 A Santa Special on Corris Railway. Santa Specials are set to return on Corris Railway next month headed by No 10 locomotive for the first time.
The loco, a “Falcon” class machine delivered new to the railway in 2023, was due to take a starring role last year but Storm Darragh forced the cancellation of the Santa Specials. The railway will be running four trains daily on December 13 and 14, leaving Corris Station at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm for Maespoeth Junction where Santa will be waiting with presents for children whilst his helpers will have seasonal refreshments for everyone. The round trip will take around an hour. Fares are £10 for adults and £12.50 for children. With 70 seats available on each train, early booking via www.corris.co.uk/tickets is advisable. The Museum and Shop at Corris Station will be open on both days, allowing visitors to see artefacts from the history of the railway, which once linked Machynlleth and Aberllefenni. Available to purchase will be items of clothing, books, cards and children’s gifts ahead of the festive season as well as a full colour A3 format calendar featuring historical and modern pictures of the locos and the railway. The range of children’s books includes “Hugh Goes Sliding” by Christopher Awdry, plus other children’s books written by a Corris Railway volunteer. Carriages built by the railway’s volunteers and headed by No. 10 will give passengers a taste of everyday travel in the Dulas Valley at the start of the 20th century. The carriages are based on the Edwardian originals which ran until 1930, whilst the first “Falcon” locomotives were built for the Corris in 1878. For most of the last 20 years, the annual Santa Special trains were headed by “Tattoo” steam locomotive No. 7, built new for the railway in 2005. After a spell as Britain’s newest steam loco, No 10 had a busy 2024, starring in gala events on both the Corris and Talyllyn Railways. It also played a leading role in the “Awdry Weekend” at Talyllyn Railway where it assumed the guise of “Sir Handel” from the “Thomas the Tank Engine” books. Comments are closed.
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