Editing Cambrian Line (section)

==Steam workings==
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In 2007, West Coast Railways took over operation of the ''[[Cambrian Coast Express]]'' which ran over the Cambrian Coast Line from [[Machynlleth railway station|Machynlleth]] to [[Porthmadog railway station|Porthmadog]] and [[Pwllheli railway station|Pwllheli]], the train was also renamed to ''The Cambrian''. The service would run from the last week of July until the end of August between 2007 and 2010.

Before the 2011 season, WCR issued a statement stating that due to [[Network Rail]]'s implementation of the new [[European Rail Traffic Management System]] (ERTMS) signalling on the Cambrian Coast, which necessitated new in-cab signalling equipment, the seasonal steam services had to cease running because no system was yet available for fitment in steam locomotives. No steam loco owners were planning to upgrade their locos to work under the system in the then-near future, owing to costs and the amount of equipment that was required. Locos that have visited the route over the years include: [[GWR 7800 Class 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]], [[GWR 7800 Class 7819 Hinton Manor|7819 Hinton Manor]], [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0|44871]], [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0|46443]], [[BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0|75069]] & [[BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0|76079]].

Following an absence of 14 years, it was announced, in February 2024, that as part of trials for the fitment of the new [[European Train Control System|ETCS]] signalling system to steam locomotives, [[LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado|60163 Tornado]] is to run overnight testing trains between [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]] and [[Newtown railway station (Wales)|Newtown]]. The trains will be run during night-time to avoid affecting passenger services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/02/steam-locomotive-60163-tornado-set-for-etcs-testing-in-wales.html |title=Steam locomotive 60163 Tornado set for ETCS testing in Wales |publisher=Rail Advent}}</ref> These trials are also being undertaken as part of [[Network Rail]]'s [https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/east-coast/east-coast-digital-programme/ East Coast Digital Programme] & Pathfinder Project.