The Corris Railway

The Corris Railway The Corris Railway is a 2'3" narrow gauge Railway in Mid-Wales running from Corris (near Machynlleth) to Maespoeth.

The Railway reserves the right to remove offensive comments or commentators. Opening hours as listed at www.corris.co.uk/tickets The Corris Railway was the first Narrow Gauge railway in Mid-Wales. Built originally in 1859 as a 2' 3" gauge horse-hauled tramroad, steam locomotives arrived in 1878 and passengers were carried from 1883 to 1930. The Railway closed in 1948 and was dismantled soon afterw

ards. The Corris Railway Museum opened in 1970 and passenger services recommenced in 2002, with regular steam-hauled services returning in 2005, operated by volunteer members of the Corris Railway Society. Trains run on the days shown in the Calendar. The museum is open on these days between 10:30am and 5:30pm and trains leave Corris station on the hour from 11:00am until 4:00pm. The round trip taking 50 minutes, including a guided tour of the 136-year old engine shed and workshops at Maespoeth. No single tickets are issued as under planning requirements all journeys must start and end at Corris Station. Passenger services will be steam-hauled whenever possible, but this cannot be guaranteed. Please phone on the day to check which locomotive will be operating.

'On shed' - from the Great Western Trust Collection.
04/06/2026

'On shed' - from the Great Western Trust Collection.

A huge thank you to the Talyllyn Railway Tracksiders for their annual visit. A huge amount of maintenance tasks were com...
31/05/2026

A huge thank you to the Talyllyn Railway Tracksiders for their annual visit. A huge amount of maintenance tasks were completed yesterday including bench assembly, door painting, wood preserving, new fencing and bramble bashing. See you all next year!

"Phew, what a scorcher!" A great weekend of bank holiday trains in glorious weather. Thank you to all our visitors and v...
26/05/2026

"Phew, what a scorcher!" A great weekend of bank holiday trains in glorious weather. Thank you to all our visitors and volunteers. More trains next weekend...

Merci à nos visiteurs Français et à nos nouveaux amis. Nous avons été ravis de vous voir apprécier le chemin de fer du ...
24/05/2026

Merci à nos visiteurs Français et à nos nouveaux amis. Nous avons été ravis de vous voir apprécier le chemin de fer du Corris. Nous espérons vous revoir un jour.

"Are the sausages on yet?"
24/05/2026

"Are the sausages on yet?"

Morning all! Match is in!
24/05/2026

Morning all! Match is in!

Lovely day in the Dulas Valley today. Thank you to all our visitors and volunteers who made it possible. Same again tomo...
23/05/2026

Lovely day in the Dulas Valley today. Thank you to all our visitors and volunteers who made it possible. Same again tomorrow!

Your footplate crew for the weekend....
23/05/2026

Your footplate crew for the weekend....

Teasel is our Pawject manager for the upcoming work week. She's overseen various deliveries today, including an exciting...
22/05/2026

Teasel is our Pawject manager for the upcoming work week. She's overseen various deliveries today, including an exciting one from Howdens. The main project for this week is a total refit of the mess room in the S & T at Maespoeth, commencing Monday.

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Station Yard, Corris
Machynlleth
SY209SH

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+441654761701

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