Editing Conwy Valley line (section)

===Storm Gareth damage and reopening special===
[[File:48151 & 45690 Leander parked up side by side in Blaenau Ffestiniog.jpg|225px|thumb|right|48151 & 45690 Leander parked up side by side after arriving with "The Conwy Quest" railtour on Sat 3 August 2019.]]
[[File:Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy headboard.jpg|225px|thumb|right|The headboard that was worn by the [[LMS Stanier Class 8F|LMS 8F]] no [[LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151|48151]] during "The Conwy Quest" railtour.]]
In March 2019 the route was temporarily closed following multiple washouts along the route inflicted by [[Storm Gareth]]. The damage from the storm had left sections of the line suspended in the air as the embankments had been washed away, and other sections were under water, which made the route unsafe for rail traffic.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/pictures-show-significant-damage-train-15990628| title=Images reveal 'significant' damage to train line shut after severe flooding| first=Sarah| last=Hodgson| date=29 March 2019| website=NorthWalesLive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.conwyvalleyrailway.co.uk/2019/03/22/fascinating-drone-footage-reveals-extensive-damage-on-conwy-valley-line/| title=Fascinating drone footage reveals extensive damage on Conwy Valley Line| date=March 22, 2019| website=Conwy Valley and North West Wales Coast Community Rail Partnership}}</ref> "[[Transport for Wales Rail]]" services had to be cancelled as a result of the damage, and replacement bus services ran, calling at stations along the route, while the line was closed to all rail traffic including charter trains.

Following repair work, the line from Llandudno Junction to North Llanwrst was re-opened on 24 July 2019; the rest of the route would reopen in August. To mark the full reopening of the line, [[Transport for Wales Rail]] in co-operation with [[West Coast Railways]] ran a train called "The Conwy Quest" from Chester to Blaenau Ffestiniog via Llandudno Junction on Saturday 3 August.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://tfwrail.wales/the-conwy-quest/| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925094512/https://tfwrail.wales/the-conwy-quest/| archive-date=September 25, 2020| title=The Conwy Quest Railtour, Sat 3rd Aug 2019| website=Transport for Wales}}</ref>

The trip was to be worked by two steam locomotives, and the two engines chosen for the trip were Chris Beet's [[LMS Jubilee Class]] no. [[LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander|45690 Leander]] and David Smith's [[LMS Stanier Class 8F|LMS 8F Class]] no. [[LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151|48151]]. Like the run in 2009, the locos hauled nine coaches up the branch, including the support coach, and the two engines ran tender first to Llandudno Junction; but this time the trip was steam-hauled throughout instead of being hauled by a diesel to the junction.

Locos that have visited the route in recent years include: [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 4932|44932]], [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5231|45231 The Sherwood Forester]], 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier, 45690 Leander, [[LMS Royal Scot Class 6115 Scots Guardsman|46115 Scots Guardsman]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/historic-steam-train-arrives-gwynedd-13385877| title=Historic steam train arrives in Gwynedd from Preston| first=Eryl| last=Crump| date=25 July 2017| website=NorthWalesLive}}</ref> 48151<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nwrail.org.uk/nw1008a.htm| title=The Welsh Mountaineer| website=North Wales Coast Railway: Notice Board| date=2 August 2010| access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref> and [[LNER Gresley K4 61994 The Great Marquess|61994 The Great Marquess]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.penmorfa.com/Conwy/61994.htm| title=61994, Preston to Blaenau Ffestiniog, 21 August 2012| website=Penmorfa.com| access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref>