work to get away from the stresses of normal daily life.

For more information, please contact Graham Hoyland on 01745  832 796

or via email on graham.j.hoyland@talk21.com

Traffic Notes removed by request of the

Traffic Manager

Harry Barber has asked me to put a call out for extra assistance in the Carriage and Wagon Dept. The workload is due to increase in the near future with more vehicles coming in for refurbishment and Harry and Mal need more people to carry on with the present workload. No trade experience is necessary, general help with cleaning, painting, filling, rubbing down etc is also needed. Wednesdays are a good day if you are retired and looking for something different to do, however the work continues 7 days a week if you prefer the Weekends.

A current PTS certificate will be needed for working at track level. Please contact the railway office on 01978 860 979 for more information, how to find Pentrefelyn Shed and who to ask for.

Carrog Signalling Award

 The Carrog Signalling project has been given an award in this year's Heritage Railway Association Awards.

Congratulations to Andy Maxwell and all the members of his team for this well-earned accolade.

Evan Green-Hughes

FOXY AT ABERYSWYTH PAINTING

Many of you will remember that when 7822 Foxcote Manor was overhauled in 1999 to raise funds we commissioned a Philip Hawkins painting "Pride of the Line" depicting the Manor on shed at Aberystwyth c1960. We still have some limited edition prints available if anyone wants to treat themselves or a loved one! for Christmas. Framed Prints are £150 & unframed £95.

To all Working Members, including Directors,

In order to travel without payment, which is of course your entitlement, please show the TTI, when requested, your Working Member's Identity Card, together with your current Membership Card ( remembering you cannot be a Working Member without being a Member first. You must maintain your Llangollen Railway Membership year after year for as long as you are a Working Member) - please remember to always carry these cards, as the TTI has the right to request payment if proper identification is not forthcoming. By being helpful in this way you will be assisting a fellow Working Member to do his job correctly

Thanking you all in anticipation. Martyn Amys - Revenue Protection Officer.

CORWEN EXTENSION

The location of the new temporary platform has been cleared and fencing of the line from Carrog is almost complete, track laying is well under way. For further information on working days and work to be done please contact Ann-Marie, Deputy Station Master at Llangollen Station

I have been asked by Andrew Gardiner to remove the Traffic Notices from this website. Andrew is proposing to set up an alternative way of circulating them to members.

I am also part way through the complete redesign of the website - starting with a move to more up to date software. If the website appears to be slightly out of alignment with the fonts, in particular, I have upgraded to a new PC and some of the fonts are missing. These will reappear when I find them again.

John Rutter

NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS

FOLLOWING THE RECENT AGM, THE MEMBERSHIP RATES WERE INCREASED AS SHOWN TO THE RIGHT.

THESE ARE THE DEFINITIVE RATES AS FROM 1st AUGUST 2011

ANY REFERENCE TO LOWER RATES IS INCORRECT.

INFO RECEIVED FROM GRAHAM HOYLAND - LR TRUST MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY.

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