الأنشطة الأخيرة الخاصة بـ Gareth
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أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
i am slightly curious about this this point. Is it necessary for a railway to be surrounded by other attractions, or is it enough that the railway is an attraction in itself? I appreciate there is an element of each to their own.
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:09 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة acorb' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Not really sure I understand your point, if you are already travelling an hour by car, what's another 15 - 20 minutes drive to access another attraction in the area? Its the same with the Brecon Mountain Railway, both its stations are isolated,...
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:09 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Chris M Jones' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Quite Right Matt. The Gwili has made MAGNIFICENT improvements in the last 20 years and I am in AWE of everyone who has made this possible. I'm certainly NOT criticising the Gwili in any way because I know that the Gwili has had to change as...
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:09 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Can only say that the railway has certainly changed from the time that @Chris M Jones was volunteering (I was around too at the time). Longer length, longer trains. More passengers, bigger motive power. Perhaps it is true that some of the charm...
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:06 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة thb17' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Also Carmarthen is a destination in itself, some great restaurants! I think it is unfair to call the extension a distraction. It will improve the enthusiast offering as Dan Y coed has always been a bit of a bottle neck for long trains etc. If...
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:04 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
All I can say to this is if you have a look back on this thread it does chart the progress on the carriage shed, which is not yet open to the public but will be by Easter. We have several vintage carriages such as Barry 163, GWR 216 and Taff 220...
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:04 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة acorb' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Wow, I am going to have to post a bit of a defence of the area here... Having holdayed quite a bit in West Wales and Pembrokeshire there is certainly a huge amount to do around Carmarthen, not least the jaw dropping beauty of the national park...
8 نوفمبر 2026 في 10:03 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
It had been noticeable that since we started operating more GWR engines a few years ago there has been an upturn in “enthusiast” type visitors be they volunteers on other railways or more generally. However this still accounts for only a small...
5 نوفمبر 2026 في 11:49 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Chris M Jones' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Sadly I have to agree - I was an almost daily volunteer between 1987 and 2002 (when I had to stop volunteering due to family medical problems) and I'd estimate that the enthusiasts were, at best, about 5% of the total passengers. And I doubt...
5 نوفمبر 2026 في 11:49 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة thb17' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
I think you have to consider where the Gwili is. It is out on a limb in west wales and there are not a huge amount of enthusiasts queuing up to ride. From an enthusiasts perspective the railway is in a much better place now. They have a prairie,...
5 نوفمبر 2026 في 11:46 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Fireline' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Problem is, coach party income isn't just welcome, it's guaranteed. Show me a railway at the minute that can afford to turn down guaranteed money just in case someone might decide to turn up for a ride. For many, finances are on a knife-edge...
5 نوفمبر 2026 في 11:43 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة William Fletcher' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Thank you, glad it's been thought through and isn't just a "we want to go further" project
5 نوفمبر 2026 في 11:43 مساءاً -
أعجب Gareth بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
quote a few aspects, as follows - many of our passengers have said they would like a longer ride ; - for coach companies which is an increasing line of business for us there is the prospect of a “drop off, pick up” one way trip, - The GR as...
5 نوفمبر 2026 في 11:40 مساءاً
