Heritage train welcomes a special passenger
The Conservative Party Chairman and UK Government Minister, Amanda Milling MP, dropped into Llangollen Railway with Clwyd South MP, Simon Baynes to hear more about the railway's return to the tracks.
By Sue Austin
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The minister's visit came as part of her Levelling Up Tour to provide jobs and opportunities across the whole of the UK. Llangollen Railway is part of an area bid for Levelling Up funding to help create opportunity and economic prosperity in the constituency.
She met volunteers on the platform and travelled on the train with driver, John Joyce and guard, Matt Carty.
“It was great to hear about the work that the volunteers do for the railway and the tourists that enjoy visiting," she said.
