I had the pleasure of visiting your railway a few weeks ago on my holiday from Australia. I was so impressed with the youth representation on the line - so many young people working here! Well done!
@oscarkageson-loe2 күн бұрын
Brilliant project ideas! In case you missed it but I wrote down some other ideas as well including extending the line up to Corris and the beach. The way you can extend your line up to Corris and join up with them is doing what the Welsh Highland railway did by going around the mountains instead of going through them so you and the passengers can see the scenery. I know that would cost a lot but I don’t think it will hurt to explain it to you. As for the beach, you build a lift bridge above the standard line at either Tywyn Wharf or go down the old slate sidings and build it there. The reason why for a lift bridge is because since there aren’t many mainline trains running you can keep down or up for as long as you need it to be and then you can build a an extension down to the beach. Look forward to seeing your new projects
@StepSoftlyGhost2 күн бұрын
Me and my family went just yesterday all the way up and back again, stopping at Abergynolwyn for some coffee and snacks (and a few fridge magnets of course.) A wonderful and unforgettable experience. I'm so grateful to all the volunteers, staff and the hard-working little engines themselves that keep this beautiful operation going. Thank you so much. 🙏🏻
@KennysChocolateMilk2 күн бұрын
Looks refreshing Dolcoch! I'm welsh and I can't tell if I spelled the name right 😂
@Nictrain1233 күн бұрын
6:20 Wow, 10’s flying! What’s the fastest speed record on the Talyllyn?
@x-tareverything4 күн бұрын
Travel through a replica winding house will be really fun
@nitrothemountainengine664 күн бұрын
She's as beautiful as the day we lost her
@alsmith56044 күн бұрын
Some great progress and a lot of really good work. Well done to all.
@johnhenstock96684 күн бұрын
Very good!
@Odinnyb134 күн бұрын
Wonderful stuff you all are doing! I do hope you build the new winding house in such a way so it could in the future be put into use if someone would ever want to repair and reconstruct the incline down to the village. Understand that it would be quite expensive to get done now, but its good if the winding house is up for the job now if it is ever put back into action, so future work would not involve too much re-rebuilding of the new winding house!
@eliotreader82204 күн бұрын
there's plenty of old sleepers too
@eliotreader82204 күн бұрын
in the pre TRPS days I imagine that the TR got their coal delivered the same way
@CymruJedi4 күн бұрын
Beautiful progress. Great to see Luke in front of the camera as well
@MagiTailWelkin4 күн бұрын
Speaking of the coal situation what were the results of the alternatives, like the rapeseed oil briquettes?
@TheHoveHeretic4 күн бұрын
Between Alltwyt and Cantrybedd inclines was the unusual Galltymoelfre Tramway section. The land isn't railway owned (if ever it was), horse worked, bridge rail. You have to wonder .....
@fergus414 күн бұрын
What will happen with the remaining incline track down to the village, will the bush covering it be cleared eventually to show where it is and what remains?
@madimiovski4 күн бұрын
that one dislike is from james the red engine
@6allmotivepowers3634 күн бұрын
No, it can't be... IT IS - the winding house is returning from the dead - thank you Talyllyn Team!!
@lukemendel81974 күн бұрын
I hope they attempt to restore the incline all the way to the village, for demonstration purposes
@edbrown11212 күн бұрын
Including the tramways into the village!
@TheGreatWesternExpress5 күн бұрын
I saw Douglas today at the SVR in highley museum
@harrisonallen6515 күн бұрын
Those replica wagons are looking marvellous
@RG-Models865 күн бұрын
13:15 A drink and a shower in one 😂
@ExpressRhubarb5 күн бұрын
so many brilliant projects! didn't some of the rails from the Aber incline get reclaimed to rebuild the line in the 1950's?
@TheHoveHeretic4 күн бұрын
A bridge from Aber village line too, I believe.
