The Future

The Corris Railway Company Limited, formed by the Society to operate the new Railway, is seeking to reinstate some two and a half miles of the old line, from Corris to Tan-y-Coed. Tan-y-Coed, about midway between the original stations at Esgairgeiliog and Llwyngwern, is the site of the Forestry Commission's picnic site and Forest Trails, and is within walking distance of the Centre for Alternative Technology in Llwyngwern Quarry.

Now that the railway has recommenced passenger services between Corris and Maespoeth, attention will turn to extending the line southwards. The only serious physical obstruction on this section of line has been caused by road improvements at Pont-y-Goedwig, below Maespoeth, where the trackbed formation has been breached. The Company has acquired the land necessary to construct a deviation around this obstacle, but work is not expected to commence until the first section of line is operational. In the meantime, the Society has been involved in the restoration of Esgairgeiliog Station, now serving the local people as a bus shelter. It awaits the day when it will once again be used to sell tickets for trains to Corris !

Once the line is complete from Corris to Tan-y-Coed, the Society hopes to be able to arrange joint ticketing with the Centre for Alternative Technology and King Arthur's Labyrinth (close to Corris Station in the former Braichgoch Quarry) and encourage visitors to leave their cars at one end or other and use the railway as a means of enjoying the "Dulas Valley Experience".