Anyone in the market for some full size toys?

[irishthump]

Apparently all this stuff is up for grabs.....

 

Lambert Smith Hampton | Assets of Llangollen Railway Plc (bidspotter.co.uk)

[Mayner]

The realities of operating a heritage railway in 2021

It looks like the company that operates the 8 mile long Llangollen Railway had to cease trading and  call in the administrators

https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19235853.llangollen-railway-administrators-advanced-negotiations-potential-buyer/

[jhb171achill]

Sad. Travelled on it a few years ago - an amazing line.

If they're up for grabs, we'd need to know if they are DC or DCC.

[Noel]

16 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Sad. Travelled on it a few years ago - an amazing line.

If they're up for grabs, we'd need to know if they are DC or DCC.

Yes and all of the coaches had Hornby style tension lock couplings      Insulfrog points so walk away

[Ironroad]

It's very sad to see this

[murphaph]

Yes we also travelled on it in 2017 it was. A lovely setting and I'm sure a big loss to the wider area. It was definitely a tourist attraction for the town.

[NIRCLASS80]

Just a note to say the railway has been saved by the trust and will hopefully operate again before the end of the summer. 
 

Also I believe they are hoping to buy some of the auction stock so hopefully no one else bids and it gives them the cheapest restart possible!

[murphaph]

Oh that's great news. Fingers crossed they can buy their stuff back as cheaply as possible.

[Noel]

4 hours ago, Ironroad said:

It's very sad to see this

Yes indeed, No doubt an economic casualty of CV-19 With zero revenue for past 15months.

Edited May 3, 2021 by Noel

[Galteemore]

That can’t have helped, but it seems to have been their contract engineering business that dragged them down. Read the Patriot new-build forum to see what kind of work the Llangollen chaps had been churning out - it wasn’t always top notch to put it mildly

[StevieB]

The failed PLC was just one element of the Llangollen Railway. It was not the operator of the railway but provided items of rolling stock, together with engineering services. It was the commercial failure of the latter that caused its collapse. Thankfully a way forward has been found.

Stephen

[airfixfan]

The Engineering business were being sued by the SRPS who won their case for poor work and were awarded substantial damages that contributed to the Compamy being wound up.

[jhb171achill]

Shades of the loss-making HEI at Whitehead!

[Blaine]

On 3/5/2021 at 12:13 PM, jhb171achill said:

Shades of the loss-making HEI at Whitehead!

No fault but their own there. Also more fiddling going on than the local ceili band