The Worlds Smallest Railway Museum? Talyllyn Junction and Tunnel.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Love the red telephone box being used as the Talylyn Station railway museum - great idea!

[@wacholder5690]

Hi ! Who could dislike that video ? It is truely charming and the two Rogers really give their best to maintain the memory of it all. Totally thumbs up for all of you here.

[@gilles111]

Every village needs a Roger&Roger!

[@pwhitewick]

Yes!....

[@JayH7745]

Very very true!

[@ColinH1973]

What a smashing couple of really gentle, modest and unassuming guys! I really enjoyed this, Paul and Rebecca. Thanks.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Colin. We learnt a lot from these two that's for sure.

[@michaelpilling9659]

WOW! What a superb film. Roger and Roger were very knowledgable and what a great job they have done.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Michael. Lovely gents.

[@MrLargePig]

The best kind of video- living memories, from eyewitnesses.Thanks Whitewicks ,and Roger & Roger!

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you. Yup I am hoping we get more opportunities like this as it was such a treat speaking to the guys.

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

What’s wonderful is that these two gentlemen especially the one who lived there since boyhood can give you a first person and historical presentation of the lost railroads. The precision and obvious care that was taken in digging and building the tunnels in your presentations is amazing given the dates they were built.

[@pwhitewick]

We wrote to their local society and surprisingly they replied within minutes. Two lovely blokes.

[@EandEFC]

Great video good to see the tunnel and old station

[@JayH7745]

Great video everyone. I really enjoyed the two older gentlemen. They were very informative and you can tell that they enjoy what they're doing and they are very passionate about the work they do. The one Roger has great memories about the days when the trains ran through. He's like me. He misses the way things use to be in the past. I'm glad you and your wife were able to find and have these two awesome guys on your channel!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Jay, always good to find locals especially those that have memories of a life long ago.b

[@davidpalin1790]

Its good to see people keeping history alive

[@martinjolly8351]

Wonderful - charming, interesting and amusing. Thank the Rogers for us all!!

[@adversecmbr]

Wales is least served by rail throughout the UK in these times of ours. This is brilliantly illustrated by virtue of the Two Rodger's, of how mass transportation once served this particular area of the UK. Their enthusiasm is infectious.

[@pwhitewick]

Wales was really ripped apart with perhaps the biggest loss of lines in the entire UK. Such a shame.

[@grahamfield6173]

I think this could be your best film, keep up the good work Rebeca and Paul

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Graham very kind.

[@brumsgrub8633]

What a lovely place, great video, and that waiting room he describes, wow, imagine that. Fantastic

[@Wulfbear99]

Big tick for this one Paul &Rebecca Great to have some memories from Roger on how the junction used to be.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Brian. Memories hopefully captured forever on film.

[@cdl0]

*Excellent video:* The two Rogers made a great contribution.

[@paulraynor9990]

Great to see people still intrested in our history of railways which was once so vast now all the old lines have gone and not many people new they was there to start with good work you both do keep it up , thanks from paul

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

May sound daft but at the end I sat here on my own and clapped my hands in appreciation.. Cracking good presentatation from everyone involved . So interesting and amazing what people do to hold on to history. That t.box was a delight to see. Very many thanks for letteing me share this.

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Keith. A huge treat for us being able to chat with these guys, adds so much more to the video we think. Thank you

[@bobingram6912]

We need more vids like this, personal memories bring them alive. Thanks to the Rogers, great stuff.

[@pwhitewick]

I couldn't agree more Bob. We do often drop local history societies emails and such to try and speak with more people but sadly there isn't always a reply.

[@bobingram6912]

@@pwhitewick At least you're trying, it's a shame they don't respond as they could reach a wider audience with your help. As usual, keep up the excellent work. Not to sure of your choice of coffee cup these days👎!!!

