We're now standing on the A483 Level Crossing and looking towards Llynclys, Blodwell Quarry and Welshpool. Cambrian Railways Trust volunteer Andy Wilkinson chopped the brambles that were covering the track. Please note no danger was possible with me standing in the position here due to the fact that I was standing in a safe Island of the road.

A view from the A483 Level Crossing looking towards Oswestry and Gobowen.

We're now standing on the Llynclys, Blodwell Quarry and Welshpool side of the A483 Level Crossing and looking towards Oswestry. Compare this picture to http://alunsphotos.fotopic.net/p47667070.html which was taken on 6th January 2008. Brambles have been removed from the track.

We now take a walk along a few yards of the trackbed past the cut brambles and see a clear track towards Llynclys.

We're now on the Oswestry side of the A483 Level Crossing and see this view of grass and brambles growing through the track.

A view looking over the A483 Level Crossing towards Llynclys. Compare this view to http://alunsphotos.fotopic.net/p48109603.html which was taken on 29th January 2008. The track here is also covered in brambles.

By mid morning volunteers Andy Wilkinson and Brian Rowe came and cut back the brambles that had begun to cover the track in this area.

A view of the cut back brambles on the Oswestry side of the A483 Level Crossing.

Going home time says Brian Rowe to the right due to the heavy showery rain that came on us at this stage. To the left Andy Wilkinson seems happy enough to carry on as though it wasn't raining.

A view of the A483 Level Crossing control apparetus that brings the barriers down when a train goes over the Level Crossing. This was last used in 19th August 1993 when the last British Rail weedkilling train traversed the branch line from Gobowen to Blodwell Quarry.

We're now standing on the Llynclys side of the Gwern y Brenin overbridge 54 and looking towards Oswestry. In recent weeks this section of railway has been cleared by the Tuesday evening gang led by Brian Rowe. We'll now turn around and head towards Llynclys and the head of clearance.

We're now standing the same position as last picture. We're now going to walk to the head of clearance. A view yards from here there's several lengths of track in concrete sleepers.

A view of the transition from wooden to concrete sleepers.

We're now walking along the cleared track through Gwern y Brenin Forest.

We're now walking along the cleared track through Gwern y Brenin Forest.

We're now walking along the cleared track through Gwern y Brenin Forest. After a long curve the track from here to Llynclys Junction is a long straight. This is after all the former Cambrian Main Line.

We're now walking along the cleared track through Gwern y Brenin Forest. After a long curve the track from here to Llynclys Junction is a long straight. This is after all the former Cambrian Main Line.

We're now walking along the cleared track through Gwern y Brenin Forest. After a long curve the track from here to Llynclys Junction is a long straight. This is after all the former Cambrian Main Line. We're now approaching the current head of clearance.

We're now at the head of clearance and see Andy Wilkinson extending this further towards Llynclys.

A view from the head of clearance looking towards Oswestry.