Re: steam in 2011

Hi Jim

I know that your magazine is mainly about US railroads (that's why I buy it), but you do cover overseas events sometimes.

2011 marks a very special anniversary for steam preservation in the UK. May 14/15 will mark 60 years since the first train operated by the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society, and we are hoping to get our No. 2, built 1866, back in action (with a new boiler) to recreate the first train that we ran in 1951 (I claim no responsibility - I was only 2 at the time!). Details can be found on the Talyllyn Railway web site.

If you want any further information, please feel free to contact me back channel. There are other Talyllyn fans on this forum as well!

Don Newing
Derbyshire, UK