 In 1885 a further scheme was put forward, this time for a narrow gauge line from Llandyssil to New Quay; J W Szlumper, engineer to the Pembroke and Tenby Railway, conducted a survey, but this too came to nothing.On 6 August 1897 the Vale of Rheidol Light Railway obtained its Act of Parliament to build from Devil's Bridge to Aberystwyth.The 12 mile line was to be built to a gauge of 1ft in.