58-letter Welsh station for sale
NZPA-AP ’ Llanfair, Wales The railway station at Llanfair is for sale, and the highest bidder will get more than a depot —. he will get a mouthful. The station has the - longest name in Britain: •••* Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgo- 1gerychwyrndrobwllllan-.'• tysiliogogogoch. - -; Yesterday was the 2 5 deadline for bids on the ' north Wales station and ’■ its 58-letter platform sign..; It was turned into a tourist centre in 1973 and nd longer serves scheduled - trains.
The station attracts 200,000 visitors a year who get photographed under its nameplate and are told how to pronounce ■ the name with its six correct pauses. Its owner, State-owned: British Rail, declined to say how many blds/had been submitted or. when the winner would be announced. The 4000 local inhabitants, who call the station Llanfair PG, are worried it will be dismantled and 2 taken out of the country. They welcomed the local Anglesea Borough Coun- ' cil’s decision to submit a - bid.
“I understand villagers will be Involved in running the station as a tourist attraction if the council's bid is successful,” said John Smith, chairman of the village co-' operative.
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Press, 30 January 1986, Page 8
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18658-letter Welsh station for sale Press, 30 January 1986, Page 8
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