The railway opened in 1865 to transport passengers and haul slate from the Bryn Eglwys quarry. Toward the end of the 1880s, the demand for slate declined and so did the train's fortunes.

The Talyllyn Railway has always done things the hard way. After construction had already begun on its bridges, a Board of Trade inspector spotted they were too narrow for the 2ft 3in (0.68m) gauge.

The property is located next to the Rheilffordd Talyllyn's Wharf Station on Brynhyfryd Road. The railway runs for seven miles from Tywyn through Fathew Valley and stops at Abergynolwyn and Nant ...

The railway believes it can save about £11,000 by running fewer trains in quiet times. It also says there's been a good response from members of the society to its cash appeal.

Stuart Williams (Image credit: Brecon Mountain Railway) The former general manager of Talyllyn Railway is returning to Mid Wales to take up the same role at Brecon Mountain Railway by early summer.

David Rowbotham, a Talyllyn Railway volunteer who helps out at Fairbourne’s annual May gala, also told the Daily Post: “Sand and oil don’t mix well.

Passenger trains, headed by steam locomotive number 7, a descendent of the 1921-built number 4 now at Talyllyn, will leave Corris Station at 11am, 12 noon, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

Carriage No.24 was built by the neighbouring Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway’s Boston Lodge works, funded by a grant from the Welsh Government’s Coastal Communities Fund and Talyllyn ...

The main celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the passing of the Talyllyn Railway Act, which took place on July 5, 1865, will be on July 3-5 next year.

Bid to extend Gwynedd heritage railway volunteer accommodation© Cyngor Gwynedd planning documents Father Christmas waves to passengers on a Santa special service operated by Rheilffordd Talyllyn ...

Williams was general manager of Talyllyn Railway from 2017 to 2023, a volunteer and director at the Dean Forest Railway from 2010-’17 and a director of the Heritage Railway Association from 2020-‘23.