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Steam into the Summer

18 Jul
- 3 Sep 2026

Between 18 July and 3 September, up to three children travel free with each full fare paying adult on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway.

Enjoy a relaxed 16 mile return journey, around 45 minutes each way, through the Welsh border countryside behind our historic steam locomotives. There are shaded picnic spots at both Welshpool and Llanfair Caereinion stations, so you can take your time and make a day of it with the family.

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Steam & Diesel Gala (plus Garden Railway Show)

4 Sep
- 6 Sep 2026

Our annual celebration of all things steam. Intensive train timetable, road steam, vintage vehicles, model railway exhibition, and lots more to explore.

Includes Garden Railway Show at Llanfair Leisure Centre on Saturday 5 September.

Special visitor: ‘Premier’ from the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway.

For the first in 60 years, see ‘Monarch’, ‘Conqueror’, ‘Premier’ and ‘Manning Wardle 1877’ all together in the same place. Ample photo ops!

Tickets on sale now (scroll to bottom) – GALA INFORMATION BOOKLET: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Train Timetables to be confirmed week commencing 31st, when we have risk assessed steam operations alongside forecast weather and Government wildfire guidance.

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Garden Railway Show

5 Sep 2026

LLANFAIR GARDEN RAILWAY SHOW 2026

CAEREINION LEISURE CENTRE Sat 5th September

Free entry with valid Steam and Diesel Gala 2026 Saturday wristband. £6 for Garden Railway Show entry without Steam and Diesel Gala tickets. Please note that this is only payable on the door and cannot be pre-booked.

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Volunteering at Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

CADW Open Doors 2026

12 Sep
- 13 Sep 2026

New this year: Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool Town Council, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and Y Lanfa Museum have teamed up under the umbrella of Visit Welshpool to provide a programme of events for Open Doors 2026.

At the W&LLR, there will be talks on the history of the line and the engines in the Display Shed at Welshpool Raven Square Station at 11am and 2pm on both days, as well as guide-led walking tours of the old town section of the line in Welshpool at 11.30am and 2.30pm on both days, meeting at Welshpool Raven Square Station no later than 10 minutes before the tours start.

Rail tickets will be offered at a discounted rate (tickets coming soon).

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Tails on the Rails

19 Sep
- 19 Sep 2026

Join us and celebrate our Canine Friends.

Dogs Travel FREE.

Tickets coming soon.

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Paddington Visits!

4 Oct
- 4 Oct 2026

Come and meet Paddington at intervals on 4th October!
Begin your journey at Llanfair Station, where you will enjoy a scenic narrow gauge steam train journey through the heart of mid Wales.
Children can enjoy complimentary activity sheet, crayon, biscuit and juice to enjoy during the journey, before seeing Paddington back at the station when you return, so don’t forget your camera!

Working with our friends at Fox & Edwards Events. Please Note – Use of W&LLR Gift Vouchers, Group Discounted Tickets or Members Free travel is not available on this special event.

Timetables and tickets coming soon!

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Halloween Half Term

26 Oct
- 30 Oct 2026

Join us for Halloween Half Term! Spooky fun, family craft activities, and heritage train rides. Kids in fancy dress travel FREE with an accompanying fare-paying adult (discount added automatically at check-out).

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Santa at Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

Santa Specials

12 Dec
- 22 Dec 2026

Celebrate the festive season with a magical journey through beautiful Mid-Wales to meet the family’s favourite Christmas cheer bringer, Father Christmas!

Arrive at our vintage station, Llanfair Caereinion, board our heated carriages hauled by a historic steam engine to be transported through a wintery landscape to our middle station at Castle Caereinion and back.

All trains depart from Llanfair Caereinion (SY21 0SF). Pre-booking Essential.

Tickets on sale NOW (scroll down).

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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Customer Support Team

Do you love helping people? Join our Customer Support Team:

  • Deal with customer queries and offer information and advice.
  • Help to ensure all visitors have a positive experience.
  • Assist with keeping our background administration up to date.
  • We offer a traditional service where customers can talk to ‘real people’ if they want to.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Archives & Education Team

Do you love building and sharing detailed records of history? You might enjoy volunteering in our Archives and Education Team:

  • Help to find and store accurate and detailed records of our history.
  • Gather and record oral and written memories of our railway’s past.
  • Share our heritage stories with community and school groups.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Events Team

Do you like making good things happen? Could you help us to organise our special events?

  • Be part of the team planning and running special events throughout the year.
  • Vintage weekends, children’s events, themed events and the annual steam gala.
  • You can help with just one event or several during the year.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Museum & Visitor Centre Team

Do you love museums and heritage centres? You might enjoy volunteering in our Llanfair Connections Visitor Centre:

  • Meet and greet visitors.
  • Open weekends and school holidays from March to October.
  • Support children’s activities and learning.
  • Support heritage conservation and visitor interest.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Buildings & Grounds Gang

Do you want to help us to keep our station sites looking tidy? Can you spare some time on Tuesdays or Wednesdays?

Then join our Buildings and Grounds Gang:

  • Help to keep our stations and facilities well cared for.
  • Carry out routine and general maintenance as part of a team.
  • Regular Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the year.
  • Join the team on a regular or occasional basis.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Lineside Vegetation Gang

Do you want to help us to keep our railway line looking tidy? Can you spare some time on occasional weekends - one weekend per month or less?

Then join our Fence-to-Fence gang:

  • Be part of the team managing vegetation alongside the railway line.
  • Work outdoors as part of the team.
  • Regular two-day weekends throughout the year.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Track Gang

Are you happy working outside in the fresh air? Do you love the satisfaction of seeing a job well done?

  • Be part of our track gang, maintaining eight miles of railway track.
  • Work outdoors as part of the team.
  • Repairs and routine maintenance.
  • Weekday operations – currently every Friday.
  • Light tasks included, so no need for physical strength.
  • Reasonable mobility is required.
  • Supervision and training provided.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Engineering & Workshops

Do you love tinkering with cars? Then you’ll love volunteering in our engineering workshop!

  • Maintain and restore heritage locomotive engines.
  • Fabrication, fitting and machining of specialist parts.
  • Well-equipped workshop and facilities.
  • Both specialist and general roles.
  • Full training and supervision provided.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Shopkeeper

Do you want to volunteer and prefer to be indoors? Then join our busy station team as a Shop Keeper:

  • Serving customers in our station shops.
  • Restocking shelves.
  • Helping visitors with their purchases.
  • Full training provided.
  • Can be combined with the Assistant Station Master role if desired.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Locomotive Team

Do you dream of being a train driver? Make your dream come true!

  • Learn ‘footplate roles’ from Fireman through to Steam Engine Driver.
  • Train on heritage steam and diesel engines.
  • Drive our interesting and challenging line.
  • Shunt rolling stock around the stations.
  • Full, progressive training provided.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Guard : Signalman

Are you looking for a new volunteering experience? How about becoming a Guard or Controller Blockman for our heritage trains?

  • Manage all aspects of passenger train journeys.
  • Oversee train movements and timekeeping.
  • Help visitors to their seats and check tickets.
  • As Controller Blockman, take control of signals and points.
  • Full training provided.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Station Master

Do you enjoy making people happy? Then you’ll love volunteering as our Station Master!

  • Despite the title, women are very welcome too!
  • Oversee smooth operation of the station site.
  • Ticket sales.
  • Ensure station safety and cleanliness.
  • Make our visitors feel welcome.
  • Full training provided.
  • Start with Assistant Station Master role if preferred.

Volunteer Enquiry Form

Please complete the following information so that the Volunteer Liaison Office can deal with your enquiry. The information helps us to consider where we might be able to place you.