@michaelwhiles52825 күн бұрын
Very interesting but PLEASE get a wind shield for your microphone
@TalyllynRailway18655 күн бұрын
They had them but sadly broke off and we've not had a chance to get some new ones yet! Trust me that I'm well aware it's not ideal haha
@DanQuine5 күн бұрын
The scoring on the slate slabs in the winding house plinths are the result of a channelling machine at the quarry. They show the extraction method of the slate at Bryn Eglwys.
@DanQuine5 күн бұрын
Great to see the return of the Corris van, and it looks excellent. Ty Dwr really is weathering in well and looking the part. I love the winding house reconstruction and will be following this with great interest. As always, wonderful progress by the heritage team
@AndrésMahou-t5d5 күн бұрын
Waggons..ffs
@DanQuine5 күн бұрын
@AndrésMahou-t5d what do you mean? "Waggons" is the correct spelling on the Talyllyn.
@TalyllynRailway18655 күн бұрын
'Waggons' is the historic spelling used in many documents across TR history - our modern wagons we spell as such, but historic ones we tend to try and use our historic spelling ☺️
@alanclarke46465 күн бұрын
@@DanQuinein fact both spellings are correct English ( I checked a dictionary )
@alanclarke46465 күн бұрын
Both spellings are correct in English. FFS
@kevin-2.15 күн бұрын
I like that you show off the old pictures of the winding house.
@derekp26745 күн бұрын
Thanks very much Ian, Luke and team.
@robrice72465 күн бұрын
3:46 Now why does it have the name Camrys on its side planks (I assume it was a former industrial company)? And 696 represented its build or works number?
@mattlander91195 күн бұрын
I think it's a way of saying Cambrian which would have been the mainline company back then. The number would be the wagons running number, its probably fictitious unless there is evidence there was a wagon numbered the same back then
@derekp26745 күн бұрын
@@mattlander9119 I assume Cam Rys is short for Cambrian Railways
@TalyllynRailway18655 күн бұрын
As Ian said in the video the wagon has been restored to represent a wagon belonging to the pre-grouping company of the Cambrian Railway - which they shortened to Cam Rys on their rolling stock. This Railway operated the standard gauge line next to the TR until 1923, when it was absorbed into the GWR. I believe the number 696 is what was on the reference picture we were working from, so a genuine Cambrian Railways wagon number.
@robrice72465 күн бұрын
@TalyllynRailway1865 So the original was the 696th piece of rolling stock made? Explaining where that wagon's number is lifted from?
@mattlander91195 күн бұрын
@@robrice7246 not necessarily. Wagons weren't always numbered in sequence depending on the railway company especially if there was many different types owned by a company. If a company didn't build their own wagons it was common for private owners to either purchase or rent their wagons from the companies who built them so it could have been the 696th wagon owned by Cam Rys or just a number from their numbering system. They just said it was the number of the wagon in the reference picture used.
@bryantan8635 күн бұрын
Luke Ryan, when are you going to post Dolgoch's history video on the Talyllyn Railway's official KZbin channel because it has been so long since the history video of the original number 5 and 7 locomotives was posted on the channel. There are some people who want to know why Dolgoch had a different name in the earlier years and how he managed to keep the railway going when it was having a hard time.
@QuarrySteam5 күн бұрын
Have some patience
@BoxtankEngine3 күн бұрын
@@QuarrySteamthere has been enough patience
@loganthewolfbear26715 күн бұрын
No updates on the Lawnmower
@TalyllynRailway18655 күн бұрын
There's a short and sweet one at 11:55 😊
@loganthewolfbear26714 күн бұрын
@@TalyllynRailway1865 oh?
@Shark_Builds_Bro5 күн бұрын
12:54 The man second from the left looks a bit like Wilbert Awdry
@ryleeculla55705 күн бұрын
Will you ever reopen the old quarry for tourist or is it not possible
@derekp26745 күн бұрын
The old quarry site is not part of the railway. Today it forms part of a commercial forestry site run by Natural Resources Wales. For tourists, the site is accessible via a network of footpaths and forestry roads. These include a way-marked route to the quarries and back again from Nant Gwernol Station on the TR.
