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The Corris Railway Society 50th Birthday Appeal
For 50 years the Corris Railway Society has been working to preserve and rebuild the Corris Railway. A fantastic amount has been achieved in this time. Looking at the railway that is running today, with its fine facilities and rolling stock, it is difficult to remember that, when the Society started its work, all that remained of the original railway was a few dilapidated buildings. The track had been lifted and the track bed sold off. All the locomotives and rolling stock had been disposed of either into preservation on the Talyllyn Railway or scrapped. There was very little to work on. Since its formation the Society has created all that is now the Corris Railway. It has been a great beginning but their remains much to do. To celebrate 50 years of the Corris Railway Society and kick-start the next phase of the adventure, we are launching an appeal to raise £300,000 for work in the Corris Station Area. This will enable us to: Do the necessary preparation work Replace the existing trackwork between the Braich Goch Farm crossing and the station Create the new platform and track layout including run round facilities Build the new station. We have planning permission for the proposed scheme. We own the necessary land and all the stages of the project that can be completed without a major funding package have been delivered. Now is the time to push forward. Grants have been applied for and we will continue to pursue external funding wherever possible. If we are successful then any additional funds raised with this appeal will be spent on the railway’s southern extension.
