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Typed manuscript by John D. Rogers detailing the campaign to prevent the closure f the Cambrian Coast line.

Papers and correspondence relating to Barmouth Bridge, damage to the structure by Teredo worms and its subsequent closure and repair including diagrams and photographs of the damage, papers relating to an unofficial report by Chris Wallis, a British Rail bridge engineer which contradicted the official report and led to a disciplinary case against him, correspondence with the Department of Transport, papers of CCLAG meeting relating to the closure of the bridge, correspondence with British Rail, Gwynedd County Council, Members of Parliament and newspaper reports.

Archive of the Cambrian Coast Line Action Group comprising papers created and collected during the campaign to prevent the closure of the Cambrian Coast railway line between machynlleth and Pwllheli and to improve services an the line along with the archive of the Welsh Railways Action Group, formed in 1971 to co-ordinate between various railway campaigns in wales and to campaign for improvements to the Welsh railway network as a whole and papers and publications relating to local rail campaign groups in west Wales, along the Heart of Wales line and in the Wrexham area.

Various papers and publications relating to the finances of railway services in general and the Cambrian Coast line in particular including a 1967 Ministry of Transport paper "Railway Policy" Cmnd 3439, a programme for the Plaid Cymru 1972 conference, a pamphlet entitled "The Economics of the Cambrian Coast Line" by K. Richards, reprinted from the Journal of Transport Economics and Policy which is a critical analysis of the cost-benefit study of the line by the Ministry of Transport, correspondence and statistics relating to the Whitland - Pembroke Dock railway line an the closure of the Carmarthen - Newcastle Emlyn - Lampeter railway in 1972, and the West Wales Railway Action Committee, correspondence with the Welsh Office, British Rail, Department of the Environment, Members of Parliament, the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR),copies af articles and detailed costs and statistics relating to the Cambrian Coast Line.

Copies of the Cambrian Coast Line Action group newsletters titled "Bulletin/Bwletin" and "Cambrian Coast Express".

Papers relating to the campaign to prevent the closure of the Cambrian Coast line and for improvements to the the infrastructure of the line and train services. The files include correspondence with supporters, British Rail, Members of Parliament, local authorities and government departments, minutes of meetings, publicity material, press coverage, reports, statistical and financial information, papers relating to television and press coverage.

The series comprises publications of the Cambrian Coast Line Action Group including newsletters, books on the Cambrian Coast line and publicity material as well as collected publications by other organisations including railway societies and British Rail marketing and timetable publications relating to the Cambrian Coast Line.

Publications produced or collected by the Cambrian Coast Line Action Group related to the campaign against the closure of the line and special trains along the line:"Rheilffordd y Cambrian = The Cambrian Line" by John D Rogers (1975), "Great Wales Rail A Route Guide to the scenic rail routes of mid Wales - Cambrian, Cambrian Coast, Conwy Valley, Heart of Wales" published by CCLAG in 1983, "Cambrian Coast Express - An illustrated route description and history of the Cambrian Rail Routes and associated lines" published by Wirral Railway Circle, 1973 in conjunction with special trains on the Cambrian and "Isle of Wight Railways Report of Inquiry held in London June 1953" reprinted by the Railway Development Society which considered misleading figures relating to railways on the Isle of Wight.

Correspondence, documents and other papers relating to the campaign against the closure of the railway line including papers relating to a special train to London to protest against the closure of the line, documents created by the Liaison Committee (made up of local authorities along the route), submissions by the local authorities, papers produced by Plaid Cymru, papers and notes from the Public Inquiry into the closure proposals held on 9 February 1972, submissions by railway unions, correspondence between CCLAG, British Rail, Members of Parliament, local authorities and other organisations, a cost benefit analysis of the line published by the Ministry of Transport, papers relating to replacement bus service, statistics around use of the line, costs and revenue, memoranda to the Wales and Monmouthshire Transport Users Consultative Committee and observations made by British Rail on the closure proposals.

Papers and correspondence, 1973-1975 relating to the campaign against the closure of the railway line including correspondence between the CCLAG and the Department of the Environment, a typescript of an article by Dafydd Wigley MP, an article disputing the savings from closing the railway, typescript of Merionethshire County Council's objection to the closure proposal, correspondence relating to a special train to London, correspondence with Members of Parliament, correspondence with community organisations and railway unions, correspondence regarding a special train for the Council of Churches, correspondence with British Rail regarding promotion of the line including steam trains, correspondence received by the CCLAG after the closure of the line was refused and correspondence and papers relating to the Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury railway line.

Correspondence and papers relating to the campaign against the closure of the line including correspondence relating to publishing leaflets and the CCLAG bulletin, the groups constitution, correspondence with British Rail regarding services on the line, correspondence with Gwynedd County Council, correspondence with the Department for Transport and British Rail regarding the timetable, correspondence regarding buildings along the line, correspondence with railway unions, a file of papers and a proposal for summer serices along the line drafted by Dr J. K. Cannell of the Open University.

Correspondence and papers relating to the campaign against the closure of the line including correspondence with HTV regarding a television programme, the re-launch of the group in 1995, meetings with Gwynedd County Council the 1980s, the Gwynedd Public Transport Plan 1985-86, correspondence regarding services on the line, suggestions for improved services and an Impact Report by Gwynedd County Council.

Papers relating to the Heart of Wales Line railway (otherwise known as the Central Wales Line) between Swansea and Shrewsbury including newspaper clippings, correspondence with Breconshire County Council and British Rail regarding the use of the line, the change of status to a light railway, a timetable, a policy statement by British Rail on the line dated May 1982correspondence with the Heart of Wales Line Travellers' Association, 2 agendas and minutes for meetings held in 1982 and copies of the Heart of Wales Line Travellers' Association newsletters dated June and September 1982.

Copies of leaflets produced by the Welsh Railway Action Group to promote the organisation, a leaflet for the Rail Development Society, a train timetable for the North Wales Coast Line dated 1 June 1981 and a Buckley area bus timetable dated 13 July 1981.

Book containing handwritten minutes of the Welsh Railway Action Group along with stuck in newspaper cuttings and 2 copies of the WRAC manifesto leaflet.

Hard cover A5 exercise book containing minutes of meetings of the Cambrian Coast Line Action Group along with press cuttings, leaflets and other inserts.

Papers relating to the BBC television programme Open Door on the campaign to oppose the closure of the Cambrian Coast Line including filming schedules, script outline, correspondence and press coverage.

Papers and correspondence created or collected by the Welsh Railway Action Group in the course of campaigning including the WRAG manifesto , WRAG response to Department of the Environment consultation on transport policy in 1976, arrangements for meetings, minutes, correspondence with Members of Parliament and Government Ministers, Mervyn Matthews' plan for British Rail reorganisation, correspondence with local railway campaigns, papers relating to campaigns for stations in Cowbridge, St Clears, Maesteg and other areas, retention of the Teifi Valley railway line, improvements to the Central Wales line, services between south and north Wales, papers on the Wrexham to Bidston line, the Bangor to Amlwch line and the Conwy Valley line, press releases, railway electrification and, Plaid Cymru policy papers on transport.

Newspaper cuttings of articles relating to rail services in Wales and statements made by the Welsh Railway Action Group.

Press cuttings relating to the campaign against closure of the line. Cuttings are in 1 document wallet and loose in two scrap books within the box.