[@terryplumb4833]

Brilliant video - what a find ,lovely people Roger and Roger so knowledgeable about their area and a clear passion for the heritage of railways in their community fantastic thank you

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Terry. Yup gives the video a lot more when we have that local input

[@lindamccaughey8800]

That was just fantastic. The tunnel was just gorgeous, love tunnels and their stonework. Thank you so much for taking me along

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Linda, always a pleasure

[@valfaulkner648]

This video was bloody brilliant, to see the platforms and the tunnel and I loved the water feature that they had put where the track was.The little museum was just great, loved all of it, thanks you guys , see you next time.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Val. This was quite a treat for us indeed. Much fun.

[@lescalverley8335]

Agree with comment below. No.1 video of all. Very informative and well done in allowing the two Rogers to provide so much information. Keep them coming guys.

[@julianlane8313]

Excellent again Paul & Rebecca thoroughly enjoyed the video, thank you.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Julian. Lovely spot here.

[@alanmuddypaws3865]

I love your videos and your enthusiasm for the subject, but this one is superb because of the extra enthusiasm brought by the two Rogers!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Alan. They were great weren't they

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Another interesting find. That Edwardian house in the fields didn't seem very popular with the Rogers, but I for one love dwellings like that. A little earthly paradise.

[@pwhitewick]

Haha... Probably bad editing because one of them lived there!

[@simonrichardson5077]

super work,thank you

[@TheNgandrew]

I enjoyed that a lot. What wonderful work by the Rogers and their friends, and they were very interesting and engaging also. You both did a top job (as you usually do), not least because you let the two Rogers explain things, and trusted they knew what they were on about.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Nigel, they were great weren't they.

[@MrGrahamxyz]

In about 1964/5, just after the railway had closed, I remember visiting the abandoned station at Talyllyn Junction on my bike. At the time I was about ten years old and can remember going into the refreshment room which still had the mirrors on the wall behind the counter. Before this, I remember going on the train from Talgarth to both Hereford and Brecon and also seeing the track being lifted after the closure.

[@rocknchips1342]

great to involve the local knowledge...let's preserve our industrial heritage and what better way than the folk who lived it. well done whitewicks...now preserved for generations to come.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Wow , that tunnel water feature at the end of you garden is amazing 🤩👌🏼🧱👍🏼. Really enjoyed this one !

[@alistairshaw3206]

Great video again Paul, Rebecca, and the two Roger's. It's sad how much of our rail network is lost. I always say that if we had the network we had in the late 1950's there would be less congestion on the roads today. And I would have quieter roads to enjoy my motorcycling too!

[@pwhitewick]

I don't disagree with that at all....

[@richardpettet9996]

What a great find. Really interesting Rogers with so much local knowledge. Great museum.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Richard. Gents indeed.

[@richardpettet9996]

Talyllyn narrow gauge railway, Any connection?

[@HobbiesAndSunshine]

It's becoming a habbit - me clicking 'Like' before I have watched it all. Absolutely lovely, and in one of my favourite places in the world too. Thank you and keep em coming :-)

[@pwhitewick]

I am 100% comfortable with this. 👍

[@ninjagoggles]

Me too!

[@bellyruffian]

Fantastic wee film, top work again.

[@bazilbrush6]

wow how great is this

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Bazil. Yup what a lovely couple of gents and an amazing little place.

[@davidhughes5789]

I have stayed in a guest house in Talyllyn several times years ago and have explored quite a lot of the junction but have never been to the station and the tunnel as it is privately owned but always wondered what was left of it so you have satisfied my curiosity. I have been walking disused railways since 1978 and will be coming to Talybont in late April for a week's holiday so I will pay a return visit and have a look in the museum. Keep up the good work and love your videos.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks David. Is there much down at the junction!? We didn't have time to go there unfortunately.

