Building on the future of the Gwili Railway’s Heritage

CARRIAGESHED APPEALHELP US RAISE £150,000+Adeiladu ar ddyfodol treftadaeth Rheilffordd GwiliAPÊL SIED GERBYDAU HELPWCH NI I GODI £150,000+

With the opening of the new Abergwili Junction extension, the Gwili Railway is now embarking on the next exciting phase of development.

This appeal is for a project which combines practicality with preservation, an ideal balance of objectives to move the Railway forward.

Like many heritage lines, the Gwili Railway makes use of the standard British Railways Mark 1 carriages. We use these for both regular services and our popular dining and cream tea trains. Keeping these carriages in working condition in the open is a difficult task. A storage facility is badly needed to protect them from the worst of the Welsh weather.

Gydag agoriad yr estyniad i Gyffordd Abergwili, mae Rheilffordd Gwili nawr yn edrych mlaen at y datblygiad nesaf.

Dyma apêl ar gyfer project sy’n cwmpasu gwaith ymarferol a gwaith cadwraeth, cyfuniad perffaith o amcanion ar gyfer datblygu’r Rheilffordd.

Fel nifer o reilffyrdd treftadaeth eraill, mae Rheilffordd Gwili yn defnyddio cerbydau arferol teip 1 Rheilffyrdd Prydeinig. Rydym yn defnyddio’r cerbydau hyn ar gyfer gwasanaeth arferol a’n gwasanaeth arlwyo a the hufen. Mae cynnal a chadw’r cerbydau yn yr awyr agored yn dasg anodd. Mae dirfawr angen lle i’w storio, i’w hamddiffyn rhag y tywydd gwael.

Some of these carriages have been in service on the Gwili Railway longer than with their previous owner. To allow them to continue to operate they need protecting from the elements.

In 2003 the Railway obtained planning permission for a two-road carriage shed at Abergwili Junction. This shed is capable of holding the equivalent of four Mark 1 carriages on each road.

The rails reached Abergwili Junction in 2017, now we have the opportunity to develop the site to include a carriage facility.

Since 2003 the railways collection of Victorian rolling stock has increased and developed.

We have several historic items of stock which relate to Wales. The public display of such vehicles and artefacts is seen as essential in informing and educating our visitors of how railways impacted on our lives.

Mae rhai o’r cerbydau wedi cael eu defnyddio ar Reilffordd Gwili am yn hir iawn. Er mwyn galluogi iddyn nhw barhau i weithredu, mae’n rhaid eu hamddiffyn rhag yr elfennau.

Yn 2003 cafodd y Rheilffordd ganiatâd cynllunio ar gyfer sied gerbydau dau lwybr yng Nghyffordd Abergwili. Dyma sied all ddal yr hyn sy’n cyfateb i bedwar cerbyd teip 1.

Daeth y rheiliau i Gyffordd Abergwili yn 2017, a bellach mae gennym y cyfle i ddatblygu’r safle i gynnwys cyfleusterau ar gyfer y cerbydau.

Oddi ar 2003 mae casgliad y Rheilffordd o gerbydau Fictoraidd wedi cynyddu a datblygu.

Mae gennym sawl eitem hanesyddol sy’n perthyn i Gymru. Mae arddangos cerbydau ac eitemau o’r fath yn gyhoeddus yn hanfodol ar gyfer hysbysu ac addysgu ein ymwelwyr am ddylanwad rheilffyrdd ar ein bywyd.

We therefore want to build the carriage facility to not only cover our Mark 1 carriages, but also items such as Taff Vale Railway No.28, the last surviving Welsh-built steam engine, on loan from the National Railway Museum.

In the collection we also have Taff Vale Carriage No. 220 of 1891. This once carried South Wales’ miners to work and is currently under repair. This is also the only railway carriage to hold a “Blue Peter Badge!”

Equally fascinating is the Great Western Railway carriage No.216 of 1888. This was used for many years as a dwelling in Carmarthenshire and is now being returned to its former glory.

With the carriage facility shed we also have a chance to obtain further historic Welsh carriages for display.

Our potential funding partners are fully supportive of a building with a part emphasis on display and a part on storage.

The cost of the proposed building is £300,000 and we have informal pledges of over half this amount provided we can raise the remainder.

Rydym felly yn dymuno adeiladu’r sied nid yn unig er mwyn amddiffyn ein cerbydau teip 1, ond hefyd eitemau megis y Taff Vale Railway No.28, yr injan stêm olaf o Gymru sydd wedi goroesi, ac sydd ar fenthyg o’r National Railway Museum.

