150 Years and still going
| September 30, 2014 08:53PM |
Last Wednesday (24 September) marked 150 years to the day since Talyllyn Railway Locomotive No.1 'Talyllyn' was completed at the Lowca Works of Fletcher Jennings and Co. in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
To celebrate the ocassion a special train was run with both No.1 and No.2 'Dolgoch'. In the photo below No.1 is standing at Tywyn Wharf station with a train of restored wagons preparing to depart, to be followed by No.2 with a train of the railway's original carriages.
Loco No.1 alongside our newest loco No.7 'Tom Rolt'
With Loco No.2 'Dolgoch' and the loco crews for the day.
Next year the Talyllyn Railway celebrates its 150th birthday with a series of gala events:
May 2nd to 4th The Quarryman Experience
July 3rd to 5th The 150th Party
August 7th to 9th The 1865 – 2015 Gala
August 29th to 31st The Heart of Gold Weekend
Sept. 25th to 27th The Heritage Weekend
If you're planning a trip and want more details please get in touch.
Ian Drummond
To celebrate the ocassion a special train was run with both No.1 and No.2 'Dolgoch'. In the photo below No.1 is standing at Tywyn Wharf station with a train of restored wagons preparing to depart, to be followed by No.2 with a train of the railway's original carriages.
Loco No.1 alongside our newest loco No.7 'Tom Rolt'
With Loco No.2 'Dolgoch' and the loco crews for the day.
Next year the Talyllyn Railway celebrates its 150th birthday with a series of gala events:
May 2nd to 4th The Quarryman Experience
July 3rd to 5th The 150th Party
August 7th to 9th The 1865 – 2015 Gala
August 29th to 31st The Heart of Gold Weekend
Sept. 25th to 27th The Heritage Weekend
If you're planning a trip and want more details please get in touch.
Ian Drummond
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