Llangollen and Corwen Railway

{{Short description|Railway in Wales}}

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| short_title = {{visible anchor|Llangollen and Corwen Railway Act 1860}}

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| parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom

| long_title = An Act for making a Railway from Llangollen in the County of Denbigh to Corwen in the County of Merioneth, and for other Purposes.

| year = 1860

| citation = 23 & 24 Vict. c. clxxxviii

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| royal_assent = 6 August 1860

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The Llangollen and Corwen Railway was formed as a continuation of the Vale of Llangollen Railway to continue the line along the Dee Valley a further {{convert|9|mi|50|chain|km|1|lk=in}} to Corwen. This was opened on throughout on 8 May 1865 and was worked by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.{{cite book |last1=Baughan |first1=Peter E. |title=North and Mid Wales |date=1980 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-7850-3 |page=138}}

It was closed by British Railways in 1968, but the line survives today, and has operated as a heritage railway since 1981.{{cite book |last1=Heath |first1=Mike |title=The Llangollen railway |date=2005 |publisher=Halsgrove |location=Tiverton |isbn=1841144436 |page=3}}