Yn y casgliad mae gennym hefyd Taff Vale Carriage No.220 sy’n dyddio o 1891. Bu hwn unwaith yn cario glowyr de Cymru i’r pyllau, ac ar hyn o bryd mae’n cael ei atgyweirio. Dyma hefyd yr unig gerbyd rheilffordd ag iddo fathodyn “Blue Peter”!

Yr un mor ddifyr yw cerbyd Great Western Railway No.216 sy’n dyddio o 1888. Defnyddiwyd hwn am flynyddoedd fel annedd yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, ac y mae nawr yn cael ei adfer i’w bwrpas gwreiddiol.

O gael y sied, bydd gennym y cyfle i ymdrin â rhagor o gerbydau hanesyddol Cymreig, a’u harddangos.

Mae gennym gefnogaeth lwyr ein partneriaid posibl ar gyfer adeilad gyda phwyslais ar arddangos a phwyslais hefyd ar storio.

With additional grant applications being completed for some of the gap in funding we are therefore looking to raise a further £150,000 to complete the funding package and to allow construction to begin.

Completion of the shed will enable us to keep many of our carriages in pristine condition and continue in service for years to come. We will also be able to showcase and tell the story of the Victorian Train project and provide a platform to return these vehicles to operational use in the future. We are also looking to develop educational packages for schools, possibly with a dedicated classroom facility as part of the project.

This facility when open will save our historical fleet of carriages for the future and become a centre explaining the importance they have played in South Wales’ railway development.

Please help us unlock the funding pledges by donating to the project.

Gyda cheisiadau grant yn cael eu cwblhau er mwyn lleihau’r bwlch yn y nawdd, rydym felly yn gobeithio codi £150,000 er mwyn galluogi’r gwaith adeiladu.

Byddai cwblhau’r sied yn ein galluogi i gadw ein cerbydau mewn cyflwr arbennig, gan sicrhau eu bod yn para felly am flynyddoedd i ddod. Byddwn hefyd yn gallu arddangos ac adrodd stori’r prosiect trên Fictoraidd, a rhoi llwyfan i’r cerbydau gael eu hadfer a’u defnyddio eto’n y dyfodol. Rydym yn ogystal yn gobeithio datblygu pecynnau addysgiadol i ysgolion, gyda chyfleuster ystafell ddosbarth o bosib.

Bydd y ddarpariaeth yma’n arbed ein cerbydau hanesyddol ar gyfer y dyfodol, ac yn ganolfan fydd yn dyst i’w pwysigrwydd yn hanes datblygiad rheilffyrdd de Cymru.

Os gwelwch yn dda, a wnewch ein cynorthwyo drwy gyfrannu at y prosiect?

GWILI STEAM RAILWAYwww.gwili-railway.co.uk

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Building on the future of the Gwili Railway’s Heritage

CARRIAGESHED APPEALARTISTS IMPRESSION

RHEILFFORDD AGER GWILIwww.gwili-railway.co.uk

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Adeiladu ar ddyfodol treftadaeth Rheilffordd Gwili

APÊL SIED GERBYDAUARGRAFF ARLUNYDD

With more space to expand we can help and grow our loyal band of

VOLUNTEERSLIFEBLOOD OF GWILI

Gyda mwy o le i ehangu gallwn gynyddu ein llu o

WIRFODDOLWYRSY’N HANFODOL I’R GWILI

The heritage and history of the railway will allow our volunteers to

EDUCATE & INSPIREFUTURE GENERATIONS

Bydd treftadaeth a hanes y rheilffordd yn galluogi ein gwirfoddolwyr i

ADDYSGU AC YSBRYDOLICENEDLAETHAU I DDOD

The knowledge and skills of our volunteers and staff help the railway to

RENOVATE & PRESERVEFOR FUTURE GENERATIONSMae gwybodaeth a sgiliau ein gwirfoddolwyr a’n staff yn helpu’r rheilffordd i

ADNEWYDD U A CHADWAR GYFER Y CENEDLAETHAU A DDAW

A renovation story - the GWR carriage no.216 of 1888 which was used for many years as a dwelling in Carmarthenshire and now being returned to its former glory after a comprehensive restoration lasting 15 years. It was recently re-united with one of its occupants after 60 years!

Stori am adnewyddu – cerbyd GWR no.216 o’r flwyddyn 1888 a ddefnyddid am flynyddoedd yn gartref yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, yn cael ei adfer i’w bwrpas gwreiddiol yn dilyn gwaith adfer cynhwysfawr a barodd 15 mlynedd. Fe’i ail-unwyd ag un o’i breswylwyr wedi bwlch o 60 mlynedd!

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