[@kellyparkstone3520]

Hi Paul and Rebecca. I have watched all your films and this is the best yet. Perhaps a bit on the short side. Always good to get the locals involved, they know so much about there local history. Some interesting stories there. I could have listened to Roger and Roger all day. If your ever in the area (Parkstone Dorset) i will take you down the old branch from Lower Parkstone to Lilliput, the line use to run from the old South Western Potteries. The Weymouth Tramway looks like its about to be ripped out as well. Lots of history there. You may want to venture down therr fairly soon. I think Weymouth have missed a trick here. Keep up the good work you two, looking forward to the next one. Colin.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Colin very kind words. Roger and Roger did say a lot more but we had to trim to keep the edit nice and tight. Feel free to drop us an email, happy to film anywhere that tells a good story.

[@grahammobbs3464]

A great video , really interesting couple of Roger’s, would love to hear more from them. Lovely to see the community embracing their history,great idea the phone box.👍

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Graham we had to cut quite a bit down to might add the whole interview to our Patreon

[@Roblilley999]

Such a beautiful place

[@neilbain8736]

A lovely video.There's just something about Rural Wales. It's the sort of scenery that gives you a sense of lost freedom. The museum is something else. It's nice the way the trackbed has been turned into a water feature with a steam and embankments. That's an innovative use for a flooded tunnel, especially with the added little bridge over the stream between the platforms. That was some sharp witted thinking that's turned out really well. It's also a very neat excuse to avoid messing around with the drainage.

[@flightimage845]

Wow! What is it about the pictures of the tunnels? Remarkable engineering given its age. Great work Paul and Rebecca. Your videos are compulsive viewing!

[@pwhitewick]

Ah thank you. Very kind.

[@willsgetoff1157]

Fascinating place, loved the ripples in the tunnel. Thanks for taking us along.

[@pwhitewick]

Always a pleasure

[@sugarbertie1143]

Very interesting. I drove down to Talyllyn when we were in the Brecon Beacons a few years ago but couldn't see anything as what's left is all private. I didnt realise that the phone box was a museum. Would love to have seen the tunnel, the oldest rail tunnel in the world. Fabulous! Having seen old photos of this location when the trains were running it looked a lovely spot with tended garden and old brick/stone signal box. A typical branch line station in the Welsh countryside. Another one which looked lovely was Three Cocks Junction not too far away near Hay on Wye. All now gone with little trace of the railway only a couple of bridges and embankments. We lost some lovely branch lines in the 1960s.

[@tpobrienjr]

The captioning processor had a bit of trouble with Merthyr. Thanks to Roger and Roger.

[@pwhitewick]

Yes. And that's with me editing it too!!

[@micw8277]

What a wonderful story. I love the phone box museum and can't wait to visit the site. Would it be possible for me to use an image of the house for the Brecon Old Boys' newsletter?

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you, yes no problem at all.

[@tommaude9490]

Realy enjoyed this Paul & Rebecca & Roger and Roger it had everything to bring this lovely station and it's history to life, a beautifuly cared for heritage by local people the telephone box and the work that has gone in to making it such an informative hub is a real treasure to see thanks so much for going and capturing it and sharing with us. Without doubt my faveorite video of yours so far it had everything a real gold standard video. Thanks Tom

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Tom. Really pleased you like it, odd that you aren't alone in thinking nits your favourite video. Never really know how it's going to come out whilst editing.

[@studiocommer]

What a very odd coincidence... I work for the Talyllyn Railway in Mid Wales, and look after the garden railway there. As part of that we have a model railway museum in a red telephone box! ours isn't quite as well done as this one, but am delighted it was officially opened by the chap who runs the National Railway Museum in Shildon. Another great film, keep up the excellent work.

[@robertwedd1111]

Fabulous! I have Jim Clemens Four ways to Brecon DVD in which he covers this line in detail. It is great to see what remains now. Another superb production. Well done guys! 👍

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Robert. We wish we had time to cover more here including a loot at the whole junction. Sadly (but also not) we chatted at length with th Rogers.

[@gevetsrm]

A fascinating video. I know the area a bit having passed close by on my way between Ashford and Aberystwyth whilst my daughter was at the University 20 odd years ago. Often wondered what was left but never really investigated, well done Paul & Rebecca, thankyou.

