Railway enthusiasts in Llanelli are turning a former train carriage into a unique cafe for the community. Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway is transforming the bodyshell of a class 153 single car diesel multiple unit into the new venture. The heritage project group is a charity run totally by volunteers hoping to grow into a major tourist attraction for the Llanelli district.
The British rail class 153 super sprinters are single car units converted in the 1990s from British Leyland built two-car class 155s. The unit which has arrived in Llanelli is the 153 374, and most recently worked for East Midlands Trains before being acquired by Transport for Wales (TFW) and transferred to Chrysalis Rail at Landore for component recovery to support the TFW Class 153 fleet.
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