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The Corris Railway Makes Progress With Its Southern Extension As Construction Material Becomes Available

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The first quarter of 2024 has seen rapid progress made with the construction of the new embankment that is a key part of the Southern Extension of the Corris Railway.

All extension work will be south of Corris as post-closure development has been built over the trackbed north of Corris station.

It was gratifying that by the end of March the new earthworks had risen by five metres and at the southern end of the site was coming tantalisingly close to a remaining section of the original railway fence which survived closure of the Corris in 1948 and the re-routing of the A487 which has made the new works necessary.

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