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The engine Dolgoch at Pendre in Merionethshire

Talyllyn Railway The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge preserved railway in Merionethshire, running on a single line for 7.25 miles from Tywyn on the coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1866 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Towyn. It was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain authorised by Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage and in 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers, in which state it continues, and is a popular tourist attraction. The fictional Skarloey Railway, which formed part of the Railway Series of children's books by the Rev W Awdry, was based on the Talyllyn Railway. The preservation of the line inspired the Ealing Comedy film The Titfield Thunderbolt. (Read more)