Driver's Eye View (Wales) - Talyllyn Railway - Part 2 - Nant Gwernol toTywyn
Having just enjoyed the ride from Tywyn to Nant Gwernol where we watched the locomotive run round its train, we take our seats for a run back down the line to Tywyn.
The Talyllyn Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Talyllyn) at a little over 7 miles long is a 2 ft 3 in gauge preserved railway located in Mid Wales running between the coastal town of Tywyn and Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1865 to transport slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn where transhipment wharfs alongside the standard gauge Cambrian Coast Railway allowed slate to be transported throughout the UK. The Talyllyn was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain to be authorised by an Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage. The railway defied the odds, although suffering from a lack of investment it managed to remained open and in 1951 became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway run by volunteers. The railway operates as a tourist attraction and to cater for the increase in passenger numbers it has expanded its fleet of locomotives and coaching stock through the acquisition of rolling stock from closed lines such as the nearby Corris Railway as well as expanding its engineering capability to enable it to maintain its existing fleet as well as building new locomotives and carriages. Another milestone was reached in 1976 with the opening of an extension along the former mineral line between Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol. A major rebuilding and extension of Tywyn Wharf station in 2005 included the expansion of the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum as well as improvements to passenger facilities. In 2021 as part of the “Slate landscape of north-west Wales” the railway was designated a World Heritage Site. The Rev. W. Awdry's series of children's railway books about the fictional “Skarloey Railway” were based on the Talyllyn Railway and preservation of the line also inspired the Ealing Comedy film “The Titfield Thunderbolt”. This video was filmed during the “Awdry Extravaganza 3” event, hence the faces and temporarily renamed locomotives. Events such as this one, not only provide an excuse to celebrate the much loved Rev Awdry children's railway books, it also raises the profile of the railway as well as bringing in much needed funds required to guarantee the lines future.
Track gauge - 2 ft 3 in (686 mm)
For more information about the railway, please click on this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talyllyn
To book your own Talyllyn adventure, please click on this link - www.talyllyn.co.uk/
Nant Gwernol - 00:28, Gwernol, Abergynolwyn - 5:49, Quarry Siding - 14:14, Dolgoch - 17:23, Dolgoch Viaduct - 19:02, Brynglas - 27:20, Tynllwyn-hen farm - request stop - 33:37, Rhydyronen - 35:22, Cynfal farm - request stop - 36:39, Fach Goch farm - request stop - 38:35, Hendy - 41:02, Pendre - 43:22, Tywyn Wharf - 48:22, Tywyn Narrow Gauge Railway Museum - 50:10,
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This is wonderful, thank you. So lovely (at last) to have an unencumbered trip along the line.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
The other half of the round trip video. Very calming and picturesque to watch. Thank you Tim! ❤😊
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed the ride 😊.
Hi Tim! This is a really beautiful landscape where foxes and rabbits say goodnight to each other👍. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🍺 Tim.
Absolutely beautiful countryside!!! It is comforting to know that in this world of anger and unrest such places do exist.
@Timsvideochannel1
6 ай бұрын
It's sad that there is so much unrest in the world today, but as you rightly say, it’s nice to be able to get away from it all and enjoy the peaceful tranquillity of the beautiful Welsh countryside.
What a great fellow you are for carefully preserving what you have! This is cool!
@Timsvideochannel1
6 ай бұрын
The volunteers and staff have done a wonderful job preserving this little railway for us all to enjoy 😊.
❤❤❤ Love the videos
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Thank you, that's nice to know 😊.
Piękny ,stary pociąg na pięknej, starej trasie.... Dziękuję, pozdrawiam.😀
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Witam, cieszę się, że film Ci się spodobał. Najlepsze życzenia z Wielkiej Brytanii 😊.
This and previous videos were fantastic. Greetings from Australia.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Hi, it's nice to hear from Australia, I hope you are enjoying some warm weather. I'm glad you enjoyed taking a virtual ride with me on the Talyllyn Railway. All the best from a rather chilly UK.
Lovely video
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤗
I never tire of the beauty of Wales thanks Tim, A week ago central QLD it had rain that broke all records it rained in places that had not had rain in 10 years.' AH BEAUTIFUL QLD STINKING HOT ONE DAY BUCKETING DOWN RAIN THE NEXT ☀🌧😁 cheers Bob.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
It's the rain that makes Wales so beautiful, Queensland is a unique place, it's growing on me, I'm already looking forward to visiting again. Riding the Gulflander and Savannahlander open my eyes, I never realised how extensive the flooding was in the wet season
Thanks again Tim. That's beautiful countryside. If I can find it, I'll try to post you some footage of a 700mm gauge diesel hydraulic set we operated for 12 k beneath Auckland in NZ
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Cheers, it's nice to know you enjoyed the ride. I didn't know there was a 700mm gauge line near Auckland, I look forward to receiving a link, I have visited MOTAT, the Glenbrook Railway and the Driving Creek Railway.
A nice trip. Cheers, Tim!
@Mediawatcher2023
7 ай бұрын
@neilforbes416 I love this sort of rides the only place i can think of that comes close to this is the puffin billy on a smaller scale track wise that is.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😊.
I thought Smudger was supposed to be a boiler after countless careless accidents 😂
@Timsvideochannel1
9 күн бұрын
If this article is to be believed "Smudger" is a steam generator boiler - ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Smudger
Oh, que linda viagem. Parabéns, pelo excelente vídeo. Saudações aqui do Brasil.👏👏👏
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Olá, é sempre bom receber notícias do Brasil. Estou feliz que você tenha gostado do vídeo 😊.
34:25 ✌️😍👍 ...дождались!
@Timsvideochannel1
13 күн бұрын
Настоящие дети-железнодорожники машут поезду 😊.
Very nice.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
So beautiful ... (but what is handed over at each station?)
@Timsvideochannel1
2 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. A token is handed over at each station, it is a key the signaller inserts into a special machine to allow the train to run into the next section of track, only one token can be issued for each section to prevent two trains possibly running in opposite directions from crashing into each other.
@Nik-o-laus
2 ай бұрын
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you for the detailed information and best regards from Germany !
@Timsvideochannel1
2 ай бұрын
@@Nik-o-laus I was pleased to be able to help. Best wishes from the UK.
More memories, you are getting a bit good at this….!!
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed this trip down memory lane 😊.
Welsh jungle ! LOL😆 Track gauge 686mm ,how does it stay up ,low center of gravity ??? LOL
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Jungle without dangerous animals 😊. The trains are surprisingly stable 🤔.
Ahora, que por Meflix etan pasandouna serie cosa estraña. Fenomeno para normal sacan un tunel de la area 51 metiendo a los rusos de extraterrestres como toda peliculas gringas son los heroes, pero uno conciente capta los mensajes para donde ban las cosa una ya conciente toma sus conceptos.
Ardderchog.
@Timsvideochannel1
7 ай бұрын
Diolch yn fawr, rwy'n falch eich bod wedi mwynhau'r fideo.