[@stevemyers1071]

Fantastic video. Fascinating stuff!

[@sheilastallard]

Roger, Roger and ........out!! Brill video, being to take a liking to your research xx

[@pwhitewick]

Ah thank you Sheila, glad you are enjoying. 😁

[@mickd6942]

Round here some village boxes have been made in to little librarys where people leave or take books, The little museum is a great idea , well done to them and to you for a great video

[@pwhitewick]

Yup we have a few mini libraries too which is a great idea. Obviously we would prefer a museum like this of course!!

[@kippen64]

Just added a modernised Edwardian house to my wishlist. That house was lush. Interesting video.

[@pwhitewick]

Likewise!!

[@antmerritt]

Oh man! I am really hoping there is another video shot in a pub(ideally) where The Two Rodgers tell more stories of the village and railway life! I know there isn’t and I can only say what a tease you are Whitewicks! 🤣 Look I will be a patron if it means you can stay on longer at location and get more out of the interviewees! 🤔 Great vid. Loving Rebeccas channel too now, it feels like a grown up book at bedtime or Jackanory! In a good way! 🤣 Please check her channel out if you are reading this. She’s really good and great at relating the story! And it’s short! If you have attention problems! 😁 The Whitewicks are the best! So interesting and well made vids! (Pssst! Go on, when’s the The Two Rodgers episode coming out?!!!😂) 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@hanskniezand2049]

Brilliant stuff. Wish I'd known about this place when I was in Wales last year. It struck me as odd at the time that all the station signs I passed had the exact same name on them. It was only later I realised the first word was "station" in Welsh, and the second was in English. Duh!

[@pwhitewick]

😂😂

[@TheAlfsterino]

Wonderful film - great info and two lovely guys - thank you and them so much.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you. We are indeed indebted to the Rogers.

[@furryanimal8776]

Great video.Loved the two Rogers.I have to go that telephone box. Thanks.Chris.

[@pwhitewick]

Go find it Chris. It's brilliant!

[@morrisonthemove7988]

Brilliant detective work the pair of you do Love the vids Cheers Keith

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Keith.

[@davidcutts2650]

Really interesting. Thanks for coming up with these sort of videos. Great characters the “Two Rogers”. 👍👍😎

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks David. We would love to do more!

[@nilo70]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@martinhew981]

Very interesting video again guys. Thanks

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Martin. 👍

[@bullettube9863]

That museum in a telephone booth reminded me of Doctor Who and the Tarus. I was half expecting it to be bigger inside then the outside! But what a great idea, to repurpose a telephone booth as a community project! There must still be hundreds of those telephone booths all over Great Britain and just as many communities looking for a cheap tourist attraction.

[@pwhitewick]

It really works doesn't it. I think a lot are used for Libraries and such but this really is something else

[@mikecowen6507]

@@pwhitewick Paul, 2 questions. Do you have the URL for the museum's website? I'm watching this on my phone, and can't quite make it out. 2nd: that's an interesting wye-in-a-wye track layout. Any thoughts on that uncommon layout? Thanks! Greets to Rebecca! Your #1 fan in Phoenix, Arizona. BTW: how's your squeaky door? Lol!

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video Paul and Rebecca, what an amazing place,and beautiful, loving the photos of the tunnel, very interesting,👌😀

[@lyntonprescott3412]

Wonderful. Very interesting and informative. 👍🏻

[@joylunn3445]

My neck of the woods (Aberystwyth, everything is close to everything in Wales). OH and I and a couple of friends plan to do this station and stay at Three Cocks Junction. Roll on the end of all this lockdown stuff.

[@pwhitewick]

Worth exploring the triangle to see if there is anything left there of note

[@saltleywsc]

Great Video nice to see the Llyn Sydfaen society being recognised ! thanks both !

