Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company - membership (?) badge (1960’s - 1980’s)
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (WLLR) is a 2’ 6” narrow-gauge light railway opened in 1903 to link the town of Welshpool with the mainline railway system and provide an outlet for the agricultural produce from the town and its surrounding area. In 1931 the line was closed to passenger traffic and carried only freight until it finally closed in 1956. The WLLR came into being in 1963 when a group of railway enthusiasts got together to purchase the line and preserve the locomotives along with rolling stock. Today, the preserved line extends over 8 miles to the outskirts of Llanfair town.
This badge depicts the WLLR monogram.
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References:
www.wllr.org.uk/ (Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway website).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welshpool_and_Llanfair_Light_Railway (Includes a listing of their locomotives).
www.wllr.org.uk/history (The WLLR history).
s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-prod/docs/... (Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Ltd have been incorporated since 1960 and make annual returns, this part of the 2015 returns gives some more details about the preservation company and their sales subsidiary, W&L Sales Ltd).
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Enamels: 2 (black & green).
Finish: Chrome plated.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 15/16” diameter (24mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: No maker’s name or mark.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company - membership (?) badge (1960’s - 1980’s)
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (WLLR) is a 2’ 6” narrow-gauge light railway opened in 1903 to link the town of Welshpool with the mainline railway system and provide an outlet for the agricultural produce from the town and its surrounding area. In 1931 the line was closed to passenger traffic and carried only freight until it finally closed in 1956. The WLLR came into being in 1963 when a group of railway enthusiasts got together to purchase the line and preserve the locomotives along with rolling stock. Today, the preserved line extends over 8 miles to the outskirts of Llanfair town.
This badge depicts the WLLR monogram.
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References:
www.wllr.org.uk/ (Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway website).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welshpool_and_Llanfair_Light_Railway (Includes a listing of their locomotives).
www.wllr.org.uk/history (The WLLR history).
s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-prod/docs/... (Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Ltd have been incorporated since 1960 and make annual returns, this part of the 2015 returns gives some more details about the preservation company and their sales subsidiary, W&L Sales Ltd).
.
Enamels: 2 (black & green).
Finish: Chrome plated.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 15/16” diameter (24mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: No maker’s name or mark.