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The Llangollen Railway
I got up at 6 a.m. to take the 7 a.m. train from Cardiff, where I live, to Llangollen, a
popular tourist town in North Wales.
I visited Llangollen to ride its stearn train. This old type of train gets its power from
heated water-not electricity, like modem trains. The journey is popular with tourists,
because it feels like you are travelling in a different century. However, it costs more than
a short journey on a normal train: the cost of an adult ticket is £16.00 (although it is only
£8.50 for children).
The railway line was built in the 19th century because there were coal mines in the
mountains near the town, and people needed to take materials and get to work there.
Another reason was that tourists began visiting Ulangollen more, to see places like the
local castle. So, in the 1840s, plans were made to build a train line, the Uangollen
railway, to help more people access the area.
The line opened on 1 December 1861. At this time, it only carried materials to the coal
mines. Passengers couldn't ride the train until 2 June 1862. Later, in 1865, a new part
was built so that people could visit more places. The railway closed for around 10 years
in 1965 for financial reasons but opened again in 1972 as a tourist attraction.
To get here, it took me around two and a half hours on the train from Cardiff and then
another half hour by bus, but the journey was worth it. I saw beautiful countryside and
fascinating historical sites, and it was a lot of fun to ride a train in the same way as
people did in the past!
If you want to visit, trains are limited, leaving Llangollen station at 9.45 a.m., 12.45 p.m.
and 4 p.m. They return one hour later. Book your trip today!
1 The writer had to get up at 6 a.m. to take the train to………..
2 The price of a ticket for the tourist train is £16.00 per …….
3 Llangollen first became popular with tourists in the……….
4 On ………… the train started carrying materials to the mines.
5 After getting off the train from Cardiff, the writer spent another………… minutes on the bus to get to Llangollen.
6 You can't take a train after……….
in the afternoon.