[@paulcgburrows7267]

Avery nice video indeed that's why I'm subscribed well done

[@HenrysAdventures]

Another brilliant video! Love the little railway museum!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Henry. 🙏👍

[@biggles50405]

Great video folks, I was over that way last summer and wished I'd known about the little museum as I would have visited. I stopped at Pencelli castle campsite which was great for exploring the Railway and Canal round there. Think my suggestion for a mobile camera might also have to stretch to a boat after seeing in that tunnel 😕🙂

[@pwhitewick]

That has been a serious consideration of late!!

[@MrMeganatty]

Thanks so much for putting subtitles on your recent videos :D

[@pwhitewick]

A pleasure Nathaniel. We only wish we had done it sooner.

[@tonyjones9442]

Nice video. It made me laugh - your pronunciation at the start! Its tal (as in talc but with out the 'c') y as in 'er' and llyn as in 'L' with a a lisp. So Tal er L'..lyn. My real name is very welsh and no one can pronounce it! You did kind of get me excited as the title of the video mentioned Talyllyn. There also a Narrow gauge railway called Tal y Llyn here in North Wales which is very different from south Wales- even our Welsh language is different - although its pronounced the same. So when I saw tal y llyn I thought it was local to me! (I cant read the description on my smart tv) Thanks for a good video.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Brilliant video, really enjoyed watching this.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Simon always a bonus when we get to meet up with folks

[@davie941]

hey paul and rebecca , another great cool video well done and well done to the 2 rogers , loved the fact that the old platforms and tunnel were still there , :)

[@keithevans7996]

Think Guiness need to be told about that museum!! Surely the smallest in the world. Thanks for a lovely video and thank you the 'two Rogers'.

[@pwhitewick]

To be fair I didn't look, but now you mention....

[@Bullmannumber4]

A wonderful video, nice one guys!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks William.

[@Kae6502]

Thank you Roger^2 ! :)

[@pwhitewick]

🤪😂

[@andrewmarriott4033]

Wow that was amazing

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Andrew. Always made easier with some local knowledge!

[@sr6424]

Well done, the best yet. You might disagree but it's my favourite! Something to think about which is the closest to this which is still in use today. Three single track lines meet in a remote location. The obvious one is Dovey Junction - although you would probably change at Machynthleth there is step free access between the two lines. Georgemas Junction very remote but not operated as a junction any more. Crianlarich the other. There are a few where 2 lines survive and may be some where one of the lines is preserved. Can anyone think of any others?

[@antmerritt]

Simon Richards leek brook junction on the North Staffs although I am not sure how many lines are in use. At least 2! 😁👍

[@sr6424]

@@antmerritt At the moment it's just a terminus and you can't alight. I don't think it counts now but in the future it could do.

[@The_Cultural_Historian_DrRGST]

Another great one!

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you Ernest. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@carolinegray3150]

Good intersting video🚂🚶🏼‍♂️🚶🏼‍♀️

[@goldenaxe1986]

Not Only A Big Tick But a GOLD Star if you can Get Permission To get up & Close. Well Done.. WOULD have been a Real Bonus If you could Have Walked The Tunnel But Hey Ho. THE Vid Was A Real Gem. ACES All Round Guys Fantastic!!!

[@owenrichardson1419]

Enthusiasm is infectious..

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Owen. Two lovely gents with a passion for their local history

[@Ed.R]

Thought this was going to be about the Talyllyn Railway which runs from Tywyn to Abergynolwyn.

[@pwhitewick]

Haha... Yes there was potential for that confusion

[@ninjagoggles]

Wow! Amazing! One of my favorite of yours so far! Roger & Roger are *gems*!!! Also, that house looks a bit like my parents' house (built by my dad in 1985-7 in rural Maryland, USA), which I always thought was a faux-Victorian, but in fact looks more faux-Edwardian, apparently. I love everything about this video & I hope you can go back! What's with the zig-zag? Why is the tunnel full of water? Are there any other original buildings or features? Are all the Signal Boxen gone??? (They are my favorite, as I've said many times.) Thank you!!!