@TalyllynRailway18655 күн бұрын
The Quarry land isn't owned by us unfortunately, however the quarry is accessible to tourists as there are a series of walks that you can take around the Quarry, starting from Nant Gwernol station. Re-opening it for slate production would be impossible!
@ryleeculla55705 күн бұрын
@@TalyllynRailway1865so basically it’s owned by another preservation group
@TalyllynRailway18655 күн бұрын
@@ryleeculla5570 No, it's owned by Natural Resources Wales for forestry use - not a preservation group. Sadly most of the quarry buildings are deteriorating and falling down, or have already
@derekp26742 күн бұрын
@@ryleeculla5570 Another useful point is that several other quarries have already been turned into tourist attractions, so tourists can already easily visit those instead. The one near Harlech provides a great demonstration of the way in which Bryn Eglwys would have been worked.
@user-qd3xo5hm7x5 күн бұрын
Hello Talyllyn Railway I like the engine stories of Talyllyn,Edward Thomas etc but you forgot one engine Dolgoch I like to know his story I watch the story of Talyllyn but what about Dolgoch. I hope you can make Dolgoch story
@Cctrainstop6 күн бұрын
I actually came the farthest away from Canada Ontario
@NORTH_WESTERN7 күн бұрын
4:29 this is like analog horror creepy
@lad-x7f10 күн бұрын
Countryside is Beautiful .❤
@aislingbrennan613511 күн бұрын
Rheneas
@MrNoUsername11 күн бұрын
*Falcon Handover Speech* Dear Friends, I have been asked by Sir Handel Brown, the owner, to say a few words on his behalf. He’s sorry he cannot make it today. He, like us, was delighted to hear that this event was to be happening for a fourth year. “The Reverend Wilbert Awdry” he said, “did his best to show Sodor as it really is. He was a credible ambassador for our island, though only some of his artists were as creditable as he. This year’s ambassador from the Skarloey Railway is of course, Sir Handel. We would also like to thank the Corris Railway for their help in ensuring that Sir Handel could visit. They have recently finished their own steam engine, which is not unlike Sir Handel. But Sir Handel is, of course, one of a kind.” When the owner told me which engine was coming this year, I was not convinced. “Sir Handel” I explained, “is pompous, preening and full of his own self importance”. Then I realized, such an engine would love the attention from so many enthusiasts. I dare say, under such watchful eyes, Sir Handel would be even more useful here than in Sodor. This year, Sir Handel is joined by Rusty, who is in the yard, and Fred, who you can find at the other end of the line. They are the backbone of the maintenance fleet of the Skarloey Railway and deserve just as much of your attention, no matter what Sir Handel thinks. Special attention should go to Rusty, for it’s 65 years since this intrepid diesel was introduced into the book. This event is a celebration and we’re thrilled that you have come to join us. There are so many faces old and new who have come this weekend to celebrate the life and legacy of my father and perhaps his most enduring creations. We hope you’ll enjoy every part of it. It’s a privilege to be here and to those who always asked after him, Christopher sends his very best wishes to everybody. Thank you, enjoy your day - Veronica Chambers
@EggGuy46112 күн бұрын
Peter Sam is one of my favourite of the narrow gauge engines in Thomas, so now knowing the history of his real life counterpart is pretty nice.
@Benbo_Gamer12 күн бұрын
2:37:20 THAT MINE :D
@EggGuy46115 күн бұрын
I think the name "Tom Rolt" suits this engine more than "Irish Pete". It's a nice way of praising the man who helped preserve and pretty much save the Talyllyn Railway in the 1950s. One of these days, I will go to Wales and visit the Talyllyn Railway. One day...
@robholmes238118 күн бұрын
Lovely to see you down at the garden railway.
@trainman902418 күн бұрын
imagine deciding to scare someone by blasting classic railway music lol
@peterrobinson687218 күн бұрын
Did the old platelayers live there, or camp out there during the week, or just use the bothy as a meal room and place to get out of the worst of the weather?
@peterrobinson687218 күн бұрын
I'd take a little gas stove to cook some dinner and breakfast; it's a good way to pass some time, and a hot feed and drink can lift your mood in a dark and probably damp place.