Talyllyn Railway

Book of the Week: Talyllyn Railway Recollections Part 3

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Alex Bestwick

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12th March 2024

Our latest book of the week is Talyllyn Railway Recollections Part 3 by Nigel Adams & Bob Cambridge.
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Nine railways you can enjoy a brew or pint at

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Gareth Evans

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5th July 2020

While some heritage lines have yet to recommence their regular train operation, they have reopened their refreshment facilities. If you fancy a day out which also supports a heritage railway – perhaps combining it with a walk or cycle ride – why not call in for a cuppa, a pint or piece of cake or…
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Talyllyn Railway to host Titfield Thunderbolt ‘Watch Party’ online while 1950s classic film is on TV

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Gareth Evans

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7th April 2020

As part of the BBC’s programme of Classic Films being aired during the Covid-19 lockdown period, the classic Ealing Comedy ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’ is being shown on BBC2 this Wednesday (April 8) at 3.25pm. However, the feel-good film is not being broadcast on BBC2 Wales, so viewers will need to watch it either on another…
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Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…

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Sam Hewitt

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18th August 2019

TALYLLYN Railway’s (TR) June 15 Anything Goes gala lived up to its billing with a variety of operations encompassing steam-hauled freight trains, diesel-hauled passenger operations, and a car travelling up the line aboard a wagon! Highlights amid conventional service trains included works diesel Hunslet 0-4-0DM No. 9 Alf hauling a vintage train of three original TR…
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THE IVO PETERS COLLECTION – VOLUME 4 RAILWAY ARCHIVE: NORTH WALES NARROW GAUGE STEAM 1959-1960

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Sam Hewitt

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21st June 2019

THIS is the latest DVD from the Ivo Peters Railway Archive Collection. Volume 4 features North Wales Narrow Gauge Steam, recorded on high quality 16mm colour film, from nearly 60 years ago. Though the programme was originally released on VHS in 1988 the material has been totally re-mastered for DVD. And what a fascinating feast…
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Telly alert – Moors on Channel 5

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Gareth Evans

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9th May 2019

Channel 5’s television programme about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will air on Friday, May 17 at 8pm. Season two of ‘The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard’ will include six episodes, which will go behind the scenes of the NYMR, meeting the staff and volunteers that keep the railway on track. Episode one sees…
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Talyllyn property purchase – new opportunities for Pendre development?

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Sam Hewitt

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20th March 2019

THE Talyllyn Railway (TR) has bought two cottages in Frankwell Street, Tywyn. The £240,000 purchase includes land known as the ‘Orchard’, next to the railway’s Tywyn Pendre works site. The ‘Orchard’ site can be accessed by a narrow drive not part of the sale, and is bounded by houses and the railway. The land is…
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Double HRA awards for NER Autocar and Gloucs-Warks

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Sam Hewitt

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4th March 2019

THE stunning restoration of North Eastern autocar No. 3170 and the extension of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway have both won two major awards at the annual Heritage Railway Association dinner. There were awards in a record 15 categories, which included a completely new award recognising the contribution of a young volunteer. The NER 1903 Electric…
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