[@pwhitewick]

The main house is was the rest room that was in the picture, other than that not a lot is left. The zig zag is just a feature that they have made of the trackbed. As for the water I think there is often water in there but not always that much!

[@icewizzard666]

Wow! Cracking vid both, not too far from me, and makes me proud to be Welsh!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Marc.

[@Jimyjames73]

Hiya :) What would be interesting - is an explore of the tunnel (If poss) & what is the other side of the tunnel & how far does it go???

[@pwhitewick]

Hey Jimmy, sadly it's locked at shut form at both ends. Highways England old the key!

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

great video liked 😮👍

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Brian.

[@williamanderson5437]

Loved It....

[@nathanlucas6465]

What an amazing looking place. Was the water in the tunnel really as clear as it looked in the photos?

[@pwhitewick]

Absolutely, I assume it was fairly recent addition and therefore very clear.

[@gussmedways]

Wow!

[@Peter-MH]

The guy in the brown jacket is definitely the farmer from Hot Fuzz!!

[@pwhitewick]

😂😂

[@davidcollins9512]

Just tried to find the museum on Google Street View but it is still a standard telephone box (image capture was Sept 2011 !). If I have it correct, the line from Talyllyn Junction south ran to Talybont-on-Usk then up the side of Talybont Reservoir and around the head of the lake - but I can't see where it went from there. Is the line running from Torpantau Station new? (ie installed on the original line some time since 1984?). I know I've walked a substantial length of it as the Navy used to have regular exped's there - I went in the middle of winter & we camped overnight at a disused station (Pontsticill?). While there we had some leadership exercises to do, like building a means of crossing a road where the original railway bridge had been removed (using planks of wood not long enough to bridge the gap!). It snowed overnight & when we came to take the tent down next morning we took out the pegs & tent poles & the tent remained standing - it had frozen solid! That day we walked along the railway bed to the Navy's Expedition Hut alongside the railway line about a third of the way down the reservoir heading towards Talybont. Once again - another great informative video from you both.

[@pwhitewick]

Hey David. Yup it ran up through Torpantua Tunnel, and then down the now heritage line. Check the video out here that we did a couple of years ago.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaPbn4ywab6ZkJI

[@AberystwythStation]

What a lovely community project; a museum and a station site, what else could you ask for. Trains? 😝 Do you know who owns the tunnel, and if so, is it navigable to this day? I bet working in one of those three signal boxes would have been a joy. Just the sort of place I'd like to work. 👍 GWR

[@pwhitewick]

We think it's Highways England! Yes what a job indeed.

[@AberystwythStation]

@@pwhitewick probably. They own everything, secretly! 😂

[@nicgeake9401]

Great video. Will be visiting soon. Is the tunnel entrance on private land?

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Nic. Unfortunately yes, very much in their front garden.

[@paulwood7798]

Fan Bloody Tastic Vid. Love it.

[@andyhill242]

What a lovely little museum, due to some odd perspective Rebecca's arm looked really long when she was holding the door open, or maybe it was just me! :-/

[@pwhitewick]

On the contrary Andy. She has incredible long arms. 🤪

[@stephenpegum9776]

We are seriously going to have to work on your Welsh pronunciations Paul !! Although I'm sadly not Welsh by birth, I did live in S Wales for about 16 years. How about I pop down to Andover sometime & give you some basic lessons ?!! 😎👍👍

[@carolinegray3150]

Our parents stayed in a self catering caravan at tallymont.

[@anthonygostling]

Is the other end of the tunnel open when you was there, it was cover when I was up there, I could see a light at the end of the tunnel when you took the photo.

[@pwhitewick]

I think there is a large gap in it at the least but a tad too muddy for us on the day to get there.

[@anthonygostling]

@@pwhitewick Thanks for that, I know when we went up there to take a look couldn't find any opening, would very nice to have it open up again. best wishers to you both.