The latest stage in the Llangollen Railway’s Corwen Central development project has seen a major item of infrastructure installed in the form of a traditional style of a steam-era parachute water tank.
Brought round by road from the premises of Barnett Engineering Ltd in Rhosllanerchrugog, the installation took place on Tuesday, June 12.
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The cylindrical water tank sits on top of a column and is designed to hold 2000 gallons of water for rapid delivery to replenish the tanks of a steam locomotive.
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Standing seven metres high, the completed facility weighs in at five tonnes. It incorporates a modern gate value delivery system and will draw water from a borehole sited next to the railway at Corwen.
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The structure has been built to modern standards using fabrication and welding methods to meet current regulatory requirements, yet retains the appearance of an item of heritage equipment.
A Llangollen Railway spokesman said: “This latest addition to the railway facilities is now a major feature on the Corwen site and a further statement of our intent to complete the terminus station.”
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