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Talyllyn waits for Dolgoch to pass at
Quarry Siding
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Brief History of the Talyllyn Railway
The route is modelled upon the actual route of the Talyllyn
Railway at Tywyn,
"The World's First Volunteer Preserved Railway –
1951”
Founded in 1865 when it carried slate from the nearby quarry
at Bryn Eglwys, the Talyllyn Railway worked continuously from that time until
1951 when the Preservation Society took it over on the death of the owner, Sir
Haydn Jones.
The railway was in a precarious state by then with only one
locomotive in steam (Dolgoch) and the five original coaches, the track disappearing under
mounting vegetation and a “make do and
mend” attitude from the few permanent staff employed by the railway.
The Preservation Society struggled to maintain a summer
service with the decrepit 90 year old locomotive while starting to slowly relay
the line in that first year. Dolgoch earned her reputation of “The Old Lady”
during this period before two younger locomotives from the nearby defunct
Corris Railway could be purchased and made fit to run on the Talyllyn.
The Railway now has 6 working steam locomotives.
No 1 – Talyllyn
No 2 – Dolgoch
No 3 – Sir Haydn
No 4 - Edward Thomas
No 6 –
No 7 – Tom Rolt
Nos 1 & 2 being the original 1865 engines albeit much
restored and rebuilt after 1955.
All passenger trains are steam hauled along the 7.5 miles of
North Wales countryside.
Favorite Links
The Talyllyn Railway Website – where you can find all the information about the real Narrow Gauge
Railway that my
MSTS
model route is based on.
Please
give them a visit.
The UKTRAINSIM Website – where
all the models, route and activity files for my Talyllyn route are available.
Contact
Information
E-mail address
Web address
www.btinternet.com/~spontin/msts/mststr.html