TALYLLYN RAILWAY
| This line, 2'3" gauge, was constructed in 1865 to carry slate from the Bryn Eglws quarry, Abergynolwyn, to a standard gauge interchange at Towyn known as Wharf Station a distance of about 6 miles.With the demise of the quarry the line was kept open for passenger traffic until 1950, a preservation society was set up in 1951, the first to restore a narrow gauge railway in Wales. |
| Ex Corris Railway Loco No3. 0-4-2ST "Sir Haydn", built 1878 by Hughes Loco & Tramway Eng.Works setting out from Wharf Station. |
| No6. 0-4-0WT "Douglas" now named "Duncan" built 1918 by Andrew Barclay & Co.ex RAF Railway at Calshot Spit Southampton. |
| No2. 0-4-0 back well tank "Dolgoch" built in 1866 by Fletcher Jennings & Co, standing at Wharf Station |
No2.
"Dolgoch" side view. |
| No7.0-4-0T "Tom Rolt" built by the Talyllyn Railwayin 1991 using parts from other loco's. |
| Ex Corris Railway No4 0-4-2ST "Edward Thomas" seen here as "Peter Sam" built in 1921 by Kerr Stuart & Co.Ltd |
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