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🌼🚂 Snowdrops, History and a Very Special Announcement 🚂🌼 Today, Alastair, Hazel, Dave, Tracy, Oliver and members of the Berwyn Station team gathered at Llantysilio Church, surrounded by snowdrops, to announce plans for a very special event on Tuesday 2 June. The date marks 150 years since the death of Charles Frederick Beyer, celebrated locomotive designer, co-founder of Beyer, Peacock and Company, co-founder of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, philanthropist, and one of the most sig

🏛️🚂 Preparing to Remember Charles Frederick Beyer 🚂🏛️ Today, as part of our preparations to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Frederick Beyer on 2 June 2026, we visited Charlie at Llantysilio Hall to learn more about the remarkable house Beyer built and the legacy he left to the area. It was a fascinating visit, hearing more about the history of the Hall, the estate and Beyer’s connection to the Dee Valley, which still shapes the landscape and heritage we see today. We’re pl

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